Shuvrajit Das Biswas

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Astronomers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and other universities in Canada and the US are saying that they've detected a radio signal flashing repetitively from a faraway galaxy. ,In the research published in Journal Nature, authored by members of the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME)/FRB Collaboration, the scientists noted that a fast radio burst (FRB) was detected several billion light years from earth. FRBs are microsecond-duration radio wave flashes visible at distances of billions of light years. The one detected has been labelled FRB 20191221A. However, its source remains a mystery for now. ,Also Read | NASA's James Webb telescope detects water on exoplanet WASP-96B in Milky Way,Astronomers have theorized it might be coming from magnetar or radio pulsar types of neutron stars. However, the duration of this FRB is notable. The signal first picked up in December 2019, and lasts for up to 3 seconds, which is 1,000 times longer than an average FRB. ,Daniele Michilli, a postdoc in MIT’s Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, said as per New York Times, It was unusual, and added, Not only was it very long, lasting about three seconds, but there were periodic peaks that were remarkably precise, emitting every fraction of a second — boom, boom, boom — like a heartbeat. This is the first time the signal itself is periodic. ,Also Read | James Webb telescope shows the universe like never before | Pics,This is the longest-persisting FRB with the clearest periodic pattern so far, and the team also detected bursts of radio waves repeating every 0.2 seconds in a clear pattern. ,The long (roughly [3-second]) duration and nine or more components forming the pulse profile make this source an outlier in the FRB population. Such short periodicity provides strong evidence for a neutron-star origin of the event. Moreover, our detection favours emission arising from the neutron-star magnetosphere, as opposed to emission regions located further away from the star, as predicted by some models, the group noted. ,Currently, the team aims to detect more signals from this source.

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<ul>
 <li>Astronomers have detected radio signal flashing repeatedly from faraway galaxy&nbsp;</li>
 <li>They theorized it might be coming from neutron stars&nbsp;</li>
 <li>However its duration is notable and the source remains a mystery</li>
</ul>

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The different names for the full moon date back to the dark ages when there was no calendar and or the luxury of weather forecasts. Native American moon names were traditionally used to point to the entire lunar month. The names used for the moon these days are rooted in a mix of indigenous, colonial American, and European origins. ,Beverly Francis, an astrologer in an interview with Elite Daily said, They usually named the moons after either seasonal changes that they witnessed or patterns with animals for hunting or agriculture. Hunters and gatherers also used to keep track of these cycles and patterns so that they knew when to plant and harvest crops, and when to hunt for which animals. Here’s a look at the months and the names of the full moon associated with it. January: Wolf Full Moon,The month of January is associated with the Wolf Full Moon. This is the month when wolves become more active and mark their territories. This Wolf Moon has also been given different names across various tribes. ,February: Full Snow Moon ,February is associated with the Full Snow Moon and as the name suggests February is one of the snowiest months of the year. In the Northern Hemisphere, February traditionally sees the most snowfall of the year. Eagle Moon, the Bear Moon and the Black Bear Moon are among few alternative names of the Full Snow Moon. ,March: Full Worm Moon ,In this month the ground starts to thaw out and the worms start coming out. Sugar Moon, Wind Strong Moon and the Sore Eyes Moon are among the various other names given to this moon. ,April: Full Pink Moon ,The month of April is given the name of the Pink Moon because the first flowers of the springtime tend to be pink in color. The Pink Moon is also called by the name of the Full Sprouting Grass Moon, the Full Fish Moon, and the Paschal Full Moon if it occurs before Easter. May: Full Flower Moon,As spring transits to summer in this month the flowers are pretty much out in full. Other names for the Full Flower Moon include the Cree’s Budding Moon and Leaf Budding Moon, as well as the Dakota and Lakota’s Planting Moon. June: Full Strawberry Moon,It is the last full moon of the spring season and first full moon as summer approaches. This moon suggests the perfect time of harvesting of strawberries as it reaches the peak of ripeness. The Strawberry Moon is also known as the Berries Ripen Moon, the Cherokee’s Green Corn Moon. Also Read| Buck Moon: All you need to know about July’s supermoon,July: Full Buck Moon,July's Buck Moon derived its name from Native Americans. In this month, the bucks shed their antlers and grow them back even larger around the same time each year so the month of July is associated with the full buck moon. In addition to Buck, other titles for this moon include Thunder Moon, Mead Moon, and Hay Moon. ,August: Full Sturgeon Moon,The name Sturgeon Moon is given in this month because the sturgeon fishes are in abundance in this particular month. Sturgeons are giant fishes that are 200 million years old that originate from Great Lakes and Lake Champlain. Cree Flying Up Moon, the Dakota Harvest Moon, and Anishinaabe Ricing Moon are the different names of this moon. ,Also Read| Supermoon on Guru Purnima: When and where to see?,September: Full Harvest Moon,September denotes the harvest month so the moon of this month is known as full harvest moon. The full Harvest Moon rises at about the same time around sunset and has other names like the Autumn Moon, Falling Leaves Moon and many others. ,October: Full Hunter’s Moon ,The Hunter’s Moon gives more light and people could also hunt later at night. According to the Farmer’s Almanac it is also easier for hunters to spot animals after clearing their fields of crops during the Harvest Moon. The Drying Rice Moon, the Falling Leaves Moon are the alternative names of this October moon. ,November: Full Beaver Moon,This moon suggests the time when animals and beavers start to hibernate in their shelter. During the ancient times, the beavers were trapped in this season for fur trade. The November full moon has also been called the Digging Moon, Deer Rutting Moon,December: Full Cold Moon,This indicates the cold and dark period of the year. The moon indicates the winter season and is known by the name Moon before Yule, the Frost Exploding Trees Moon and others.

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<ul>
 <li>The supermoon is also known as the 'Buck Moon'</li>
 <li>The month of January is associated with the Wolf Full Moon</li>
 <li>The Pink Moon is also called &nbsp;the Full Sprouting Grass Moon</li>
</ul>

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The US space agency NASA launched a space telescope that will see anything in the sky. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has taken 30 years and $10bn (£7.5bn) to develop and is being regarded as one of the grand scientific endeavours of the 21st Century. What is the objective of this telescope?,The telescope will be able to see just about anything in the Universe. However, it has one objective - to see the light coming from the very first stars to shine in the Universe. Also Read: NASA reveals first image from James Webb Space Telescope: See here,Why would we want to see the first stars?,When the Universe was formed in the Big Bang, it contained only three chemical elements - hydrogen, helium and a smattering of lithium. Every other chemical element - including those vital to life, such as carbon and oxygen - had to be forged, or manufactured, by nuclear reactions at the centre of stars. Webb will help us understand the origins of everything we see around us, and how we came to be. Also Read: Who was James Webb?,How does Webb differ from existing space telescopes?,It is much bigger than the Hubble telescope, which has been orbiting Earth since 1990. Hubble collects light using a main mirror that's 2.4m (7.8ft) across, while Webb has a primary mirror that's 6.5m in diameter. Webb is about the size of a tennis court. It's so big. In fact, it has to be folded to fit inside its launch rocket. When will it be launched?,At the moment, Webb, named after James E Webb, the NASA boss, who oversaw the Apollo Moon-landing project, is scheduled to go into orbit on December 25, 2021. Also Read: James Webb vs Hubble: How the images from the two telescopes differ,It will be launched on a European Ariane-5 rocket from French Guiana. The European Space Agency is a partner on the project and has agreed to take on the responsibility of getting Webb into space. The rocket will hurl the telescope about one million miles (1.6 million km) from Earth. At that distance, it can make observations free from the occasional shadowing effects it would experience if operating closer to our world. Also Read: James Webb, world's biggest telescope, reaches 1 million miles from earth: NASA,Can astronauts service Webb?,No. It will be stationed too far from Earth for astronauts to reach. How much has Webb cost? ,NASA spent $8.8bn on Webb's design, and it will put in a further $860m to support five years of mission operations. This gives an American total of $9.7bn. Also Read: James Webb Space Telescope all set for historic launch,The European Space Agency has invested about €700m (£590m) in the project, contributing to two of Webb's four instruments and providing the Ariane launch rocket. The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) also put in about CA$200m (£120m). It all adds up to a figure in excess of $10bn (£7.5bn; €9bn; CA$12.7bn).

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Sudipta Biswas

<ul>
 <li>The Webb Space Telescope is named after James Webb, the boss of NASA</li>
 <li>The telescope has been built at a cost of $10bn and took 30 years to develop</li>
 <li>The Webb telescope is being regarded as one of the grand scientific endeavours of the 21st Century</li>
</ul>

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All you need to know about James Webb Space Telescope

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A ‘super Jupiter’ orbiting a white dwarf was discovered by space scientists using observations made by the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission. ,The discovery comes in the wake of Gaia’s Data Release 3 which happened earlier this year on June 13. The Release gives scientists one of the most detailed studies of what our galactic backyard looks like. ,Also Read: Rare planetary alignment to be seen in June nightsky,Martin Barstow, Professor of Astrophysics and Space Science at the University of Leicester and Director of Strategic Partnerships for Space Park Leicester, said that the new Gaia Release data had been moving through the astronomy community like a “tidal wave.” He called it “the most productive observatory we have” and that it was transforming the field of astronomy and “our general understanding of the Universe.”,Also Read: Between stars for 45 years, NASA's Voyager 1 runs into mysterious trouble,Prior to the launch of Gaia in 2013, only 30,000 binary systems in the galaxy were known to man. With Data Release 3, a new catalogue of over 800,000 binary systems have been logged, along with stellar DNA and a description of ‘starquakes.’ The new data from the Release has expanded the knowledge of astronomers’ understanding of how binary systems operate. ,We have so much more data on binaries with this release and, crucially, that data is so much more precise than what has gone before,” Barstow told ANI. Also Read: Boeing's Starliner spacecraft completes 'historic' ISS docking in 3rd try,A special discovery,The discovery is made all the more unique given that the observation of exoplanets near white dwarfs is difficult thanks to them not being as big as black holes or neutron stars. Researchers found this ‘super Jupiter’ by analysing the white dwarf WD 0141-675 and identifying an unsteady orbit. ,Gaia Observatory is designed for astrometry (the distance, position and movement of stars) and currently sits at a Lagrange Point, 1.5 million kilometres from earth. The aim of the mission is to create an accurate, multidimensional map of our galaxy, the Milky Way.

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<ul>
 <li>The Gaia Data release 3 brings over 800,000 binary system in its catalogue</li>
 <li>The newly discovered exoplanet is only the third such discovery near a white dwarf</li>
 <li>Gaia currently orbits at a distance of 1.5 million km from earth</li>
</ul>

Gaia’s latest data release helps scientists find ‘Super Jupiter’

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Shiladitya Ray

Washington, D.C., USA

Scientists on Wednesday published a paper confirming that NASA's Hubble Space Telescope had spotted a star a record 12.9 billion light years away, making it the most distant star ever observed by humankind. The star, nicknamed Earendel (meaning morning star in Old English) by astronomers, emitted the light captured by Hubble less than one billion years after the formation of the universe around 13.8 billion years ago. The previous record for the most distant star ever observed was held by Icarus (officially known as MACS J1149+2223 Lensed Star 1), also discovered by Hubble in 2018. However, in comparison to Earendel, the light captured from Icarus indicated that it formed when the universe was around 4 billion years old, roughly 30% of its current age. Also read | What happens to our brains in space? Israeli startup aims to find out,Earendel's discovery was confirmed in a paper published on March 30, 2022, in the peer-reviewed journal 'Nature'. We almost didn't believe it at first, it was so much farther than the previous most-distant, highest redshift star, NASA quoted astronomer Brian Welch of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore as saying. Welch is the lead author of the paper that confirmed Earendel's discovery. Normally at these distances, entire galaxies look like small smudges, with the light from millions of stars blending together, Welch explained, highlighting the difficulty of detecting such distant cosmic objects. Also read | Without Russia, science going solo on world's woes, dreams,So what is the significance of the discovery?,Earendel existed so long ago that it may not have had all the same raw materials as the stars around us today, Welch said. Studying Earendel will be a window into an era of the universe that we are unfamiliar with, but that led to everything we do know. It's like we've been reading a really interesting book, but we started with the second chapter, and now we will have a chance to see how it all got started, the astronomer explained, highlighting that the discovery could provide hitherto unseen insights into star formation in the early cosmos.

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<ul>
 <li>Scientists on Wednesday confirmed the discovery of the most distant star ever observed by humankind</li>
 <li>The star was spotted by the Hubble Space Telescope</li>
 <li>It formed less a billion years after the birth of the universe</li>
</ul>

NASA's Hubble spots most distant star ever seen by humankind

Star

Saakhi Chadha

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Indian researchers have found 60 planets that might be potentially habitable. ,The group of scientists at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) and BITS Pilani Goa looked at a total of 5,000 known planets and used Artificial Intelligence (AI) to find that life could be possible on at least 60 of them. ,The team of researchers published their findings in the journal 'Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society'. Also Read: Billion-year-old black diamond 'from space' up for auction,The method used to find traces of the planets is called Multi-Stage Memetic Binary Tree Anomaly Identifier (MSMBTAI). The researchers, comprising a professor, an undergraduate student and a doctoral student, looked at habitable planets like Earth as anomalies. In their quest, they found 60 'similar anomaly candidates', or, in other words, planets that could host human life until they are occupied by another carbon-based lifeform, stated a report in India Times. The AI-based method is based on the memetic algorithm (MSMA). The foundational idea is that of a 'meme' - a piece of knowledge transferred from one person to another. The MSMA, similarly, induces new learning mechanisms using specific screening tools, according to an explainer in Mashable India. ,Also Read: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to crash into the moon on March 5,The MSMBTAI method worked as a screening tool to study the 5,000 known planets on the basis of certain characteristics. The results remained the same after taking the surface temperatures of the planets into consideration. ,The team, including students Kartik Bhatia and Jyotirmoy Sarkar, have also speculated that there could be around 8,000 planets in the universe. ,Also Read: Earth hits 6th warmest year on record in 2021,The research was undertaken under the guidance of Professor Snehanshu Saha of BITS Pilani (Goa Campus) and Dr. Margarita Safonova of Indian Institute of Astrophysics, according to an NDTV report.

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<ul>
 <li>Indian researchers have found 60 planets that might be potentially habitable</li>
 <li>The team of scientists used an AI-based technology to reach the conclusion</li>
 <li>They also speculate that there could be 8000 planets in the universe</li>
</ul>

Researchers find 60 potentially habitable planets like Earth

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The new edition of Google Doodle marked the 80th birth anniversary of one of history's most brilliant theoretical physicists, Stephen Hawking. ,Stephen William Hawking was born on this day in 1942 in Oxford, England. Right before his 21st birthday, he was diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease, which eventually made him less mobile and caused a total loss of speech. A speech-generating device built at Cambridge and a software program, served as his electronic voice. It allowed Hawking to select his words by moving the muscles in his cheek. The British cosmologist's theories of the origins and mechanics of the universe, black holes, and the Big Bang, revolutionized modern physics and contributed immensely to how we understand the world and the universe. ,Also Read | Check out this list of the most Google searched Indians of 2021,The two and a half minute-long doodle, illustrated by Matthew Cruickshank, includes narration in the physicist’s own computer-generated voice outlining his work, including 'Hawking radiation and envisioning a world of curiosity and human endeavour. ,He can be heard saying, We are very very small. But we are profoundly capable of very very big things. There should be no boundary to human endeavour, no matter how bad life may seem. His daughter Lucy and sons, Robert and Tim Hawking, reflected on the doodle and their father's life, We are delighted that Google has chosen to celebrate our father's 80th birthday with this fabulous Doodle. We think he would have loved the Doodle and been very entertained to see his long, distinguished life expressed so creatively in this briefest history of all, a two-minute animation!,Also Read | Google features animated doodle to mark winter solstice,We also believe he would have found it important to show that he never allowed the challenges of his physical condition to limit his power of expression nor his determination to make an impact on the world in which he lived. We hope that his example offers inspiration and hope globally to all who face great challenges at this difficult time. Our father would have been 80 years old today and we thank everyone who has joined in the celebration of his extraordinary life and the legacy he gave to us all, they added. Hawking passed away in 2018, at the age of 76.

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<ul>
 <li>Google Doodle marked the 80th birth anniversary of one of history's most brilliant theoretical physicists, Stephen Hawking</li>
 <li>He was born on this day in 1942 in Oxford, England</li>
 <li>The doodle includes narration in the physicist’s own computer-generated voice</li>
</ul>

Google Doodle celebrates Stephen Hawking's 80th birthday

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The James Webb Space Telescope is set to be launched into the Universe on Saturday, December 25 on a European Ariane-5 rocket from French Guiana. It is the biggest space telescope ever conceived. The take-off from the equatorial Kourou spaceport is scheduled for 09:20 local time (12:20 GMT). Also Read: All you need to know about James Webb Space Telescope,The $10 billion project has taken 30 years to develop and is regarded as one of the biggest scientific endeavours of the 21st century. Webb's objective will be to capture the image of the very first stars and galaxies to shine in the Universe. ,After being successfully launched into the Universe, it will also have the power to probe the atmospheres of distant planets to look for gases that might hint at the presence of life. Also Read: Ground control to Major Tom: James Webb Space Telescope is en route,To reach the space, Webb must first survive a 27-minute ascent after a controlled explosion. The telescope then has to unfold itself in a series of complex deployments, all of which must be completed flawlessly or the observatory as a whole won't work. Webb is an extraordinary mission, said NASA administrator Bill Nelson. Also Read: Space missions of 2021 that could revolutionize space exploration, cosmology,It's a shining example of what we can accomplish when we dream big. We've always known that this project would be a risky endeavour. But, of course, when you want a big reward, you have to usually take a big risk. The James Webb telescope is named after one of the architects of the Apollo Moon programme, and the space agencies of the US, Europe and Canada, who are all partners on the project, regard it as a science flagship of no less importance. Also Read: Hubble telescope's bigger, more powerful successor to soar,The Webb telescope’s objective is to build on the discoveries of the Hubble Space Telescope, which, after 31 years in orbit, is nearing the end of operations. Webb will look deeper into the cosmos and, as a consequence, much further back in time.

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<ul>
 <li>The $10 billion project has taken 30 years to develop</li>
 <li>The Webb telescope will have the power to probe the atmospheres of distant planets to look for gases that might hint at the presence of life</li>
 <li>The telescope will be launched on a European Ariane-5 rocket from French Guiana</li>
</ul>

James Webb Space Telescope all set for historic launch

Priyadarshni Bishnoi

Scientists have discovered one of the tiniest planets ever outside our solar system, a scorching-hot globe about the size of Mars and about as dense as pure iron that orbits its star every eight hours. ,The researchers announced on Thursday that they were able to detect the planet, which is only 31 light years away from Earth, and deduce some of its key characteristics, demonstrating recent advances in the ability to characterise smaller-sized planets beyond our solar system. Also Read | NASA launches spacecraft with hopes of deviating asteroid from its original course,Exoplanets, as these alien worlds are known, have intrigued scientists' as potential habitats for life. GJ 367b, a newly discovered one with ferocious surface temperatures and possibly a molten lava surface on the side facing its star, cannot harbour life, they said. Other small exoplanets discovered and studied using the same methods, on the other hand, may turn out to be good candidates for sustaining extraterrestrial life. ,Scientists have turned their attention to characterising exoplanets more precisely a quarter century after the first discoveries, in order to gain a better understanding of their diversity, which ranges from large gas giants like Jupiter to smaller rocky Earth-like planets where life could thrive. Also Read | NASA's ExoMiner validates 301 new planets beyond solar system,Gas giants such as Jupiter, as we know it, are not habitable because they have more extreme temperatures, weather, pressures and a lack of essential building blocks to support life, astronomer Kristine Lam of the Institute of Planetary Research at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), lead author of the study published in the journal Science, told India Today. ,Unlike gas giants, small terrestrial worlds like Earth are more temperate and consist of important ingredients, such as liquid water and oxygen, to harbor life forms. Although not all terrestrial exoplanets are habitable, searching for smaller worlds and identifying the type of planets they are can help us understand how planets were formed, what makes a planet habitable and if our solar system is unique, Lam added. Also Read | What are Trojan asteroids?,GJ 367b is the tiniest exoplanet ever discovered and studied. It measures about 5,600 miles (9,000 kilometres) in diameter, compared to Earth's 7,900 miles (12,700 kilometres) and Mars' 4,200 miles (6,800 kilometres). It has a mass of 55% that of Earth and is much denser, resembling pure iron. GJ 367b is composed of 86% iron, with an interior structure similar to Mercury, the closest planet to our sun, according to the researchers. ,They're wondering if the planet's core was once encased in an outer mantle.Perhaps like Mercury, GJ 367b could have experienced an episode of giant impact which stripped away the mantle, leaving behind a large iron core. Or maybe the exoplanet is a remnant of a Neptune or super-Earth sized gaseous planet, where the atmosphere of the planet has completely blown away as the planet is blasted by a large amount of radiation from the star, Lam said.According to astronomer and study co-author Szilard Csizmadia, also of the DLR's Institute of Planetary Research, it orbits very close to a red dwarf star that is smaller, cooler, and less luminous than our sun - more than 99% closer than Earth's distance to the sun. ,GJ 367b orbits its star once every 7.7 hours, putting it in the ultra-short period category of exoplanets that orbit their stars in less than 24 hours. With surface temperatures of about 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit, one side of GJ 367b is likely to face its star at all times (1,500 degrees Celsius).This temperature is high enough to evaporate any atmosphere that GJ 367b might have had in the past, as well as melting any silicate rocks and metallic iron on the planet, Lam said.

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Priyadarshini Bishnoi

<ul>
 <li>It is only 31 light years away from Earth</li>
 <li>Exoplanets, as these alien worlds are known, have intrigued scientists' as potential habitats for life</li>
 <li>GJ 367b orbits its star once every 7.7 hours</li>
</ul>

Scientists spot smallest planet outside our solar system

Gauri Gaur

California, USA

NASA has successfully launched its mission of smashing a spacecraft into an asteroid in order to try and alter its path. This is the first attempt at designing a successful asteroid deflecting technology. The space probe’s crash with the asteroid should be able to alter its speed and change the path it is on. NASA's ExoMiner validates 301 new planets beyond solar system,NASA posted the mission’s update on their official Twitter handle and wrote, “Asteroid Dimorphos: we're coming for you! Riding a @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, our #DARTMission blasted off at 1:21am EST (06:21 UTC), launching the world's first mission to test asteroid-deflecting technology.”,SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has been trusted for the mission. It is carrying the hopes of successfully conducting the DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) experiment. The Falcon lifted off at 10:21 PM Pacific Time on Tuesday (06:21 GMT, Wednesday) from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Sky-watchers to witness longest partial lunar eclipse after 600 years,In another update posted on SpaceX’s Twitter handle we were informed that, “Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, completing SpaceX's 95th successful recovery of an orbital class rocket booster.”,The aim is to slightly alter the trajectory of an asteroid ‘Dimorphos’, a term which means moonlet. Dimorphos is approximately 525 feet wide (as much as two statues of Liberty) and circles a much bigger asteroid called Didymos, which is approximately 2,500 feet in diameter. The two orbit the sun together. Explained: What is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?,The impact is expected to take place in the fall of 2022 when the asteroid is 6.8 million miles (approximately 11 million kilometres) from Earth, the nearest point it has ever been. If the test turns out to be successful in the first attempt, it will be celebrated worldwide for the development of a technology which might be useful in the future. The threat of an actual asteroid impact on Earth will be considered as something that can be dealt with. The spacecraft, which weighs 1,344 pounds and is 59 feet across, will be travelling at a speed of 15,000 mph when it collides head-on with Dimorphos.

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<ul>
 <li>NASA has launched a SpaceX rocket into space to crash it into an asteroid</li>
 <li>The crash should alter and deviate the path of the asteroid</li>
 <li>The mission is the first of its kind</li>
</ul>

We're coming for you: NASA launches mission to fight asteroid

SpaceX

Asteroid

Launch

SpaceXLaunch

NASA is working on a mission to smash a spacecraft into an asteroid in order to make it swerve from its original course. In case you are panicking, don’t. The mission is supposed to be a test run in case humanity ever needs saving from a giant space rock which might wipe us from the face of Earth. While this sounds straight out of science fiction, the DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) is an original proof-of-concept experiment. A SpaceX rocket will blast into space at 10:21 PM Pacific Time on Tuesday (06:21 GMT, Wednesday) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. NASA's ExoMiner validates 301 new planets beyond solar system,SpaceX tweeted a positive update and said the systems as well as the weather looked good for the launch. Elon Musk’s company wrote, “All systems and weather are looking good for tonight’s Falcon 9 launch of @NASA ’s DART into an asteroid-intercepting interplanetary trajectory”. A static fire test was successfully completed on November 23 and if the method turns out to be successful, it will be an achievement that will be celebrated globally. The goal is to slightly alter the trajectory of an asteroid, Dimorphous, a term which means a moonlet. It is approximately 525 feet wide (as much as two statues of Liberty) and circles a much bigger asteroid called Didymos which is approximately 2,500 feet in diameter. The two orbit the sun together. Sky-watchers to witness longest partial lunar eclipse after 600 years,The impact is expected to take place in the fall of 2022 when the asteroid is 6.8 million miles from Earth, which is almost the nearest point they have ever gotten. NASA’s top scientist Thomas Zuburchen said the project valued at $330 million was the first of its kind. What we're trying to learn is how to deflect a threat, he said. There are around 10,000 known near-Earth asteroids which are 460 feet in size or greater but not one of them has a significant chance of hitting Earth in the next 100 years.

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<ul>
 <li>NASA will blast a SpaceX rocket into space on Tuesday</li>
 <li>They hope to deviate the course of an asteroid</li>
 <li>The asteroid is not dangerous for the Earth</li>
</ul>

NASA launches spacecraft with hopes of deviating asteroid from its original course

A Russian actor and a film director rocketed to space Tuesday on a mission to make the world’s first movie in orbit. This project as a chance to raise the prestige of Russia's space program. Also Read - WhatsApp, Facebook down for users, company says 'working on it',Actor Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko blasted off on Tuesday for the International Space Station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft together with cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, a veteran of three space missions. After 12 days on the space outpost, Peresild and Klimenko will return to Earth with another Russian cosmonaut. The crew plans to film segments of a new movie titled “Challenge about a surgeon summoned to rush to the space station to save a crew member who suffers a heart condition. Speaking at a news conference at the Russian launch facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Peresild acknowledged that the training for the mission was grueling but described it as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Also Read - What is 5xx Server Error?,“It's a miracle, an incredible chance,” she said. “We worked really hard and we are really tired, even though we stay in good spirits and smile,” the 37-year-old actor confided. “It was psychologically, physically and morally hard. But I think that once we achieve the goal, all that will seem not so difficult and we will remember it with a smile.”,Peresild said it was difficult for her to adapt to the strict discipline and rigorous demands required during the training. Also Read - Twitter turns into meme page after Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram down,“Here on Baikonur, we made friends with everyone and all people warmed up,” she said. “But it was quite difficult in the beginning, when you aren't given much choice: Just go, run, go faster, hold on, carry on. It wasn't easy for us and it was quite unexpected, but we have gone through it. She said learning about the design and handling of the spacecraft was the most challenging part of the preparation for the flight. “It didn't come easy for me, to be honest,” she said. “For the first two weeks, I was learning it until 4 in the morning every night. There are so many acronyms, and if you don't learn them all you won't understand anything else further on.”,Also Read - Squid Game: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is impressed by this Netflix strategy,The part of the training that Peresild liked the most was a flight imitating weightlessness, in which a plane goes into a steep dive to allow those inside about 20 seconds in zero gravity. She added that she realizes that zero gravity in orbit could be completely different and is gearing up for her first morning in orbit. “Some mornings could be difficult, even on Earth,” she said. “We thought a lot about it, and cosmonauts shared some life hacks. Shipenko, 38, has made several commercially successful movies, including “Kholop” (Serf), a 2019 movie that set a Russian box office record. He also described the training as tough. Also Read - Chinese film on Korean War breaks box office record,“Of course, we couldn't make many things at the first try, and sometimes even at a third attempt, but it's normal,” he said. One of Shipenko’s previous films, “Salyut-7,” told the real story of a challenging 1985 mission of two Soviet cosmonauts sent to resuscitate an abandoned space station. He described the four-month training course as very intensive, adding that while it didn't turn him and Peresild into professional astronauts it made them well prepared for the mission. Shipenko said he's thrilled to be the first filmmaker in space and is keen to experiment with lighting, camera settings and other technical aspects. Once on the space station, Shipenko said he will don a T-shirt that he always wears when he begins to shoot a new movie. Also Read - Pandora Papers: Russia dismisses 'unsubstantiated claims' against Putin,Shkaplerov insisted that his entertainment-world crewmates are fully ready for the flight after their fast-track training. “No one had that experience before: to prepare people who had no relation whatsoever to the space program for a space flight,” he said, adding that it could be useful in the future if a need arises to urgently send an outside expert into orbit. Dmitry Rogozin, head of the Russian state space corporation Roscosmos, was a key driving force behind the project. Rogozin described making the world's first feature film in space as a chance to raise the nation's space prestige. Also Read - Union Minister’s son says he was home during Lakhimpur Kheri violence,“Movies long have become a powerful instrument of propaganda,” he said in June, arguing that the new film would help counter what he described as Western efforts to “humiliate” the Russian space program. Some Russian media were skeptical about the plan and there were reportedly some doubts inside the Russian space program as well. Sergei Krikalev, a highly decorated veteran of the Soviet and Russian space programs who made six space flights, was fired from his post as director of Roscosmos' crewed missions in June following what some Russian media described as his sharp criticism of the filmmaking project. Also Read - Pandora Papers investigation to be monitored by CBDT chairman,Krikalev was reinstated to the director's job just a few days later, apparently due to intervention by his highly-placed backers. He has refrained from public comments on the project. The Russian segment of the International Space Station is considerably less spacious compared to the U.S. segment, leaving little room for filmmaking. It was expanded in July after the long-awaited arrival of the new lab module, the Nauka, which is yet to be fully integrated into the station. Once they arrive at the space station on Tuesday, the three newcomers will join Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency; NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei, Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur; Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov. Also Read - Pandora Papers: A look at top 5 major leaks across the world,Filmmaking plans are sketchy, but Shipenko said that Shkaplerov, Novitskiy and Dubrov will all play parts in a new movie. Novitskiy, who is set to star as the ailing cosmonaut in the film, will take the captain's seat in a Soyuz capsule to take the crew back to Earth on Oct. 17.

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Once on the space station, Shipenko said he will don a T-shirt that he always wears when he begins to shoot a new movie.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"<a href=\\\"https://opoyi.com/world/pandora-papers-russia-dismisses-unsubstantiated-claims-against-vladimir-putins-inner-circle-292114/\\\">Also Read -&nbsp;Pandora Papers: Russia dismisses 'unsubstantiated claims' against Putin</a>\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Shkaplerov insisted that his entertainment-world crewmates are fully ready for the flight after their fast-track training.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"“No one had that experience before: to prepare people who had no relation whatsoever to the space program for a space flight,” he said, adding that it could be useful in the future if a need arises to urgently send an outside expert into orbit.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Dmitry Rogozin, head of the Russian state space corporation Roscosmos, was a key driving force behind the project. Rogozin described making the world's first feature film in space as a chance to raise the nation's space prestige.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"<a href=\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/union-ministers-son-says-he-was-home-during-lakhimpur-kheri-violence-347901/\\\">Also Read -&nbsp;Union Minister’s son says he was home during Lakhimpur Kheri violence</a>\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"“Movies long have become a powerful instrument of propaganda,” he said in June, arguing that the new film would help counter what he described as Western efforts to “humiliate” the Russian space program.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Some Russian media were skeptical about the plan and there were reportedly some doubts inside the Russian space program as well.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Sergei Krikalev, a highly decorated veteran of the Soviet and Russian space programs who made six space flights, was fired from his post as director of Roscosmos' crewed missions in June following what some Russian media described as his sharp criticism of the filmmaking project.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"<a href=\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/pandora-papers-investigation-to-be-monitored-by-cbdt-chairman-519494/\\\">Also Read -&nbsp;Pandora Papers investigation to be monitored by CBDT chairman</a>\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Krikalev was reinstated to the director's job just a few days later, apparently due to intervention by his highly-placed backers. He has refrained from public comments on the project.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The Russian segment of the International Space Station is considerably less spacious compared to the U.S. segment, leaving little room for filmmaking. It was expanded in July after the long-awaited arrival of the new lab module, the Nauka, which is yet to be fully integrated into the station.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Once they arrive at the space station on Tuesday, the three newcomers will join Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency; <a href=\\\"https://opoyi.com/topics/nasa/\\\">NASA</a> astronauts Mark Vande Hei, Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur; Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"<a href=\\\"https://opoyi.com/technology/pandora-papers-a-look-at-top-5-major-leaks-across-the-world-275101/\\\">Also Read -&nbsp;Pandora Papers: A look at top 5 major leaks across the world</a>\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Filmmaking plans are sketchy, but Shipenko said that Shkaplerov, Novitskiy and Dubrov will all play parts in a new movie. Novitskiy, who is set to star as the ailing cosmonaut in the film, will take the captain's seat in a Soyuz capsule to take the crew back to Earth on Oct. 17.\\n\\n\"}}]}

<ul>
 <li>A few segments of the movie titled 'Challenge' will be shot at a space station</li>
 <li>Yulia Peresild and Klim Shipmenko will go to the International Space Station</li>
 <li>The two will be accompanied by cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, who has been on three space missions</li>
</ul>

Russia film crew blasts off to make 1st movie in space

Russia

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InternationalSpaceStation

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Kazakhstan

Actor

Director

Entertainment

The universe is filled with inexplicable, prepossessing and dangerous phenomenon. Who can forget the trips to space auditoriums, when we felt like walking amongst the stars? ,NASA has managed to capture yet another mesmerizing picture. It would make you want to go back to childhood and work hard to become an astronaut just to be able to take a walk amongst the stars. Also Read - Explained: Volcanic eruption on Spanish island and its impact,The space agency is very active on social media platforms and keeps on amazing us with beautiful captures. They recently shared a picture captioned on one their Instagram handles, ‘✋The hand-shaped structure, seen in gold in these images, is a nebula of energy & particles blown by a #pulsar left behind after a star exploded. The pulsar, known as PSR B1509-58, is about 19 kilometers (12 miles) in diameter and it's spinning around almost 7 times per second!💫’,The golden structure resembles a human’s hand. It seems like the formation is trying to convey something deeper. It appeals to the artist and philosopher in all of us. Formulating out of nothingness, the picture has us on our toes in excitement. Also Read - Tony nomination boost for Indian production: 'The Sound Inside' maker,However, before you get excited and start formulating alien theories. According to the post’s caption, the hand shaped structure is a nebula of energy and particles blown by a pulsar left behind after a star exploded. ,A user commented, “I see a jester with a pointy nose”. The image has amassed over 24,000 liked and can be downloaded as a wallpaper from the site mentioned in the post’s caption. Also Read - Arjun Bijlani denies claims of unfairly winning 'Khatron Ke Khiladi 11',The picture was captured by the Chandra X-ray observatory. It forms a part of NASA’s fleet of “Great Observatories” in line with the Spitzer Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope. ,They have taken up a new project which can turn images from Chandra and some other telescopes into sound. This would allow space enthusiasts to be able to hear the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, a star exploding and much more.

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<ul>
 <li>The golden structure resembles a human’s hand</li>
 <li>The golden structure is a nebula of energy and particles blown by a pulsar</li>
 <li>The picture was captured by the Chandra X-ray observatory</li>
</ul>

NASA shares picture of the ‘Hand of God’ and the internet is in a frenzy

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photo

stars

Sammya Mukhopadhyay

A group of astronomers, including some from India, have detected a very short
gamma-ray burst, which turned out to be the shortest gamma-ray burst caused by
the death of a massive star. &nbsp;,The powerful burst of high-energy radiation that lasted for about half a
second and had been racing towards the Earth for nearly half the present age of
the Universe, the Union ministry of science and technology announced on
Tuesday.,The burst was detected by NASA’s Fermni Gamma-ray Space Telescope on August
26, 2020. It turned out to be the shortest gamma-ray burst caused by the death
of a massive star. ,What are Gamma-ray bursts?,Gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful events in the Universe. They are
detectable across billions of light years. ,Short-duration gamma-ray bursts have long been suspected to arise from
compact binary mergers.,What was special about this gamma-ray burst? ,This short, but powerful burst has been named GRB200826A. It originated
from a dying star. The burst had been racing toward Earth for nearly half the
present age of the Universe. This is the first time astronomers have found that
a dying star can also produce short bursts. &nbsp;&nbsp;

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<ul>
 <li>Astronomers, including some from India, detected the shortest gamma-ray burst</li>
 <li>This burst was caused by the death of a massive star</li>
 <li>The burst has been named GRB200826A</li>
</ul>

Astronomers detect shortest gamma-ray burst caused by death of a star

India

news

IndiaNews

Anjaly Raj

A massive, new celestial object called 2014 UN271 has been spotted approaching the <a href="https://opoyi.com/topic/space">solar system</a>, the discovery of which was announced by the International Astronomical Union Minor Planet Center on June 19.&nbsp;,The massive celestial object will be as close to the Sun as Saturn in the next ten years. ,Due to the enormous distance between the Oort Cloud and the Sun, 2014 UN271 takes 612,190 years to complete an orbit around the Sun, according to Physics.org.,Also Read |&nbsp;<a href="https://opoyi.com/nasas-image-of-different-wavelengths-of-sun-goes-viral?ref=share_post">NASA’s image of different wavelengths of Sun goes viral</a>,2014 UN271 is different from the rest of celestial objects as it goes from about 1.6 billion kilometers from the Sun to a mind-numbing 2 trillion kilometers out, the distance which is a fifth of a light-year.&nbsp;According to reports, the celestial object from the Oort Cloud measures 100 to 370 kilometers (62 to 230 miles) wide.,The object was discovered through the data collected from 2014 to 2018 by the Dark Energt Survey (DES), Samantha Lawler, an astronomer at the University of Regina told Gizmodo. ,Dr Pedro Bernardinelli, who was in the team that made the discovery, said that the reason why this announcement came late was the search of the celestial object took 15-20 million CPU-hours, "and the catalog production from our 80,000 exposures probably took more than that!",When it was discovered, 2014 UN271 was at a distance of 29 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun and it is now 22 AU far from the Sun. It is expected to reach its closest to the Sun in 2031 when it will be as close as 10.9 AU, scientists have estimated, reported The Weather Channel.,The comet would not be able to see with naked eyes or binoculars, as skywatchers will need a telescope to spot 2014 UN271.

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<ul>
 <li>The massive celestial object will be as close to the Sun as Saturn in the next 10 years</li>
 <li>2014 UN271 takes 612,190 years to complete an orbit around the Sun</li>
 <li>2014 UN271 measures 100 to 370 kilometers (62 to 230 miles) wide, reports say</li>
</ul>

All about the massive celestial object 2014 UN271 approaching the Sun

saturn

A new study, conducted by an international team of scientists, revealed the most detailed, largest map of the distribution of dark matter in the universe.&nbsp;,Against the current theories, the map shows that the dark matter is slightly smoother and more spread out, a BBC report said.,Dark Matter is an invisible substance spread throughout space and accounts for 80% of the matter in the universe.,The new research, published by the Dark Energy Survey Collaboration, strays from Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity. The result of the new observation poses a "real problem" for physics, École Normale Supérieure's Dr Niall Jeffrey, who pieced the map together, said, as per the report.,Also Read |&nbsp;<a href="https://opoyi.com/astronomers-discover-a-jupiter-like-cloudless-planet-575-light-years-away-from-earth">Astronomers discover a Jupiter-like cloudless planet 575 light years away from Earth</a>,The concentration of the dark matter was worked out by astronomers because it distorts light from distant stars. The concentration of dark matter is greater when the distortion is greater. ,Jeffrey said that if this disparity is true then "maybe Einstein was wrong," BBC quoted. ,"You might think that this is a bad thing, that maybe physics is broken. But to a physicist, it is extremely exciting. It means that we can find out something new about the way the universe really is," he told BBC. ,The scientists have analysed 100 million galaxies for the study using the Victor M Blanco telescope in Chile. The map shows how dark matter is spread across the universe. The black areas are called voids, which are the areas of nothingness and where the laws of physics might be different.,Also Read |&nbsp;<a href="https://opoyi.com/whats-the-matter-with-the-universe-scientists-have-the-answer">What's the matter with the Universe? Scientists have the answer</a>,The dark matter is concentrated in the bright areas and is called "halos." Our realities exist right in the centre of the halos, the BBC report said.,On the map, galaxies, including Milky Way, are shining like tiny gems on a vast cosmic web.&nbsp;,Dr Jeffrey said that the map shows the galaxies are part of a larger invisible structure, BBC reported.,Also Read |&nbsp;<a href="https://opoyi.com/when-apollo-11-pilot-michael-collins-said-his-success-was-90-blind-luck">When Apollo 11 pilot Michael Collins said his success was ‘90% blind luck’</a>,He told the media house, "No one in the history of humanity has been able to look out into space and see where dark matter is to such an extent. Astronomers have been able to build pictures of small patches, but we have unveiled vast new swathes which show much more of its structure. For the first time we can see the Universe in a different way."

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<ul>
 <li>Against the current theories, the map shows that the dark matter is slightly smoother and more spread out</li>
 <li>Dark matter is an invisible substance spread throughout space</li>
 <li>The new research strays from Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity</li>
</ul>

New map shows dark matter slightly smoother, more spread out in universe

Kavya Mishra

A team of International astronomers discovered a rare
cloudless exoplanet named ‘WASP-62b’ about 575 light years away from Earth which reportedly carries uncanny resemblance to Jupiter in size.,The recent discovery was made by astronomers from the
Center for Astrophysics at Harvard &amp; Smithsonian, according to a report
published in Astrophysical Journal Letter.,Also Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://opoyi.com/nasa-releases-23-year-old-pictures-of-jupiters-northern-and-southern-auroras">NASA releases 23-year-old pictures of Jupiter’s northern and southern auroras</a>,According to the research, WASP-62b is a gas giant, first
detected in 2012 through the Wide Angle Search for Planets (WASP) South survey.,The scientists, however, could not study its atmosphere until
now. ,The planet known also called a ‘hot Jupiter’,
owing to its resemblance with the planet, is about half the mass of our solar
system’s Jupiter, but unlike Jupiter, this new planet completes a rotation
around its star in just four-and-a-half days unlike Jupiter,It’s only the second time that researchers
located an exoplanet with no clouds.,The team of 15 scientists led by Munazza Alam, responsible
for the discovery revealed that a Hubble Space Telescope to was used to record
data and observe the planet using spectroscopy.,Also Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://opoyi.com/full-wolf-moon-history-significance-and-when-to-watch">Full 'wolf moon': History, significance and when to watch</a>,Astronomers believe that studying such researches that
explore exoplanets with cloudless atmospheres can lead to a better understanding
of cosmos and give fascinating insights on how these planets are formed.,&nbsp;Alam said that
the rarity “suggests something else is going on or they are formed in a
different way than many planets”.

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<ul>
 <li>WASP-62b, a gas giant, was first detected in 2012</li>
 <li>The discovery was made by astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics at Harvard &amp; Smithsonian</li>
 <li>The scientists however could not study WASP-62b atmosphere until now</li>
</ul>

Astronomers discover a Jupiter-like cloudless planet 575 light years away from Earth

MilkyWay

HarvardUniversity

A team of US astrophysicists has produced one of the most precise measurements ever made of the total amount of matter in the Universe, a longtime mystery of the cosmos.,The answer, published in The Astrophysical Journal on Monday, is that matter consists of 31.5 percent -- give or take 1.3 percent -- of the total amount of matter and energy that make up the Universe.,The remaining 68.5 percent is dark energy, a mysterious force that is causing the expansion of the Universe to accelerate over time, and was first inferred by observations of distant supernovae in the late 1990s.,Put another way, this means the total amount of matter in the observable Universe is equivalent to 66 billion trillion times the mass of our Sun, Mohamed Abdullah, a University of California, Riverside astrophysicist and the paper's lead author told AFP.,Most of this matter -- 80 percent -- is called dark matter. Its nature is not yet known but it may consist of some as-yet-undiscovered subatomic particle.,The latest measurements correspond well with values previously found by other teams using different cosmological techniques, such as by measuring temperature fluctuations in the low-energy radiation left over from the Big Bang.,"This has been a long process over the course of 100 years where we're gradually getting more and more precise," Gillian Wilson, the study's co-author and a professor at UCR told AFP.,"It's just kind of cool to be able to make such a fundamental measurement about the Universe without leaving planet Earth," she added.,So how exactly do you weigh the Universe?,The team honed a 90-year-old technique that involves observing how galaxies orbit inside galaxy clusters -- massive systems that contain thousands of galaxies.,These observations told them how strong each galaxy cluster's gravitational pull was, from which its total mass could then be calculated.&nbsp;,- Fate of the Universe -,In fact, explained Wilson, their technique was originally developed by the pioneering astronomer Fritz Zwicky, who was the first person to suspect the existence of dark matter in galaxy clusters, in the 1930s.,He noticed that the combined gravitational mass of the galaxies he observed in the nearby Coma galaxy cluster was insufficient to prevent those galaxies from flying away from one another, and realized there must be some other invisible matter at play.,The UCR team refined Zwicky's technique, developing a tool they called GalWeight that determines more accurately which galaxies belong to a given cluster and which do not.,They applied their tool to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, the most detailed three-dimensional maps of the Universe currently available, measuring the mass of 1,800 galaxy clusters and creating a catalog.,Finally, they compared the number of clusters observed per unit volume in their catalog against a series of computer simulations, each of which was fed a different value for the total matter of the Universe.,Simulations with too little matter had too few clusters, while those with too much matter had too many clusters.,The "Goldilocks" value they found fit the simulations just right.,Wilson explained that having a more precise measure of the total amount of matter of the Universe may take us a step closer to learning the nature of dark matter,&nbsp;because "we&nbsp; know just how much matter we should be looking for" when scientists carry out particle experiments, for example at the Large Hadron Collider.,What's more, "the total amount of dark matter and dark energy tells us the fate of the Universe," she added, with the current scientific consensus being that we are headed for a "Big Freeze" where galaxies move further and further apart, and the stars in those galaxies eventually run out of fuel.&nbsp;

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<ul>
 <li>The total amount of matter and energy that make up the Universe is 31/5%</li>
 <li>The remaining 68.5 percent is dark energy</li>
 <li>The remaining energy, a mysterious force that is causing the expansion of the Universe to accelerate over time</li>
</ul>

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