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Messier 65 and 66: Leo’s magical galaxy pairing
by Mark Armstrong on March 27, 2023 at 12:07 pm
The early-spring spiral galaxy pairing of Messier 65 and Messier 66 is one of the most sought after in the entire sky .
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NASA gearing up for OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample recovery
by Astronomy Now on March 27, 2023 at 11:59 am
Procedures are being refined to ensure the safe recovery of samples from asteroid Bennu when they are returned to Earth by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on 24 […]
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Hubble captures a ‘jellyfish’ swimming through a remote galactic cluster
by Astronomy Now on March 26, 2023 at 12:28 pm
Facing headwinds on a galactic scale creates jellyfish-like tendrils that represent star formation in extreme conditions.
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A simpler, more mundane explanation for ‘Oumuamua’s strange behaviour
by Astronomy Now on March 23, 2023 at 5:39 pm
The unusual acceleration of the interstellar body 'Oumuamua most likely was caused by the outgassing of trapped hydrogen gas, researchers say.
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A sea of blazing stars in a galactic spiral of gas, dust and starbirth
by Astronomy Now on March 23, 2023 at 4:15 pm
M83, known as the Southern Pinwheel, is a majestic barred spiral some 15 million light years away, one of the closest examples of its kind to Earth's Milky Way.
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Japanese Hakuto-R moon lander slips into lunar orbit
by Astronomy Now on March 22, 2023 at 2:07 pm
The first privately-developed lunar lander - Hakuto-R - successfully braked into orbit around the moon after a three-month voyage; landing on tap in April.
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Analysis of Magellan data shows apparent volcanic activity on Venus
by Astronomy Now on March 21, 2023 at 7:43 pm
Data captured by NASA's Magellan Venus probe in 1991 shows what appears to be lava flows from an active vent on the side of a huge volcano known as Maat Mons.
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JWST captures rare glimpse of Wolf-Rayet star on the way to death by supernova
by Astronomy Now on March 21, 2023 at 7:03 pm
James Webb captures a detailed infrared image of a Wolf Rayet star as its outer atmosphere is blown off in a brief transition before an eventual supernova […]
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An Owl and a Ghost
by Mark Armstrong on March 20, 2023 at 12:39 pm
The Owl Nebula, Messier 97 in Ursa Major, is springtime’s best planetary nebula, but the Ghost of Jupiter, NGC 3242 in Hydra, is well worth busting a gut to […]
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NGC 2903 in Leo: the best galaxy not in Messier’s list?
by Mark Armstrong on March 15, 2023 at 12:07 pm
Leo hosts five galaxies with Messier status but, inexplicably, the fantastic spiral NGC 2903 is not one of them.