Hubble Captures 2 Galaxies Overlapping to Form a Stunning Interstellar ‘Snail’

  Backlink: SCIENCE ALERT Over 1 billion light-years away, two galaxies float in the darkness, beautiful golden snail-like spirals seemingly caught in the act of colliding. They’re named SDSS J115331 and LEDA 2073461, and in spite of appearances, they’re not interacting at all. Instead, they’re separated by quite some distance. Their alignment is an absolutely […]

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Giant light beam appear in Xinjiang

  Backlink: THE BL On the afternoon of September 22, the topic “unidentified flying objects (UFOs) emitting giant light beams filmed in many places in Xinjiang” appeared on Baidu’s hot searches. The video shows the UFO casting a giant white light. From the evening of September 21 to the early morning of September 22, residents of Karamay, Altay […]

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Over Seven Tons of Human Trash on Mars

  Backlink: CURIOSMOS The surface of Mars already harbors more than seven tons of garbage from half a century of robotic exploration of the red planet. This makes Mars the second body in the solar system after the Moon, where humans have “dumped” their trash on. An analysis of 18 human-made objects destined for Mars in 14 separate missions, as […]

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An earth-shattering optical illusion was just spotted in space

  Backlink: CREATIVE BLOG We’ve seen all manner of optical illusions over the past few years, involving everything from three-headed deer to rotating horses (via countless objects that appear to be moving but definitely aren’t moving). Just when it feels like we’ve seen them all, another first pops up. Like this one. It’s in space! […]

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Scientists Spot the Birth of a Planet in Deep Space

Backlink: CURIOSMOS Scientists have developed a new method to detect elusive newborn planets in faraway solar systems. Protoplanetary disks, which surround young, newborn stars, are said to be where planets are born. Observations of planetary birth and formation within these environments have proven challenging, despite hundreds of these disks being observed throughout the universe. […]

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U.S. needs satellite constellation to counter China: next space chief

  Backlink: NIKKEI ASIA The U.S. needs to establish a constellation of widely distributed satellites so that adversaries cannot take out vital communication systems in one blow, President Joe Biden’s pick to serve as the next Space Force chief of operations told Congress this week. Pointing to China and Russia, Lt. Gen. Chance Saltzman said: […]

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James Webb Space Telescope captures Orion Nebula with ‘breathtaking’ details

  Backlink: INTERESTTING ENGINEERING The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured the most detailed and painstakingly sharp images ever taken of the inner region of the Orion Nebula, known as the “picture book of star formation.” The stellar nursery is situated in the constellation Orion, 1,350 light-years away from Earth. […]

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NASA Turns James Webb’s First Full-Color Images Into Sound

  Backlink: CURIOSMOS NASA has turned the first full-color images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope into sound. The sounds of the Cosmic Cliffs in the Carina Nebula, two photos showing the Southern Ring Nebula, and an analysis of the transmission spectrum of WASP-96 b reflect the differing tones of the images. As the […]

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