space science
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A 1980s Space Telescope May Have Seen Planet Nine
In 1983, astronomer Michael Rowan-Robinson conducted a search for a proposed 10th planet (Pluto still being a planet at the time) using data from the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, the first infrared space telescope. Rowan-Robinson didn’t turn up a new planet, and by 1991, he was pretty sure that such a planet did not exist, at…
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Is Getting Absolutely Clobbered by Dust
NASA’s historic mission to “touch the Sun” has encountered a heavy bombardment of dust, surprising mission scientists and resulting in some fascinating new data about the Parker Solar Probe’s increasingly hostile environment.
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The Hubble Space Telescope Is in Safe Mode for the Third Time This Year
The Hubble Space Telescope has entered into a protective safe mode, in what is now an upsettingly regular occurrence. Mission team members have yet to identify the source of the latest issue.
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When to See the Spooky Hunter’s Moon at Peak Brilliance This Month
Look to the sky on October 21 for a view of the Hunter’s Moon in its full glory. The moon will be nearly 100 per cent full on these days, and will project some beautifully reflected sunlight all over the earth…barring a cloudy night, of course. When is the Hunter’s Moon? The moment of brightest…