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60-Second Space

Scientific American

Leading science journalists provide a daily minute commentary on some of the most interesting developments in the world of astronomy and space exploration

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1:18

Triple Black Hole System Found in Distant Galaxy

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2014/07/01

A galaxy four billion light-years from us was has three supermassive black holes at its center, with two in a tight formation. Clara Moskowitz reports

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1:26

"Extremely Large Telescope" Breaks Ground

60-Second Space ·

2014/06/23

The European Southern Observatory broke ground June 19th to build the world's largest telescope atop the Cerro Armazones mountain in Chile. Clara Moskowitz reports

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1:17

Seemingly Strange Solar Cycle May Be Sorta Normal

60-Second Space ·

2014/06/16

The current solar maximum appears to be weak. But the few previously measured maxes could have been unusually strong. Clara Moskowitz reports

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1:18

Dark Matter Shell Saved Wannabe Galaxy

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2014/06/02

A failed dwarf galaxy called the Smith Cloud apparently survived an ancient collision with the Milky Way because of a protective dark matter cloak. Clara Moskowitz reports

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1:37

Pluto Bids to Get Back Planetary Status

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2014/05/27

Pluto has at least five moons and an atmosphere—and now a new analysis places its diameter as bigger than its outer solar system rival, Eris

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1:22

Jupiter's Great Red Spot Now Just Pretty Good

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2014/05/22

Jupiter's Great Red Spot, once estimated to be 41,000 kilometers across, is just 16,500 kilometers wide in the latest Hubble Space Telescope observations, and the shrinkage seems to be accelerating. Clara Moskowitz reports

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1:26

Oddball Eclipse Makes Star Brighter

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2014/05/15

When a white dwarf passes in front of its binary star system companion every 88 days, it acts like a lens to make the larger star appear brighter to us.

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1:39

Galaxy Gave Star Cluster the Boot

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2014/05/07

The star cluster HVGC-1 had been part of the M87 galaxy, but now it's fleeing that galaxy at more than two million miles per hour. Clara Moskowitz reports

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1:27

Chilly, Chilly, Little Star

60-Second Space ·

2014/04/30

A brown dwarf only about three to 10 times Jupiter's mass couldn't get fusion going and now sits freezing in space, in the nearby galactic neighborhood. Clara Moskowitz reports

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1:17

Help ID Moon Craters from Your Couch

60-Second Space ·

2014/04/22

Citizen scientists have helped professional astronomers locate more than 500 million lunar craters by using an app called MoonMappers. Karen Hopkin reports

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1:24

Saltine-Sized Satellites Set for Space

60-Second Space ·

2014/04/13

More than 100 tiny satellites are set to launch into space on April 14th, in a demonstration of a possible future inexpensive technology that could pave the way for the $1,000 satellite. Clara Moskowitz reports

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1:17

Absence (of Weight) Makes the Heart Grow Rounder

60-Second Space ·

2014/04/07

After prolonged periods in microgravity, astronauts' hearts became more spherical, according to scans done on the International Space Station. Sophie Bushwick reports

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1:23

Rings: They're Not Just for Planets Anymore

60-Second Space ·

2014/03/26

The asteroidlike object Chariklo orbits between Saturn and Uranus and has been found to have its own set of rings. Clara Moskowitz reports

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1:18

Planet X Gets X'd Out

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2014/03/11

An exhaustive search by NASA's Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer has found no hints of a theorized planet or dwarf star in our neck of the cosmic woods. Clara Moskowitz reports

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1:18

Giant Black Hole Spins at Half Light-Speed

60-Second Space ·

2014/03/05

The half-the-speed-of-light spin of a giant black hole suggests it grew by digesting another black hole in a galaxy merger. Clara Moskowitz reports

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1:19

Moon-Smashing Meteorite Recorded by Astronomers

60-Second Space ·

2014/02/25

Spanish astronomers spotted a meteoroid impact at 61,000 kilometers per hour using a telescope network that automatically scans the moon. Clara Moskowitz reports

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1:18

Hubble Finds Possible Oldest Object Ever Seen

60-Second Space ·

2014/02/20

The Hubble Telescope's new set of Frontier Fields images includes a galaxy some 13-billion light-years away, which makes it a candidate for the most distant object ever seen. Clara Moskowitz reports

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1:16

We Celebrate a Galilean Anniversary

60-Second Space ·

2014/02/13

Galileo—who, among many accomplishments, was first to use a telescope to discover moons around Jupiter—was born 450 years ago this week. Clara Moskowitz reports

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1:18

Wacky World Wobbles Wildly

60-Second Space ·

2014/02/05

Exoplanet Kepler 413 b's tilt can vary by as much as 30 degrees over 11 years, leading to extremely erratic seasons. Clara Moskowitz reports

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1:20

Faraway Planets May Be Far Better for Life

60-Second Space ·

2014/01/31

Astronomers have come up with a shopping list of what a planet needs to support life, perhaps even better than our Earth does, making them "superhabitable." Michael Moyer reports

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