The Coldest Place in the Universe – The Countdown, Episode 34
More to explore: ALMA Reveals Ghostly Shape of ‘Coldest Place in the Universe’ (National Radio Astronomy Observatory) United Nations to Adopt Asteroid Defense Plan (Scientific American) Earth’s Water Likely Came from Very Early Asteroid Strikes (Space.com) Sun Continues to Emit Solar Flares (NASA) Kepler Spacecraft Finds First-Known Tilted Solar System (Scientific American) And visit the [...]
By Joss Fong
This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American
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ALMA Reveals Ghostly Shape of ‘Coldest Place in the Universe’ (National Radio Astronomy Observatory)
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United Nations to Adopt Asteroid Defense Plan (Scientific American)
Earth's Water Likely Came from Very Early Asteroid Strikes (Space.com)
Sun Continues to Emit Solar Flares (NASA)
Kepler Spacecraft Finds First-Known Tilted Solar System (Scientific American)
And visit the Royal Ontario Museum's YouTube channel to watch their whole video about the Tagish Lake Meteorite
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Editor: Joss Fong
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