Uranus, not far from Earth in the darkest region of the solar system’s reach, is not alone. With it is a spell of the moon – 27, precisely. Far and obscure, this moon is difficult to study, but astronomers have made accidental discoveries while observing Uranus. According to infrared images …
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Jupiter’s moon is warmer than it should be about 8 million kilometers (3 483 million miles) away from the sun. It was believed that most of this extra warmth was provided by Jupiter, but now there is a new hypothesis: they are warming each other up. Jupiter is not acting …
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NAS has quietly announced that the development budget for its giant rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), is now. 1.91 billion (bn 7bn). A further budget of ground systems n 2.4bn will be made to support this mission. As Ars Technica has stated, the new development shows a 33% increase …
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(Newser) – Rust, on the moon? Scientists say they were shocked to see the moon hiding on its polar surfaces, reports Space.com. “At first, I didn’t fully believe it,” says NASA scientist Abigail Freeman. It should not be based on the conditions on the moon. “But, when we find water …
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On the spectra of rocks at the moon’s poles, researchers found signs of hematite, a type of corrosion New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Sunday that images sent by India’s first lunar mission, Chandrayaan-1, indicated that the moon would corrode with the poles. Chandrayaan-1 was launched in 2008. …
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