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This is Kind of Sad. Astronomers Find a Failed Star Orbiting a Dead Star

15 Jun , 2017 by

A study by a team of international astronomers spotted something truly rare – a failed star orbiting a star near the end of its life

Astronomers Measure the Mass of a White Dwarf, and Prove Einstein was Right… Again

8 Jun , 2017 by

Using the Hubble Space Telescope, a team of NASA astronomers has repeated an old experiment that was used to confirm General Relativity

What Are Multiple Star Systems?

What Are Multiple Star Systems?

29 Nov , 2016 by

Not all stars are alone. Some come in pairs and more. And when there are multiple stars in a system, watch the cosmic sparks fly.

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What Is A Nova?

What is a Nova?

20 Oct , 2016 by

We’ve talked about supernovae plenty of times, but what about just regular, plain old novae? What are they, and how are they different from the star destroying explosions we know and love?

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Bright Binocular Nova Discovered in Lupus

25 Sep , 2016 by

A powerful explosion on an otherwise obscure star in the constellation Lupus is now bright enough to see in binoculars.

What are Quark Stars?

25 Jul , 2016 by

Astronomers have theorized there could be an intermediate stage between neutron stars and black holes called quark stars. Are they out there?

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Can Stars Be Cold?

26 May , 2016 by

Stars are hot, we know that, everyone knows that. But are there “cold stars”? It all depends on what you mean by the word “cold” and the word “star”.

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An Old Glass Plate Hints at a Potential New Exoplanet Discovery

28 Apr , 2016 by

How astronomers found an potentially new and exciting exoplanetary system lurking on a glass plate stored away for nearly a century.

Who Discovered Helium?

14 Mar , 2016 by

In addition to its many commercial and scientific uses, helium is one of the most plentiful elements in our universe, second only to hydrogen gas.

Messier 4 (M4) – The NGC 6121 Globular Cluster

22 Feb , 2016 by

During the late 18th century, Charles Messier began to notice that a series of “nebulous” objects in the night sky that he originally mistook for comets. In time, he would notice that they were in fact something significantly different. With the hope of preventing other astronomers from making the same mistake, he began compiling a […]

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