Modeling suggests that a 5-centimeter coronagraph deployed at a Sun–Earth Lagrange point would be capable of measuring the orientation of the solar magnetic field in eruptive prominences.
A reanalysis of the radial-velocity data for the star Gliese 229 suggests that the previously reported signals from three exoplanets in orbit around the star are actually due to stellar activity.
Monte Carlo simulations show that the polarization degree and angle of X-ray photons can be determined under a range of conditions by a proposed detector bound for the Tiangong space station.
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Spectroscopy reveals that the makeup of Earth’s “mini-Moon” asteroid is similar to that of the Moon rather than other asteroids, likely making this the second near-Earth asteroid through to originate from the Moon.
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Astrometric measurements may offer a way to detect the subtle influence of gravitational waves and theoretical effects like those from ultra-light dark photon dark matter.
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Particle clouds called spokes in the outer parts of Saturn’s rings show a variety of intriguing behaviors, including seasonal variations and switching from appearing darker and lighter than the ring material.