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Eta Aquariid meteors are richer from the Southern Hemisphere
The Eta Aquariid meteor shower is better in the Southern Hemisphere because sunrise comes later in May, where it's now autumn and they are moving toward winter.
May 1, 2024
Giant magnetar eruption is 1st seen in another galaxy
The European INTEGRAL satellite detected a giant magnetar eruption of gamma rays. This rare, powerful event is the first witnessed in another galaxy.
April 28, 2024
Was asteroid Kamo’oalewa blasted from this moon crater?
A group of astronomers say their data point to a lunar origin for the near-Earth asteroid Kamo'oalewa, and that crater Giordano Bruno is the likely source.
April 25, 2024
Brown dwarf auroras might cause methane emission
For the 1st time, astronomers have found glowing methane on a brown dwarf. The researchers say that auroras in the brown dwarf's atmosphere may cause it.
April 25, 2024
Asteroid hunt by Hubble telescope using AI
Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to go on an asteroid hunt. They found over 1,000 previously unknown small asteroids in the asteroid belt.
April 25, 2024
Io’s volcanoes have been erupting for billions of years
A new study reveals Io's volcanoes have been erupting for billions of years, ever since the small moon of Jupiter 1st formed along with our solar system.
April 24, 2024
Hurray! Voyager 1 has phoned home with engineering updates
Voyager 1 has again begun sending an intelligible signal back to Earth. Scientists hope they can prompt the craft to resume sending science data.
April 23, 2024
Is alien life purple? Researchers look beyond Earth’s green
Is alien life purple? Researchers from Cornell University think that as far as alien worlds go, purple may be the new green.
April 19, 2024
Venus’ atmosphere is leaking gases into space
The BepiColombo spacecraft, headed for Mercury, flew past Venus and found that carbon and oxygen ions are escaping into space from Venus' atmosphere.
April 19, 2024
Meet Gaia BH3, our galaxy’s most massive stellar black hole
Astronomers have discovered the most massive stellar black hole yet discovered in our home galaxy, the Milky Way. They call the object Gaia BH3.
April 17, 2024
