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fromFuturism
1 week ago

Four Telescopes Confirm There's Something Deeply Strange About the Mysterious Object Headed Into the Solar System

3I/ATLAS is an interstellar comet showing an unprecedentedly high carbon-dioxide-to-water ratio, distant activity at ~6 AU, an unusual dust cocoon, and unknown origins.
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fromTheregister
2 months ago

NASA tests shrinking metals to help it find more exoplanets

NASA is developing a metal alloy that shrinks when heated for the Habitable Worlds Observatory's requirements. This addresses thermal expansion challenges in space telescopes.
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