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‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ explosion will bring a new star to the night sky
CNN via AOL· 3 hours agoAstronomers are anticipating the appearance of a “new star” triggered by an explosive event that...
Astronomers Should Take a Deeper Look at Naming
Scientific American· 8 hours agoIn 2002 then NASA administrator Sean O’Keefe announced that the upcoming Next Generation Space Telescope, the pride of the agency and a promise of...
Youthful galaxy in the early universe was a heavy metal rebel
Space via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWhile the carbon in GS-z12 is confirmed as the earliest metal, the galaxy may not hold the record...
How the Webb and Gaia missions bring a new perspective on galaxy formation
Ars Technica· 1 day agoIn a feat of galactic archeology, astronomers are using ever more detailed information to trace the...
7 potential 'alien megastructures' spotted in our galaxy are not what they seem
LiveScience· 22 hours agoA team of astronomers combed through a collection of odd stars that are candidates for Dyson spheres — artificial constructs designed by aliens to leech energy from stars.
Physicist's gravity revelation may finish 'endless search' for dark matter
Newsweek· 5 hours agoDark matter is a hypothetical form of matter, thought to account for 80 percent of the matter in the...
An amateur astronomer had galaxies named after him. Here’s how
Interesting Engineering· 3 days agoInterestingly, Donatiello believes it may be hard for other amateur astronomers to have galaxies...
Mysterious Origins: Polarized Light Transforms Our Understanding of Fast Radio Bursts
SciTechDaily· 5 hours agoThis finding contrasts with earlier studies which suggested that repeating FRBs come from highly...
OPINION: Galaxies galore | McDonald County Press
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette· 5 days agoThroughout April, May, and June, many galaxies can be seen with telescopes of 8 inches or more. At about 9:30 p.m., if you look overhead and a little bit...
Scientists spot massive asteroid collision — in another solar system
Mashable· 10 hours agoBeta Pictoris is known to have two gas giant planets, and is seen as a place where rocky worlds...