David Harris, Author at Different Impulse

This graphic shows the position of the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 probes relative to the heliosphere, a protective bubble created by the Sun that extends well past the orbit of Pluto. Voyager 1 crossed the heliopause, or the edge of the heliosphere, in 2012. Voyager 2 is still in the heliosheath, or the outermost part of the heliosphere.

October 8, 2018 Science

NASA Voyager 2 could be nearing interstellar space

NASA’s Voyager 2 probe, currently on a journey toward interstellar space, has detected an increase in cosmic rays that originate

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October 4, 2018 Science

Astronomers find first compelling evidence for a moon outside our solar system

A pair of Columbia University astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and Kepler Space Telescope have assembled compelling evidence for

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September 28, 2018 Science

Astronomers Are Looking For Signs Of Alien Life In The Andromeda Galaxy

A group of astronomers has taken the first steps to looking for alien life in the Andromeda galaxy as part

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September 28, 2018 Science

Making head or tail of a galactic landscape

Astronomers have used data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to capture a dramatic image of an enormous tail of hot

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September 27, 2018 Science

Four extremely young asteroid families identified

Four families of extremely young asteroids have been identified by researchers affiliated with São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Guaratinguetá,

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September 23, 2018 Science

Astronomers Just Detected Matter Falling Into A Black Hole At 1/3 The Speed Of Light

An incredible series of observations performed by a UK team has revealed the first detection of matter falling into a

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September 16, 2018 News

This Awesome RV is Both a Caravan And a Boat

Give yourself a no-limits holiday with the Departure One, an adventurous vehicle both for land and water. Jumping in a

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September 16, 2018 Science

There is a “Highly Habitable” Planet Just 4 light years from Us, Study Suggests

A nearby exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone of a star just 4.2 light-years from Earth may be home to

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September 14, 2018 Science

SpaceX announces new plan to send tourist around Moon

SpaceX on Thursday announced a new plan to launch a tourist around the Moon using its Big Falcon Rocket (BFR),

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September 13, 2018 Science

What Does Quantum Theory Actually Tell Us about Reality?

For a demonstration that overturned the great Isaac Newton’s ideas about the nature of light, it was staggeringly simple. It

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September 12, 2018 Science

Astronomers Have Detected an Astonishing 72 New Mystery Radio Bursts From Space

We still have no idea what these signals are. A massive number of new signals have been discovered coming from

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September 12, 2018 Science

Exquisite spiral galaxy shines in new ESO image

Astronomers have captured a striking view of the galaxy NGC 3981, which is revealed shining with the light of energetic

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