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Trivia Question: Which term describes the amount of light a planetary body reflects?

The correct answer is albedo.

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Scientists have developed a miniature device used to scan extraterrestrial samples for signs of life. The device can fit in a person’s hand and weighs only 17 pounds. It will scan samples using a technique known as laser desorption mass spectrometry (LDMS). Stay tuned on our channel for more coverage on extraterrestrial life, and in the meantime, learn more about what it would look like if we heard from aliens here. https://youtu.be/PswBhfUnwr0

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NASA's Webb telescope captured NGC 346, a star-forming region in a galaxy not so far far away from our Milky Way. The cluster's conditions are similar to "cosmic noon," the era of rapid star formation when galaxies were forming after the Big Bang. ⁠
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📸: NASA, ESA, CSA, O. Jones (UK ATC), G. De Marchi (ESTEC), and M. Meixner (USRA). Image processing: A. Pagan (STScI), N. Habel (USRA), L. Lenkic (USRA) and L. Chu (NASA/Ames)

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#TBT: It seems that the position of our solar system may have real effects on Earth’s events, and not in an astrological way. Want to hear something even wilder? Earth has a pulse. Well, sort of. Learn more here. https://youtu.be/teEvc1_YCzI

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Which term describes the amount of light a planetary body reflects?

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Ever wonder why Venus is called Earth’s evil twin? Check this episode out here. https://youtu.be/-3YhFNs1XNY

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Can you guess what this is? ⁠
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It's a photo of an Atherix ibis (fly) aquatic larva taken using stereomicroscopy at 25x magnification. 🔬 #Microscopy⁠
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📸: Courtesy of Nikon Small World
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Artist: Fabrice Parais

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NASA has revealed plans for its next multi-billion dollar space telescope. Called the Habitable Worlds Observatory, the telescope will look for signs of life on planets beyond our own. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s report suggested a 6-meter telescope that would take in light at optical, ultraviolet, and near-infrared wavelengths. The telescope could be operational in the early 2040s. Until then, learn more about the largest optical telescope in space, the James Webb Space Telescope, here. youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6...

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What do you think this is?
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It's a photo of pluteus larva of a sea biscuit taken using differential interference contrast at 200x magnification. 🔬 #Microscopy⁠
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📸: Courtesy of Nikon Small World 

Artist: Dr. Bruno C. Vellutini

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Trivia Question: What does the orbital cavity contain?

The correct answer is the eyes.

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