Has twilight looked at little… mauve to you as of late? The effect is subtle, but noticeable on a clear evening. Sunsets are always colorful events, as the Sun's rays shine through a thicker layer of the atmosphere at an oblique angle, scattering out at longer, redder wavelengths.
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Coinciding with SpaceX's 17th anniversary, Elon Musk provided the latest updates on the design of the Starship and Super Heavy launch system.
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A Russian-led team of astronomers has developed a method for estimating the mass of a supermassive black hole by looking at its powerful jets.
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The coronagraph instrument, which will help NASA's WFIRST mission to search for exoplanets, just passed a major milestone!
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NASA and Lockheed Martin have finalized their contract for the delivery of the 6 to 12 Orion capsules that will take astronauts back to the Moon.
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Located in the Hercules constellation, roughly 26,700 light-years from Earth, is the globular cluster known as Messier 92.
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Elon Musk has provided another update on the construction of the Starship prototype, which now includes steerable tail fins.
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