The Hubble Space Telescope appears to float above Earth in this image taken by an Atlantis crewmember in 2009. (Credit: NASA)
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (HST) was launched into orbit on the space shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990. Thanks to its perch above most of Earth’s turbulent atmosphere, the telescope’s relatively modest 2.4-meter mirror has given us an unprecedented window on the universe for nearly 30 years. But just how much longer will Hubble last?
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Shipping traffic accounts for a larger percentage of plastic trash in some parts of the oceans than scientists realized. (Credit: Stephane Bidouze)
Rafts of garbage, assembled by currents that swirl trash together, clog our oceans. But how did that material wind up far from shore in the first place? A new study takes a look at the refuse that washes up on a remote island in the South Atlantic and arrives at a perhaps unexpected answer: The trash is being dumped from ships.
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Being in a relationship might make a man more attractive to women. (Credit: Roman Seliutin/Shutterstock)
Here’s an option for men struggling to find female partners: Hire a professional wing woman for a night on the town. A beautiful, charismatic lady companion will help ease you into conversations with prospective dates — at least that's the claim companies touting the service make.
But there may be another hidden advantage to your female companion, one rooted deep in our min ...read more
‘Oumuamua, the first-known interstellar interloper, is seen venting gas and dust in this artist’s concept. (Credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA, ESO, M. Kornmesser)
Back in 2017, astronomers discovered the first interstellar object, 'Oumuamua, as it swung through our solar system. And, just a few weeks ago, scientists spotted a second one paying us a visit, called C/2019 Q4 (Borisov).
Now astronomers are saying they could soon be discovering many new interstellar comets. A new telescope ...read more
Portions of this blog post are excerpted from the accompanying podcast episode and from notes shared between the SciStarter team and Kobi Gal’s research team.
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