When it comes to comprehending size, humans have a hard time with extremes, both small and large. If something is described as the size of two school busses, that is relatively easy to understand and appreciate. Describing something as the size of 50 Earths is tricky, because that is not a scale we are familiar…
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Jupiter-like Storm Discovered On Dwarf Star
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Astronomers have discovered a tiny star that has a huge storm cloud rivaling the Great Red Spotof Jupiter. The star, called W1906+40, is an old L-dwarf star that is still very active. Thisfindingis the strongest evidence yet for weather phenomena on dwarf stars. Scientists have been studying theatmosphere of W1906+40 for the last two years,…
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Awesome: When A Little Girl Told Neil DeGrasse Tyson She Wanted To Live On Jupiter, He Completely Shut Her Down
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Get ready for the most incredible science win ever, delivered by none other than Neil deGrasse Tyson. Hes pretty much the king when it comes to shutting down people who peddle bad science, but this most recent case completely takes the cake: When an 8-year-old told the badass astrophysicist that she wanted to live on…