The farthest known object in the solar system has been confirmed. Farfaurot, a giant rock found at a distance of about 132 astronomical units from the Sun in 2018, has been studied and characterized, and now we know a lot more about it and its orbit. It is around 400 …
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The smallest known main-order star in the Milky Way galaxy is the actual pixie of the object. It is called EBLM J0555-57Ab, a red dwarf light00 light-years away. With an average radius of about,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, It forms the smallest known star to support hydrogen fusion in its core, a process that …
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Any species that reaches the stars is drawn at its fingertips. Probably more than once. A NASA post on the Astronomy Picture of the Day website is an iconic reminder of the tragedy that occurred in our spacefaring history. “After being tracked by radar and chased by a helicopter, the …
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About 800 years ago in 1226 the two planets were visually “arranged” in the night sky. It was a coincidence of Jupiter and Saturn. In a rare event, they appeared very close together with one-half of the apparent width of the moon. This happened on March 4, 1226 – just …
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Invisible structures created by the gravitational interaction in the solar system have formed the “space superhighway” network, astronomers have discovered. These channels enable rapid travel of objects through space, and can be used for our own space exploration purposes, as well as for the study of comets and asteroids. Using …
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