NASA’s Swift Gamma-ray Explorer satellite rocketed into space in 2004 on a mission to study some of the highest-energy events in the universe. The spacecraft has detected more than 380 gamma-ray bursts, fleeting flares that likely signal the birth of a black hole in the distant universe. In that time, Swift also has observed 80 [...]
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American, Russian Satellites Spaced Out after Collision
The effects of hundreds of pieces of debris are now the concern after an American and Russian satellite were destroyed in a collision nearly 500 miles above the Earth on Tuesday. NASA’s Orbital Debris Program office said the satellites slammed into one another over Siberia in an incident that was observed by the Space Surveillance [...]
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Backyards and balconies across the U.S. became a popular place to be just after sunset on Monday night for a celestial show starring planets Jupiter and Venus, along with the moon. The big astral event had already happened in the Southern Hemisphere, where the display was described as resembling a “smiley face.” In the Northern [...]
The planets Jupiter and Venus will join the moon tonight to put on a celestial show over North America. The big astral event has already happened in the Southern Hemisphere, where the display was described as resembling a “smiley face.” In the Northern Hemisphere, it will look more like a “frown.” Anyone wishing to see [...]
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New computer simulations put solar system in universal perspective. We don’t have spacecraft to take us outside our solar system–not yet, at least. Still, astronomers thought they had a pretty good understanding of how our solar system formed and in turn, how others formed. In the last dozen years, nearly 300 exoplanets have been discovered. [...]
As NASA’s Phoenix Mars mission enters its 72nd day, the team of scientists monitoring its progress are revealing more about possible answers to the big question regarding life on the Red Planet. On Tuesday, the team discussed the research in progress concerning an ongoing investigation of perchlorate salts detected in soil analyzed by the wet [...]