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Stunning image reveals 1st detection of gas giants being born around a young star (photo)
Robert Lea

25/07/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Stunning Image Reveals 1st Detection Of Gas Giants Being Born Around A Young Star (Photo)
The birth secrets of gas giant planets like Jupiter could be revealed by a stunning cosmic phoenix comprised of clumps of gas gathering around a young star.
James Webb Space V960 clump gas giant planet star
The US government is holding a historic UFO hearing this week
Brett Tingley

24/07/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
The Us Government Is Holding A Historic Ufo Hearing This Week
The U.S. House of Representatives will hear from several witnesses who will offer accounts of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) in order to assess government transparency surrounding the issue.
David Grusch UAP UFO hearing phenomenon testimony
James Webb Space Telescope spies water near center of planet-forming disk in cosmic 1st
Charles Q. Choi

24/07/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
James Webb Space Telescope Spies Water Near Center Of Planet-Forming Disk In Cosmic 1st
Rocky exoplanets could possess large amounts of water from the moment they form, observations by the James Webb Space Telescope suggest.
Exoplanet James Webb Space PDS 70 Planet-forming disk water
400 Earth-size rogue planets could be wandering the Milky Way
Robert Lea

24/07/2023 Reading 7 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
400 Earth-Size Rogue Planets Could Be Wandering The Milky Way
When NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope comes online, it could be capable of spotting as many as 400 Earth-size rogue planets, and that might merely be the tip of the iceberg.
NASA Nancy Grace Roman Space exoplanet lensing planet rogue
The US Congress is holding UFO hearings this week. What might we learn?
Leonard David

24/07/2023 Reading 6 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
The Us Congress Is Holding Ufo Hearings This Week. What Might We Learn?
The chorus of voices calling for the U.S. government to spill the beans on possible alien visitation of Earth is louder than ever. But are we ready for such a revelation?
Earth SETI Steven Dick Study group UAP UFO extraterrestrial
1st evidence found for ‘Trojan planet’ worlds occupying same orbit
Robert Lea

19/07/2023 Reading 6 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
1st Evidence Found For ‘Trojan Planet’ Worlds Occupying Same Orbit
Astronomers have found the first evidence of a so-called 'Trojan planet,' in the form of a young Jupiter-like world that's being tailed by a cloud of dust twice as massive as Earth's moon.
Earth Olga Balsalobre-ruza PDS 70 Trojan orbit
James Webb Space Telescope stars in new Netflix documentary 'Unknown
Jeff Spry

18/07/2023 Reading 3 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
James Webb Space Telescope Stars In New Netflix Documentary 'Unknown
An exclusive look at the new trailer for Netflix's documentary, "Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine"
Billion observatory James Webb Space NASA Time Machine year
Elusive exoplanet is 'cosmic sculptor' that carved spiral arms of its star
Robert Lea

17/07/2023 Reading 6 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Elusive Exoplanet Is 'Cosmic Sculptor' That Carved Spiral Arms Of Its Star
An exoplanet orbiting a young star is carving out spiral arms in the gas and dust that is birthing its planetary system.
Exoplanet Kaitlin Kratter LBTI MWC 758 dust spiral
Super-close supernova captivated record number of citizen scientists
Robert Lea

16/07/2023 Reading 3 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Super-Close Supernova Captivated Record Number Of Citizen Scientists
Data from the closest cosmic supernova explosion to Earth for 10 years was collected by a record number of observers for SETI, showing what the collective power of citizen scientists can achieve.
2023ixf Supernova astronomer cataclysm citizen record number
See the wild new Las Vegas Sphere transform into Earth
John Loeffler

14/07/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
See The Wild New Las Vegas Sphere Transform Into Earth
The Sphere in Las Vegas, the world's largest spherical structure, used its 580,000-square-foot LED 'exosphere' display to bring us Mars, the moon and Earth on July 4.
Earth Las Vegas Mars Sphere Entertainment Co. world
'Failed star' is the coldest radio wave source ever discovered
Robert Lea

14/07/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
'Failed Star' Is The Coldest Radio Wave Source Ever Discovered
Astronomers have discovered an ultracold brown dwarf, a "failed star" smaller than Jupiter and colder than a campfire that is emitting radio waves.
ASKAP Csiro telescope Dwarf J062309 Jupiter radio star
Space Force wants 'Foo Fighter' satellites to track hypersonic missiles
Brett Tingley

12/07/2023 Reading 3 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Space Force Wants 'Foo Fighter' Satellites To Track Hypersonic Missiles
The FOO Fighter program adds to the U.S. military's continuing pursuit of space-based sensors designed to track emerging threats such as hypersonic missiles.
FOO Prototype Fighter constellation SDA US Space Force missile program