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For the First Time, Astronomers Have Found a Star That Survived its Companion Exploding as Supernova

Using the Hubble Space telescope a team of astronomers have found the companion of a supernova for the first time,…

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Messier 68 – the NGC 4590 Globular Cluster

Located in the Hydra constellation, roughly 33,000 light years from Earth, is the globular cluster known as Messier 68

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Astronomers See a Pileup of 14 Separate Galaxies in the Early Universe

Using the ALMA array, international team of scientists recently observed 14 galaxies in the early Universe that are about to…

6 years ago

By Jove: Jupiter at Opposition for 2018

It's a question I've fielded lots this weekend leading up to last night's April Pink Full Moon, and one I…

6 years ago

Jeff Bezos Says The New Shepard Will Soar Next on Sunday. Here’s How to Watch It Live.

The 8th test flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket - a major step towards the development of space tourism…

6 years ago

Dream About the Future of Big Telescopes; Monster Space Telescopes That Could Fly by the 2030s

At the recent 2020 Decadal Survey for Astrophysics, four next-generation space telescopes were selected for future development

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Thanks to a Massive Release from Gaia, we now Know Where 1.7 BILLION Stars are in the Milky Way

Thanks to the second release of Gaia data, we now know the positions, distances and motions of 1.7 billion stars…

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Asteroids Smack Jupiter More Often Than Astronomers Thought

Are you keeping a eye on Jupiter? The King of the Planets, Jove presents a swirling upper atmosphere full of…

6 years ago

How Many Planets is TESS Going to Find?

According to a new study, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite is estimated to find over 4000 planets during its first…

6 years ago

I Can’t Stop Watching This Amazing Animation from Comet 67P

Using images taken by the Rosetta spacecraft, a twitter user created a stunning video that shows what it is like…

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