Astronomy

Supernova SN 2023ixf in the Pinwheel Galaxy, also known as Messier 101 (M101). The supernova is the brightest point of light in the spiraling arm on the left of the galaxy as you look at it. (Image credit: R. Mark Lilienthal)

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Scientists Detect Intriguing New Signals of Organic Molecules on Mars (www.sciencealert.com)

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A new, thin-lensed telescope design could far surpass James Webb – goodbye mirrors, hello diffractive lenses (theconversation.com)

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The Many Planned Moon Landings of 2023 (spectrum.ieee.org)

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Scientists prove Elon Musk's Starlink satellites are interfering with ability to study the cosmos (www.abc.net.au)

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How Are Webb’s Full-Color Images Made? (webbtelescope.org)

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New research puts age of universe at 26.7 billion years, nearly twice as old as previously believed (phys.org)

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NASA's Perseverance rover finds preserved organic matter on Mars (gizmodo.com)

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Note: Organic matter does not mean life. It is a precursor to life. It does make the possibility of life on ancient Mars more likely.

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Thinking in Metric for Astronomy (coco1453.wordpress.com)

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Study increases probability of finding water on other worlds by x100 (www.eurekalert.org)

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How small was the Universe when the hot Big Bang began? (bigthink.com)

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New 3D Visualization Highlights 5,000 Galaxies Revealed by Webb in CEERS Survey (webbtelescope.org)

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Just astounding.

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The strongest evidence for a Universe before the Big Bang (bigthink.com)

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Ask Ethan: Did time run slower in the early Universe? (bigthink.com)

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Probing the mysteries of neutron stars with a surprising earthly analog (arstechnica.com)

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