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Astronomers have a new theory for why Uranus spins on its side: The ice giant once had a large moon that migrated outward, which slowly flipped Uranus sideways.

astronomy.com

Submitted by clayt6 t3_y6ep1r on October 17, 2022 at 3:54 PM

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Huge, unusually powerful explosion in space just detected by scientists

mashable.com

Submitted by josh252 t3_y6a9xw on October 17, 2022 at 12:43 PM

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Astronomers discovered something strange about 'potentially hazardous' asteroid Phaethon

space.com

Submitted by Tough_Gadfly t3_y5lf7m on October 16, 2022 at 4:42 PM

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I wonder that there must be a lot of satellites in the space, do they crash or up there also exists a virtual traffic signals ?

Submitted by Kris_Luv t3_xxn60j on October 7, 2022 at 2:24 AM

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The Promise and Peril of Space Tourism

afar.com

Submitted by speckz t3_y38mgm on October 13, 2022 at 8:09 PM

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This is what 13.5 minutes of exposure time looks like on a dark, moonless night in North Dakota.

Submitted by peeweekid t3_y5rrq3 on October 16, 2022 at 9:00 PM

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All Space Questions thread for week of October 16, 2022

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_y5lu9j on October 16, 2022 at 5:00 PM

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Now that commercial space flight is in the works, if you had the money, would you go?

Submitted by Ariolet t3_y2urxr on October 13, 2022 at 10:03 AM

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SpaceX, NASA targeting separate Moon launches days apart

teslarati.com

Submitted by sasko12 t3_y3sd0g on October 14, 2022 at 12:16 PM

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NASA's Swift and Fermi missions detect exceptional cosmic blast

phys.org

Submitted by nikan69 t3_y3c52b on October 13, 2022 at 10:26 PM

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Astronomers have observed the brightest flash of light ever seen, from an event that occurred 2.4 billion light years from Earth and was likely triggered by the formation of a black hole

france24.com

Submitted by DoremusJessup t3_y4dnk0 on October 15, 2022 at 3:44 AM

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Museum shows off Taiwan flag which went to the moon on Apollo 11

taiwannews.com.tw

Submitted by Pure_Candidate_3831 t3_y1jf42 on October 11, 2022 at 8:26 PM

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Heaviest element yet detected in an exoplanet atmosphere

phys.org

Submitted by The_Weekend_Baker t3_y2yvi7 on October 13, 2022 at 1:33 PM

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I have forgotten something. There are objects that follow in Jupiter's orbit around the sun. Not moons, but asteroid satellites that follow behind and in front. What are they called? I had thought it was Jovian Satellites but that seems to just mean moon.

Submitted by EmpiricalBreakfast t3_y3kqxg on October 14, 2022 at 5:09 AM

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Quantum computers and space travel

Submitted by quantumscion t3_y2w7r5 on October 13, 2022 at 11:26 AM

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How can moons be formed around planets like Jupiter or Uranus?

Submitted by Burning_Toast998 t3_y2ueau on October 13, 2022 at 9:40 AM

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The European Space Agency has unveiled a plan to create a massive floating solar farm in space

euronews.com

Submitted by Always__curious__ t3_y32e7p on October 13, 2022 at 4:00 PM

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First ever map of Milky Way's galactic graveyard revealed

space.com

Submitted by imagine-aincrad t3_y0lenl on October 10, 2022 at 5:58 PM

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'Wobbling black hole' most extreme example ever detected, 10 billion times stronger than measured previously

phys.org

Submitted by Shiny-Tie-126 t3_y2xwx7 on October 13, 2022 at 12:49 PM

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The Moon Might be One Large Chunk that was Blasted Off the Earth Billions of Years Ago

universetoday.com

Submitted by Tao_Dragon t3_y2uhiq on October 13, 2022 at 9:45 AM

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Dimensions of Space

Submitted by OligarchyWanQtu t3_y2mhyf on October 13, 2022 at 2:07 AM

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Data suggests there are rippled structures at the boundary of the solar system

phys.org

Submitted by Spiritual_Navigator t3_y2kdqd on October 13, 2022 at 12:29 AM

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China’s first solar observatory aims to solve mysteries of the Sun’s eruptions

nature.com

Submitted by ICSSH t3_y080ol on October 10, 2022 at 7:01 AM

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‘We’ve Never Seen Anything Like This Before:’ Black Hole Spews Out Material Years After Shredding Star

cfa.harvard.edu

Submitted by Andromeda321 t3_y24rbs on October 12, 2022 at 2:00 PM

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Would explosions in space just continue forever?

Submitted by Treeman2252 t3_y1swws on October 12, 2022 at 3:28 AM

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