Astro Update – September
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Astronomy and space news summarized by Don Lynn from NASA and other sources

Dense Exoplanet – Observations by astronomers at the Pennsylvania State University found an unusually dense exoplanet orbiting a star in the Hyades open star cluster. Known as K2-25b, it is slightly smaller than Neptune but about 1.5 times as massive.… Continue reading.

Astro Update – June
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Astronomy and space news summarized by Don Lynn from NASA and other sources

General Relativity – While Newton’s formula for gravity yields elliptical shapes for orbits, Einstein’s theory of general relativity dictates that orbiting bodies follow an ellipse that moves. Each time around an orbit, the perihelion of the ellipse advances a little bit, rotating about the main mass.… Continue reading.

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