Betelgeuse's Secret Companion Finally Revealed
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Betelgeuse, the stunning red star in Orion's shoulder, has been hiding a secret companion for years but proving it has been somewhat challenging. When the elusive "Betelbuddy" (I love that name) reached its maximum separation from the supergiant star last ...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Sun, 12 Oct 2025 20:46 +0000
The ESA's Mars Express and ExoMars Orbiters Catch a Glimpse of 3I/ATLAS
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Between 1 and 7 October, ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) and Mars Express spacecraft turned their eyes towards interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, as it passed close to Mars....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Sun, 12 Oct 2025 20:42 +0000
Could We Really Turn Mars Green?
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Science fiction is edging closer to reality. A team of scientists has created a detailed roadmap for transforming Mars from a frozen, lifeless desert into a world where plants could grow and humans might one day breathe without spacesuits. The plan isn't a...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Sun, 12 Oct 2025 20:20 +0000
Imaging Dark Matter One Clump at a Time
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What if you could photograph something completely invisible? To our rather limited eyes that’s what astronomers seem to do all the time with infra red and radio astronomy to name a few. But, astronomers can do this in a rather intriguing way with somethi...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Sun, 12 Oct 2025 19:54 +0000
Phosphine Discovered In A Brown Dwarf's Atmosphere For The First Time
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Phosphine has caused quite a stir in the astronomical world lately. That was largely due to its (still hotly debated) detection in the atmosphere of Venus. While the only known way for phosphine to be created on terrestrial worlds, like Venus, is through s...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Fri, 10 Oct 2025 14:29 +0000
New Research Says the "Dark Side" of the Moon is Also the Cold Side
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The interior of the mysterious far side of the moon may be colder than the side constantly facing Earth, suggests a new analysis of rock samples co-led by a UCL and Peking University researcher....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Thu, 09 Oct 2025 23:26 +0000