🇺🇸 Astronomy
A collection of 23 posts
Earth Will Get Another Moon This Month — But Not for Long!
Earth will temporarily capture asteroid 2024 PT5 as a mini-moon from September 29 to November 25, 2024. This small asteroid will orbit Earth briefly before returning to its solar orbit, offering insights into near-Earth objects and celestial mechanics.
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Understanding Planetary Formation - Josh Universe
Discover the science behind planetary formation. Learn how stars birth planets through protoplanetary disks, planetesimals, & space observations. A captivating journey through the universe.
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Confirming the Reality of the Moon Landing - Josh Universe
The moon landing was a real event on July 20, 1969 that was achieved through thousands of people's hard work, dedication, and expertise.
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Exploring the Potential for Life on TOI-1452b - Josh Universe
While we have not found life on TOI-1452b, TOI-1452b is a great candidate for alien life due to the possibility of the planet being covered in an ocean of liquid water.
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Kepler-186f: Earth's Cousin Beyond the Solar System - Josh Universe
While we have not found life on Kepler-186f, Kepler-186f is a candidate for alien life due to many terrestrial planet similarities to Earth and possible surface liquid water.
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Exploring the Potential for Life on Mercury - Josh Universe
No, life as we know it would not be able to survive on Mercury due to extreme temperature fluctuations, proximity to the Sun, and being void of an atmosphere.
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Exploring the Possibility of Life on Io - Josh Universe
It is highly unlikely that life as we know it could survive on Io due to extreme atmospheric and surface activities.
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Why Jupiter's Red Spot Exists - Josh Universe
Jupiter's Great Red Spot is an anticyclonic storm in a persistent high-pressure region the size of Earth.
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Why Jupiter Has Many Moons - Josh Universe
Jupiter has many moons due to its strong gravitational pull, proximity to the asteroid belt, and large size.
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How Terrestrial Planets Form - Josh Universe
Terrestrial planets formed through multiple stages of planetary accretion from planetesimal gas and dust throughout billions of years.
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Can Humans Survive on Mercury? - Josh Universe
No, humans can not live on Mercury due to extreme temperature fluctuations, solar radiation, and a thin atmosphere.
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Black Hole Death by Hawking Radiation - Josh Universe
Black holes die through a gradual process called Hawking Radiation, which sheds its mass as energy.
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Understanding The Process of Star Death - Josh Universe
The death of a star depends on its mass since smaller stars are usually not hot enough to fuse heavier elements.
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Understanding The Death of Stars - Josh Universe
Stars die because they run out of fuel to maintain a balance of the star's pressure and gravity, causing the star to die through cooling or a stellar explosion.
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Understanding Mars' Atmosphere - Josh Universe
Mars atmosphere is 95% carbon dioxide, 3% nitrogen, 1.6% argon, with the rest being traces of oxygen, water vapor, and other gases.
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Understanding Moon Craters - Josh Universe
Moon craters are formed when meteorites and asteroids strike the surface of the Moon. Many of the craters on its surface are mostly impact features caused when meteorites or comets hit the Moon.
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Is There Water on the Moon? - Josh Universe
NASA has confirmed that there is water on the Moon's sunlit surface water.
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Exploring the Potential for Alien Life on Exoplanets - Josh Universe
Exoplanets within a star's habitable zone are great candidates for hosting extraterrestrial life.
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Did The James Webb Space Telescope Disprove The Big Bang Theory? - Josh Universe
The JWST data suggests galaxies are formed faster than we thought, but it does not mean that they necessarily contain elements that predate the Big Bang, or that our universe is not expanding.
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The Challenges of Exoplanet Detection - Josh Universe
Exoplanets are very hard to directly see with telescopes. This is because they are hidden by the bright glare of the stars they orbit.
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Prospects of Terraforming Europa - Josh Universe
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Exploring the Potential for Human Life on Europa - Josh Universe
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Challenges and Possibilities of Colonizing Mercury - Josh Universe
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