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20th September 2024
Earth to get temporary "mini-moon"
A newly discovered object will temporarily become our second moon, as it partially orbits the Earth from 29th September until 25th November. It will return in the year 2055.
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1st June 2024
Most distant galaxy ever observed
NASA reports that the Webb Telescope has discovered JADES-GS-z14-0, the most distant known galaxy, which existed only 290 million years after the Big Bang. Its redshift of 14.3 shatters the previous record of 13.2.
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4th September 2023
Low-oxygen planets may impede advanced civilisations
Astrobiologists theorise that low-oxygen planets would be unlikely to produce advanced civilisations, as the discovery of fire requires easy access to open air combustion, which is only possible when oxygen partial pressure is above 18%.
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29th May 2023
63 new moons of Saturn discovered
The discovery of 63 new moons of Saturn is reported by the Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, bringing the gas giant's total confirmed number to 146 and overtaking Jupiter.
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19th April 2023
New exoplanet seen via direct imaging
The discovery of HIP 99770 b, a new exoplanet located 133 light years away, is reported. A team of astronomers used a new detection method that combines direct imaging with astrometry.
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3rd April 2023
NASA reveals astronauts for Moon mission
NASA has named the four astronauts who will take humanity back to the Moon for the first time in 50 years. Artemis 2, launching in either late 2024 or early 2025, will include the first woman and first person of colour on a lunar mission.
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