“...all the past is but a beginning of a beginning, and that all that is and has been is but the twilight of dawn.”

— H.G. Wells
1902

Astronomy

Partial: The Solar Eclipse for the Rest of Us

Sky & Telescope Magazine - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 10:17am

Whether the Sun will become a dented ball or an eerie crescent of fire, a celestial shadow show awaits you anywhere in North and Central America.

The post Partial: The Solar Eclipse for the Rest of Us appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

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Rethinking the Milky Way’s “Galactic Fountain”

Sky & Telescope Magazine - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 10:00am

The Milky Way recycles gas from dying stars to make new ones — but new observations show pristine gas also comes in from outside our galaxy.

The post Rethinking the Milky Way’s “Galactic Fountain” appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

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How long will April's total solar eclipse last?

Space.com - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 10:00am
The duration of April's total solar eclipse will depend on where you are watching it from along the path of totality. Here we explain why.
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Heat pumps: How to speed up the switch to low-carbon home heating

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 10:00am
The rollout of heat pumps and other green heating technologies is going far too slowly in the UK – here’s what’s needed to get it moving
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Heat pumps: How to speed up the switch to low-carbon home heating

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 10:00am
The rollout of heat pumps and other green heating technologies is going far too slowly in the UK – here’s what’s needed to get it moving
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What are the true colors of images from the James Webb Space Telescope?

Space.com - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 9:00am
We explore the true colors of images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to see what the cosmos really looks like.
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Why Some Songs Make Everyone Want to Dance

Scientific American.com - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 9:00am

A syncopated rhythm may prompt our brain to find the beat

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Best geologic map for a European rover on Mars

ESO Top News - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 8:38am

A team of European scientists have published the most detailed geologic map of Oxia Planum – the landing site for ESA’s Rosalind Franklin rover on Mars. This thorough look at the geography and geological history of the area will help the rover scout the once water-rich terrain, in the search for signs of past and present life.

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Hubble Telescope witnesses a new star being born in a stunning cosmic light show (image)

Space.com - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 8:00am
The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged a powerful jet erupting from an envelope of gas and dust that represents a newly born star announcing itself to the cosmos.
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Paper planes made by a robot fly better than ones made by humans

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 8:00am
A robot that can design, build and test objects made from folded paper can make paper planes that fly further than ones made by a human having the same number of attempts
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Paper planes made by a robot fly better than ones made by humans

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 8:00am
A robot that can design, build and test objects made from folded paper can make paper planes that fly further than ones made by a human having the same number of attempts
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How Do Animals Respond to a Total Solar Eclipse?

Scientific American.com - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 8:00am

Scientists are finally getting their hands on enough data to begin to understand how animals react to a total solar eclipse

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Attacks on Diversity in Higher Education Threaten Democracy

Scientific American.com - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 7:00am

The forced resignation of Harvard’s president provides a peek at the blueprint for the war against justice in the U.S., concludes a long-time observer of attacks on academia

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Ancient people carved mysterious symbols near dinosaur footprints

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 6:28am
A unique site in Brazil features rock carvings closely associated with dinosaur tracks, suggesting prehistoric people saw the footprints as meaningful
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Ancient people carved mysterious symbols near dinosaur footprints

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 6:28am
A unique site in Brazil features rock carvings closely associated with dinosaur tracks, suggesting prehistoric people saw the footprints as meaningful
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Watch India's prototype space plane ace a landing test (video)

Space.com - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 6:00am
The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully carried out a landing test with its prototype space plane last week.
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Euclid's sight restored

ESO Top News - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 6:00am

A newly devised procedure to de-ice Euclid's optics has performed significantly better than hoped. Light coming in to the visible ‘VIS’ instrument from distant stars was gradually decreasing due small amounts of water ice building up on its optics. Mission teams spent months devising a procedure to heat up individual mirrors in the instrument’s complex optical system, without interfering with the finely tuned mission’s calibration or potentially causing further contamination. After the very first mirror was warmed by just 34 degrees, Euclid's sight was restored.

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Unveiling the all-new ESA Impact: Dive into our Q1 2024 edition

ESO Top News - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 6:00am

Unveiling the all-new ESA Impact: Dive into our Q1 2024 edition

Welcome to the 2024 first quarter edition of ESA Impact – your interactive gateway to the most important stories and images from the European Space Agency

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SMOS and Swarm team up to spot huge solar storm

ESO Top News - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 5:30am

The Sun erupted over the weekend, flinging electromagnetic radiation towards Earth, even illuminating skies with spectacular aurora borealis. For the first time, ESA’s unlikely space weather duo of SMOS and Swarm tracked the severe solar storm — which warped Earth’s magnetic field.

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Huge crater in India hints at major meteorite impact 4000 years ago

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 4:00am
The Luna structure, a 1.8-kilometre-wide depression in north-west India, may have been caused by the largest meteorite to strike Earth in the past 50,000 years
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