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Planets are thought to form within disks of dust and gas encircling newborn stars. But this cloudy environment tends to shield developing planets from view, preventing astronomers from observing their formation directly. Now, through a stroke of good luck, a still-forming planet has been detected early in its birth process, thanks to what may have […]
An artist’s depiction of a system showing its host star, transiting planet and misaligned protoplanetary disc NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt, K. Miller (Caltech/IPAC) A world seen orbiting a 3-million-year-old star about 520 light years from Earth is one of the youngest known planets, offering a window into early planet formation. The star is an early-stage dwarf star, […]
05-11-2024 07:00 China sends three astronauts to its space station, called Tiangong. In China, they call astronauts taikonauts. The US is worried that China may take parts of the Moon. NASA’s leader says that the two countries are in a space race. It happens in the past, too. China plans to do many missions this […]
A convict who became Canada ‘s youngest designated dangerous offender after sexually assaulting a three-month-old baby is seeking escorted leave from prison to attend Indigenous cultural ceremonies in Vancouver. Tara Desousa, now 43, has applied to Federal Court to overturn a decision by B.C.’s Fraser Valley Institution to deny her “escorted temporary absences” from the […]
Data: Axios/Harris Poll; Chart: Axios Visuals Half of Gen Z voters — and 1 in 4 U.S. voters overall — have lied to people close to them about who they’re voting for, according to the latest Axios Vibes survey by The Harris Poll. Why it matters: Voters 18-27 who came of age during the hyper-polarized […]
China spacecraft launches in mission to space station A Chinese spacecraft with a three-person crew, including the country’s first female space engineer, has docked after a journey of more than six hours. The crew will use the homegrown space station as a base for six months to conduct experiments and carry out spacewalks as Beijing […]