High-precision spectrograph confirms massive exoplanet orbiting a low-mass star
With an assist from the NEID spectrograph, a team of astronomers have confirmed the existence of exoplanet Gaia-4b—one of the ...
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Amazing Solar Orbiter Views Of Mercury Transiting The Sun
ESA's Solar Orbiter captured views of the planet Mercury passing in front of the Sun. Multiple instruments aboard the spacecraft captured the imagery. Credit: Space.com | footage & orbit animation cou ...
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Stadium-Sized Asteroid Safely Flies By Earth In Orbit Animation
XR flew about 1.37 million miles (2.2M km) away from Earth. The space rock is estimated to be about 300-700 km (248-434 miles ...
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Gaia-5b animation (VIDEO)
Using data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission, scientists have found a brown dwarf, named Gaia-5b, orbiting a low-mass star. Gaia-5b orbits the star Gaia-5, around 134 light-years away from ...