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This Star has been Kicked Out of the Milky Way. It Knows What It Did.
The Iridium Flare Era is About to End
Fast-forward to 2019, and the age of the predictable Iridium flare may be coming to an end. Already, scrolling through Heavens-Above reveals very few Iridium flares for the coming months, and these familiar nighttime flashes may become a thing of the past come 2020.
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This is the Final Photograph from Opportunity
Weekly Space Hangout: Mar 13, 2019 - Dr. Luisa Rebull, Spitzer, and Star Formation
This is What It'll Look Like When the Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxies Collide Billions of Years from Now
China's Lunar Rover Wakes Up and Gets to Work for its 3rd Lunar Day
Using Black Holes to Conquer Space: The Halo Drive!
According to a new study, black holes could be used as a gravitational slingshot, allowing for interstellar space exploration.
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Carnival of Space #602
Jupiter or Earth? Which One's Which, and Why Do They Look so Similar?
Now You Can See MU69 in Thrilling 3D
The New Horizons team has released new images that take advantage of the "binocular effect" to create 3D impressions of Ultima Thule.
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A Newer, More Accurate Measurement Sets the Mass of the Milky Way at 1.5 Trillion Solar Masses
Astronomy Cast Ep. 521: The Deep Space Network
Messier 80 - the NGC 6093 Globular Cluster
Located in the Scorpius constellation, roughly 32,600 light years from Earth, is the globular cluster known as Messier 80.
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Massive Photons Could Explain Dark Matter, But Don't
Pluto and Charon Don't Have Enough Small Craters
The New Horizons team just shared new findings about the lack of small craters on Pluto and Charon's surface, which reveal things about the Kuiper Belt.
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It Took 10 Years to Confirm the First Planet Ever Found by Kepler
Ho-Hum. More Boring Success for SpaceX as Crew Dragon Splashes Down
This is an Actual Photograph of the Shock Waves from Supersonic Jets Interacting with Each Other
Weekly Space Hangout: Mar 06, 2019 - Dr. Jeff Morgenthaler of the Planetary Science Institute
You're in This Picture. It's a Selfie Taken by SpaceIL's Beresheet Lunar Lander on its Way to the Moon
