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NASA is putting an 'artificial star' in orbit around Earth
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 days agoFor example, knowing how hot a host star is can tell you how far an exoplanet must be in order to...
Blue Moon, lunar eclipse, fireballs: Your summer stargazing guide is here
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoCrescent Moon. Aphelion 2024 On July 5, at exactly 1:06 a.m. EDT, our planet will reach the farthest...
Life after stellar death? How life could arise on planets orbiting white dwarfs
SPACE.com· 2 days agoStars do not survive forever, the sun included. In about five billion years, Earth's star will begin...
Something 'kicked' this hypervelocity star racing through the Milky Way at 1.3 million miles per...
SPACE.com· 3 days agoThe star is designated CWISE J124909+362116.0 (J1249+36) and was first detected by citizen science...
Webb observations hint at giant asteroid collision in a nearby planetary system
WKBT La Crosse· 4 days agoThe Beta Pictoris system, located just 63 light-years from Earth, has long intrigued astronomers because of its proximity and age. While our solar system is estimated to be about 4.5 billion ...
Neptune-like planet 'Phoenix' baffles astronomers with its atmosphere
Astronomy Magazine· 3 days agoAstronomers have discovered a planet beyond our solar system that’s so cozy with its host star, its...
Another Planetary Parade Starts on Aug. 23: Spot 6 Planets in the Sky at Once
CNET· 6 days agoDid you miss the June 3 planet parade, when six planets lined up in the sky? In August, stargazers...
To calibrate telescopes on Earth, NASA's launching an 'artificial star' to orbit
Space via Yahoo News· 6 days agoEarlier this week, NASA announced plans to place a small satellite in Earth orbit at a little over...
James Webb Spots Epic Collision Between Giant Asteroids
Futurism via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWorlds Collide In a nearby star system, two giant asteroids apparently slammed into each other in an...
Six planets will align in the night sky on June 3. How to see the 'planetary parade' Lisa Stardust
Lottery Post· 6 days agoNext up, a “parade of planets” will illuminate the sky. Starting June 3, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter,...