Space & Aviation
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Food tastes a bit different in space.
From galaxies to gold medals...
The same physics that define Olympic performance also shape some of the most extreme events in space.
The 'AstrOlympics' project connects the amazing physical feats of the athletes competing in the Olympic Games to . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
A growing galaxy cluster has been found at a time astronomers did not expect it.
Galaxy clusters are some of the largest structures in the entire universe.
Deep looks from NASA’s Chandra and Webb enabled this discovery. Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
A new discovery captures the cosmic moment when a galaxy cluster — among the largest structures in the universe — started to assemble only about a billion years after the big bang, one or two billion years earlier than previously thought. Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
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Currently, NASA estimates that asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 4.3 percent chance of hitting our lunar companion
Planet collisions make for spectacular, heart‑pounding movie moments, the kind that send shockwaves across a theater. But how often do events that dramatic actually unfold in the real universe?
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Updated measurements from NASA’s Juno spacecraft could help researchers better understand the planet’s mysterious interior, as well as other gas giants
The ‘AstrOlympics’ project connects the amazing physical feats of the athletes competing in the Olympic Games to the spectacular physical phenomena discovered by NASA and other telescopes in space.