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M72: A Globular Cluster of Stars

M72: A Globular Cluster of Stars M72: A Globular Cluster of Stars


Herschel Crater on Mimas of Saturn

Why is this giant crater on Mimas oddly colored? Why is this giant crater on Mimas oddly colored?


ASTRONOMY NEWS
'This planet tastes funny,' according to Spitzer Space Telescope
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered something odd about a distant planet -- it lacks methane, an ingredient common to many of the planets in our solar system. The discovery brings astronomers one step closer to probing the atmospheres of distant planets the size of Earth. The methane-free planet, called GJ 436b, is about the size of Neptune, making it the smallest distant planet that any telescope has successfully "tasted," or analyzed.
Magnetic 'ropes' tie down solar eruptions
Over the last century, astronomers have become very aware of how just dynamic the Sun really is. One of the most dramatic manifestations of this is a coronal mass ejection (CME) where billions of tons of matter is thrown into space. If a CME reaches the Earth it creates inclement ‘space weather’ that can disrupt communications, power grids and the delicate systems on orbiting satellites. This potential damage means there is a keen interest in understanding exactly what triggers a CME outburst. Now researchers have used data from the Hinode spacecraft, revealing new details of the formation of an immense magnetic structure that erupted to produce a CME on the 7th December 2007.
  
 
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