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Phoenix exoplanet’s puffy atmosphere survives red giant star
EarthSky· 5 days agoAstronomers have discovered a new “hot Neptune” exoplanet, using the TESS space telescope and W.M....
'Once-in-a-lifetime event': Explosion in space to look like new star, NASA says
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoThe "star" is an explosion, also known as a nova event, that happens around once every 80 years. It will be so bright that it can be seen with the naked eye, said NASA. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime ...
NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope captures closest super star cluster to Earth (image)
Space via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoWesterlund 1 also has a mass equivalent to as many as 100,000 suns, and it is one of the few...
Astronomers Await Rare Cosmic Explosion Set to Occur This Summer
ExtremeTech· 16 hours agoThe night sky will appear to gain a new star this summer when T Coronae Borealis, or T CrB, undergoes its first nova in this millennium. For a few days, skygazers can spot T CrB without binoculars ...
Private Odysseus moon lander reveals which Earth 'technosignatures' aliens might see
Space via Yahoo News· 1 day agoBy looking at Earth as an exoplanet, astronomers hope to search for similar fingerprints coming from...
James Webb telescope discovers most distant supernova ever seen
Live Science via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoThe James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a supernova dating to just 1.8 billion years after the...
Amateur astronomers confirm 'warm Jupiter' exoplanet
Astronomy Magazine· 7 days agoNow a network of citizen scientists has confirmed one of those exoplanets, a “warm Jupiter” sitting about 300 light-years away, that represents an...
Greg Quicke: Australia's 'Space Gandalf' astronomer dies aged 62
BBC News· 7 days agoAn Australian astronomer who appeared on the BBC's Stargazing Live alongside Professor Brian Cox,...
Australia's 'Space Gandalf' astronomer dies aged 62
BBC via Yahoo News· 7 days agoGreg Quicke used his self-taught astronomy knowledge to become a popular figure on TV [BBC] An Australian astronomer who appeared on the BBC's Stargazing...
Witness the rare T Coronae Borealis nova this summer
Beaumont Enterprise· 9 hours agoHeads up sky gazers, this summer, a rare once in a lifetime event is anticipated to occur, resulting in professional and amateur astronomers alike...