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This region has the most ultra-wide binaries (UWBs)—nearly one-third of objects in this region are binary, gravitationally bound to another object, and several percent of those are ultra-wide ...
For the first time in history, we can explore the universe through a rich blend of senses—seeing, touching, and hearing ...
A high school student from the US has discovered a whopping 1.5 million cosmic objects in space, which were previously ...
A half-mile-wide asteroid strikes Earth on average every 500,000 years. Objects the size of an aircraft carrier hit ten times as often, and football-field-size rocks come every 10,000 years or so.
LONG SHAPE: Different Language. NARRATOR: Ah, so long and thin, pointy objects travel through the air more easily than short and wide shapes? BOTH SHAPES: No, no, no… NARRATOR: You’re right ...
Scientists aren't sure if the 2-meter-wide object is a space rock or possibly debris from a rocket, satellite, or other spacecraft. And it's pure coincidence that this mysterious piece of debris ...
dense object -- a gas turbine blade -- using a compact, laser-driven X-ray source. The work is part of a larger vision to leverage high-intensity lasers for a wide range of uses, from studying ...