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A brief roundup of the latest astronomy news<\/p>\n\n

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OSIRIS-Rex to Apophis <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

NASA has approved a second space rock stop-off for its asteroid investigating OSIRIS-Rex after dropping off its sample of Bennu at Earth on 24 September 2023. Its next target is Apophis \u2013 a near-Earth asteroid that will pass just 32,000km away from Earth on 13 April 2029 \u2013 and it will spend at least 18 months in orbit, though it will be unable to collect a surface sample.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Mars\u2019s solar-powered dust storms <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

The Sun could be to blame for Mars\u2019s annual dust storms, which cover huge swathes of the planet, according to a new report. The study found the planet was taking in more energy from the Sun than it was radiating out as heat, and this energy excess could be fuelling the storms. <\/p>\n\n

Black widow binary<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

Astronomers have discovered a \u2018black widow binary\u2019 \u2013 where a pulsar slowly circles and consumes a smaller companion star \u2013 3,000 lightyears from Earth. With the neutron star lapping its doomed companion once every 62 minutes, this binary has the shortest orbit of the 20 known so far. <\/p>\n\n

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Ceres formed far out <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

A novel set of simulations has shown that dwarf planet Ceres could have formed further out, then migrated to its current position in the asteroid belt. The discovery adds weight to the theory that Ceres is a protoplanet that never made it to full planethood, rather than forming like the other, smaller asteroids. <\/p>\n\n

Dead galaxies still gassy <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

Galaxies which have just finished a period of extreme star formation, known as post-starburst galaxies, could still be rich in highly compact gas, a new study has found. However, the galaxies are not using this gas to create stars as would be expected, leading astronomers to question what is preventing the formation process. <\/p>\n\n

Mars\u2019s moving glaciers <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

The carbon dioxide glaciers found at Mars\u2019s south pole have been moving for at least 600,000 years, a new study has found. The glaciers have flowed downhill and ponded in troughs and basins, at rates up to 100 times faster than water ice under Martian conditions, creating sheets up to 1km thick. <\/p>\n\n

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Photos: NASA\/JPL-CALTECH\/UCLA\/MPS\/DLR\/IDA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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