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Scientists Finally Discover How Long a Day Lasts on Uranus
Astronomers confirm Uranus’ rotation period using internal oscillation modeling for the first time. On Uranus, a day just lasts far longer. More precise rotational time observations of the gas giant should enable scientists to plan visits to investigate it. Unlike on Mars and Earth, savage windstorms make it far more difficult to identify the rot...
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James Webb Telescope Captures Neptune’s Auroras in Stunning Detail
The James Webb Space Telescope has provided the first-ever direct images of Neptune’s auroras, revealing surprising details about the ice giant’s atmosphere. Unlike auroras on Earth, Jupiter, or Saturn, Neptune’s auroras appear across unexpected locations due to its tilted and offset magnetic field. Scientists also detected the presence of H...
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Voyager 2's Historic Flyby of Uranus Exposes Rare Magnetic Distortion
A new analysis of Voyager 2’s flyby of Uranus in 1986 reveals a unique magnetic anomaly caused by a rare solar wind event. Scientists from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Caltech found that the solar wind’s impact on Uranus’s magnetosphere was a unique occurrence, influencing measurements of the planet’s magnetic field. The study also ...
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New Uranus Research Suggests All We Knew About Planet Could Be Wrong
Scientists gathered much of the knowledge about Uranus after NASA's robotic spacecraft conducted a five-day flyby in 1986.
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NASA's Voyager 2 Finds Clues of Ancient Ocean on Uranus' Moon Miranda
Recent analysis of images captured by NASA's Voyager 2 has suggested that Miranda, a moon orbiting Uranus, may have once contained a significant ocean beneath its icy exterior. Research led by Tom Nordheim at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory reveals that this ocean could have existed hundreds of millions of years ago, driven by tidal forces...
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NASA Voyager 2 Shuts Down Plasma Science Instrument to Conserve Power
NASA engineers have powered down the plasma science instrument on Voyager 2 to conserve energy. Launched in 1977, the spacecraft is now 12.8 billion miles from Earth. With power decreasing yearly, NASA aims to keep at least one instrument functional into the 2030s. The plasma science instrument, which helped confirm Voyager 2's crossing into inters...
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NASA Shares Breathtaking Image Of Neptune's South Pole
NASA aptly described the image, "it curves along the bottom of the image, like a smile. From left to right along the curve, the planet is blue, fading into a pale yellow."
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True Colours Of Uranus And Neptune Challenge Previous Assumptions
In a recent study, scientists used data from the Hubble Space Telescope and the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope to reveal the true colours of the two ice planets.
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How 'Voyager 2', 12 Billion Miles Away, Re-established Contact With Earth
NASA has succeeded in re-establishing full contact with Voyager 2 by using its highest-power transmitter to send an "interstellar shout" that righted the distant probe's antenna orientation, the space agency said Friday.
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NASA's Voyager 2 Sends "Heartbeat" Signal To Earth After Blackout
NASA's distant Voyager 2 probe has signaled it is in "good health" after mission control mistakenly cut contact for several days, the US space agency said in its latest update.
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NASA's Wrong Command Cuts Contact With Voyager 2 Probe 12 Billion Miles Away
Voyager 2 is the successor to Voyager 1 and second spacecraft to enter interstellar space.
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Crypto Investors Grow Cautious After Sudden Collapse of Exchanges Last Year
Cryptocurrency investors have grown more cautious about who they do business with, after being burned last year by sudden collapses of Celsius Network, Voyager Digital, FTX and others, and fearing a regulatory crackdown will put more pressure on remaining firms. The recent crypto platform bankruptcies trapped customer assets now worth around $34 bi...
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NASA Says 4 Of Uranus' Large Moons May Hold Water
The study revisited findings from NASA's Voyager 2 flybys of Uranus in the 1980s and from ground-based observations.
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NASA to Announce Astronauts Selected for 2024 Artemis II Lunar Flyby Mission
NASA will introduce the four astronauts for its Artemis II lunar flyby mission on Monday. The US space agency's upcoming lunar mission is set for launch as early as next year. Artemis II is expected to be the first crewed voyage around the Moon since the end of the Apollo era over 50 years ago.
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Navy To Decommission 2 Frontline Warships After Over 30 Years Of Service
The Indian Navy will decommission two of its frontline warships on Friday, marking an end to their glorious voyages of protecting the nation's maritime interests for around 32 years.
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Scientists Finally Discover How Long a Day Lasts on Uranus
Astronomers confirm Uranus’ rotation period using internal oscillation modeling for the first time. On Uranus, a day just lasts far longer. More precise rotational time observations of the gas giant should enable scientists to plan visits to investigate it. Unlike on Mars and Earth, savage windstorms make it far more difficult to identify the rot...
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James Webb Telescope Captures Neptune’s Auroras in Stunning Detail
The James Webb Space Telescope has provided the first-ever direct images of Neptune’s auroras, revealing surprising details about the ice giant’s atmosphere. Unlike auroras on Earth, Jupiter, or Saturn, Neptune’s auroras appear across unexpected locations due to its tilted and offset magnetic field. Scientists also detected the presence of H...
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Voyager 2's Historic Flyby of Uranus Exposes Rare Magnetic Distortion
A new analysis of Voyager 2’s flyby of Uranus in 1986 reveals a unique magnetic anomaly caused by a rare solar wind event. Scientists from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Caltech found that the solar wind’s impact on Uranus’s magnetosphere was a unique occurrence, influencing measurements of the planet’s magnetic field. The study also ...
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New Uranus Research Suggests All We Knew About Planet Could Be Wrong
Scientists gathered much of the knowledge about Uranus after NASA's robotic spacecraft conducted a five-day flyby in 1986.
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NASA's Voyager 2 Finds Clues of Ancient Ocean on Uranus' Moon Miranda
Recent analysis of images captured by NASA's Voyager 2 has suggested that Miranda, a moon orbiting Uranus, may have once contained a significant ocean beneath its icy exterior. Research led by Tom Nordheim at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory reveals that this ocean could have existed hundreds of millions of years ago, driven by tidal forces...
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NASA Voyager 2 Shuts Down Plasma Science Instrument to Conserve Power
NASA engineers have powered down the plasma science instrument on Voyager 2 to conserve energy. Launched in 1977, the spacecraft is now 12.8 billion miles from Earth. With power decreasing yearly, NASA aims to keep at least one instrument functional into the 2030s. The plasma science instrument, which helped confirm Voyager 2's crossing into inters...
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NASA Shares Breathtaking Image Of Neptune's South Pole
NASA aptly described the image, "it curves along the bottom of the image, like a smile. From left to right along the curve, the planet is blue, fading into a pale yellow."
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True Colours Of Uranus And Neptune Challenge Previous Assumptions
In a recent study, scientists used data from the Hubble Space Telescope and the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope to reveal the true colours of the two ice planets.
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How 'Voyager 2', 12 Billion Miles Away, Re-established Contact With Earth
NASA has succeeded in re-establishing full contact with Voyager 2 by using its highest-power transmitter to send an "interstellar shout" that righted the distant probe's antenna orientation, the space agency said Friday.
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NASA's Voyager 2 Sends "Heartbeat" Signal To Earth After Blackout
NASA's distant Voyager 2 probe has signaled it is in "good health" after mission control mistakenly cut contact for several days, the US space agency said in its latest update.
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NASA's Wrong Command Cuts Contact With Voyager 2 Probe 12 Billion Miles Away
Voyager 2 is the successor to Voyager 1 and second spacecraft to enter interstellar space.
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Crypto Investors Grow Cautious After Sudden Collapse of Exchanges Last Year
Cryptocurrency investors have grown more cautious about who they do business with, after being burned last year by sudden collapses of Celsius Network, Voyager Digital, FTX and others, and fearing a regulatory crackdown will put more pressure on remaining firms. The recent crypto platform bankruptcies trapped customer assets now worth around $34 bi...
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NASA Says 4 Of Uranus' Large Moons May Hold Water
The study revisited findings from NASA's Voyager 2 flybys of Uranus in the 1980s and from ground-based observations.
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NASA to Announce Astronauts Selected for 2024 Artemis II Lunar Flyby Mission
NASA will introduce the four astronauts for its Artemis II lunar flyby mission on Monday. The US space agency's upcoming lunar mission is set for launch as early as next year. Artemis II is expected to be the first crewed voyage around the Moon since the end of the Apollo era over 50 years ago.
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Navy To Decommission 2 Frontline Warships After Over 30 Years Of Service
The Indian Navy will decommission two of its frontline warships on Friday, marking an end to their glorious voyages of protecting the nation's maritime interests for around 32 years.
