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NASA discovers rare and 'very fast' interstellar object moving through Solar System
The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) is a small satellite already orbiting Earth. IBEX has special instruments gathering ...
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What is space and what’s floating about in it?
We measure the extremely long distances between things in space by light years. A light year is the distance that light travels in one Earth year. Light travels at about 300,000 kilometres per second.
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Experts ask where the center of the universe is
With the universe constantly expanding, scientists have a hard time finding where its center is. This article was originally ...
What Is The Shape Of The Universe?
The universe may be vast, but researchers have multiple points of evidence that reveal its shape.
How the wind shapes the waves: Laser measurements reveal previously hidden interactions above the ocean
An international research team led by the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon has, for the first time, succeeded in visualizing and ...
Parker Solar Probe uncovers direct evidence of the sun's 'helicity barrier'
New research utilizing data from NASA's Parker Solar Probe has provided the first direct evidence of a phenomenon known as ...
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe Finds Evidence Of "Barrier" In The Sun's 2 Million Kelvin Atmosphere
Essentially, the helicity "barrier" alters turbulent dissipation, changing how fluctuations dissipate and how the plasma is heated. The team has now analyzed data from the Parker Solar Probe, and it ...
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How Big Is Space – Interactive version - BBC
Future There are galaxies far, far away but how big is our own solar system? Come with us... Earth Troposphere Troposphere Stratosphere Stratosphere Mesosphere Start of Low Earth Orbit Mesosphere ...