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Category: Astronomy

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A different kind of child star

Posted on October 29, 2020October 7, 2023 by Sciworthy

Maybe you didn't have a stellar childhood, but stars definitely did. (Get it?) Learn about a major research project that investigated one…

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    A new understanding of weather on Saturn

    Posted on May 15, 2020June 25, 2025 by Hunter Dulay

    The Cassini spacecraft revealed the atmosphere of Saturn has large regions that don’t cycle to the poles and that the atmosphere is filled…

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      We can learn about life on other planets by studying viruses

      Posted on January 1, 2020December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

      Scientists from the University of Zurich and the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, as well as the Icahn School of Medicine at…

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        Can Artificial Intelligence find new planets for us?

        Posted on November 28, 2019October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

        On a clear night you might easily see Jupiter, Mars or other planets from our solar system. This is how astronomers from thousands of years…

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          Bacteria protect each other in space!

          Posted on September 18, 2019October 31, 2022 by Sciworthy

          Space is a dangerous place. Astronauts are wrapped up in layers of protection that regulate pressure, temperature, and oxygen. This…

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            What if the entire planet had it’s own flag?

            Posted on September 17, 2018June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

            Going into space is difficult and costly. All of our past space missions have taken many years to complete from laboratory to launch. As we…

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              Detecting Distant Planet Atmospheres From Afar

              Posted on May 31, 2018October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

              Humans have always been fascinated with the vastness of the universe and its hidden truths. For ages we have tried to explore and study the…

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                Using The Big Bang As A Ruler

                Posted on February 15, 2018June 23, 2025 by Sciworthy

                Baryon acoustic oscillations, an artifact remaining from the Big Bang, can be used by scientists to measure cosmological distances…

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                  An Interstellar Asteroid Just Flew Through Our Solar System

                  Posted on November 16, 2017December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

                  An asteroid recently came blazing through our solar system and it appears to be an interstellar visitor. The asteroid, dubbed A/2017 U1,…

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                    What Protects Exoplanets from Damaging Solar Flares?

                    Posted on November 14, 2017October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                    Thanks to NASA’s Kepler Mission, over one-thousand potentially habitable exoplanets have been discovered to-date, orbiting around their…

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