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French seismometer detects first likely “marsquake”

24 April 2019 Astronomy Now

An ultrasensitive French seismometer carried to Mars by NASA’s InSight lander has detected its first “marsquake.”

SOFIA captures magnetic tapestry at the core of M82

23 April 2019 Astronomy Now

M82, a favourite target for amateur and professional astronomers alike, is the nearest starburst galaxy with a brilliant core 100 times more luminous than the Milky Way’s. Astronomers have detected and mapped the galaxy’s magnetic field in a dramatic composite image.

Five long-period exoplanets found after 20 years of observation

23 April 2019 Astronomy Now

Persistence pays off as University of Geneva researchers confirm five long-period exoplanets after 20 years of observations

Mercury has a heart of iron; literally

22 April 2019 Astronomy Now

Mercury’s molten metal outer core surrounds a solidified solid iron inner core, according to an analysis of data collected by the MESSENGER orbiter.

Jupiter-size star generates titanic white-light ‘superflare’

20 April 2019 Astronomy Now

An enormously powerful superflare from a star the size of Jupiter challenges theories about how magnetic fields in such small suns store energy.

A third planet found in binary star system

19 April 2019 Astronomy Now

Astronomers studying data from the Kepler Space Telescope have found a third planet orbiting a binary star system in Cygnus.

Hubble marks 29th anniversary with remarkable view of Southern Crab

18 April 2019 Astronomy Now

The Hubble Space Telescope celebrates its 29th anniversary on 24 April, an event NASA is marking by the release of a spectacular image of the Southern Crab Nebula in the constellation Centaurus that shows dual cones of gas blown off by a central red giant streaming away into space and giving the appearance of a crab floating in the void.

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