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Despite the upcoming Bepi Colombo visit to Mercury, we need a lander mission to fully understand our solar system’s innermost planet. from Universe Today https://ift.tt/cZ7MTjQ via IFTTT

Astronomers used decades of archival data and new radial velocity measurements to search for exoplanets around a neaby binary star, 70 Oph AB. They didn't find any, which can seem like a failure. But in this case, their work only ruled out large, Jupiter-mass planets at certain distances. There could still be Earth-sized planets there, and their precise findings will only fuel a deeper search with more powerful telescopes. from Universe Today https://ift.tt/oZdvHMx via IFTTT

Neutrinos come in three different flavors. A new study finds that neutrino flavor could play a significant role in whether a dying star becomes a supernova or collapses directly into a black hole. from Universe Today https://ift.tt/usHGFxX via IFTTT

Years ago, astronomers spotted a strange radio formation beyond the Zone of Avoidance. The formation resembles a treble clef, a symbol in musical notation, and the nickname has stuck. Determining what created it has been difficult, but new research has revealed that the Treble Clef is a radio phoenix. from Universe Today https://ift.tt/DKnC4mb via IFTTT

The El Gordo supercluster is unusually large given its distance. How could such a large galaxy cluster form so quickly? The answer could be that dark matter is self-interacting in an interesting two-state way. from Universe Today https://ift.tt/Bdwu8km via IFTTT

As part of the ALMA COMPASS Large program, an international research team has detected a rare form of methanol in space for the first time. from Universe Today https://ift.tt/MvuJ1kO via IFTTT