Astronomy

Lunar, Solar Eclipses Hold Secrets to Other Worlds

[/caption] Want to know about the atmospheres of planets around other stars, and the stars themselves? Start at home. A…

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Astronomers Announce First Newborn Stars at Milky Way’s Core

[/caption] Astronomers have found the first evidence of newborn stars at the center of the Milky Way, a region once…

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Ultracool Stars Orbit Crazily Around, Outside the Milky Way

[/caption] A recently discovered type of star called ultracool subdwarfs have unusual and wild orbits unlike any ever encountered, with…

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The Curious Case of the Shrinking Star

The red supergiant star Betelgeuse is undoubtedly enormous. But it’s shrinking, and astronomers aren’t sure why. Researchers at the University…

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Volcanoes in Hawaii

[/caption] The Hawaiian Island chain is a group of islands formed by the constant eruption of a volcanic hotspot underneath…

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Scoria

[/caption] Scoria is a kind of rock produced by volcanic activity. Like pumice, it forms when lava which is rich…

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Astronomers Predict Birth of a New Star

[/caption] A computer simulation of the dark nebula Barnard 68 suggests the cloud will collapse into a brand new star…

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The Strange Case of Supernova SN2008ha

[/caption] Almost immediately after it was discovered last November by 14-year-old Caroline Moore of the Puckett Observatory Supernova Search Team,…

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Beauty and the Beast: The Corona Australis Nebula by Eddie Trimarchi

[/caption] Embedded in the Southern Crown some 424 light years away from us resides an area of incredible beauty surrounded…

15 years ago

Watch Press Conferences Live From AAS

Wish you were at the A A S conference in Pasadena, California? You can watch the press conferences today live,…

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