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Cosmic butterfly or interstellar burger? This planet-forming disk is the largest ever seen
Space via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoIt's fitting that IRAS 23077+6707 has some resemblance to the shape of a butterfly; like a...
Newfound 'glitch' in Einstein's relativity could rewrite the rules of the universe, study suggests
Live Science via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoEinstein's theory of general relativity is our best description of the universe at large scales, but...
Moms, modern astronomers and Master Gardeners: 7 events for this weekend
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 7 days agoMay 9—Spring is the time when migratory birds return from their winter digs. You can learn more about their journey and how you can attract birds to your habitat at the Botanic Garden. Birds ...
Researchers discover the universe's oldest stars in our own galactic backyard
Science Daily· 2 days agoThe team spotted the stars in the Milky Way's "halo" -- the cloud of stars that envelopes the entire main galactic disk. Based on the team's analysis, the three stars formed between 12 and 13 ...
Do Clashing Galaxies Create Odd Radio Circles?
Universe Today· 4 days agoWithin the last five years, astronomers have discovered a new type of astronomical phenomenon that exists on vast scales – larger than whole galaxies....
The Webb Telescope Just Stumbled Upon A Lava Planet Twice the Size of Earth
Inverse· 2 days agoThe lava world 55 Cancri e doesn’t have an atmosphere of vaporized rock after all, according to...
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will hunt for tiny black holes left over from the Big Bang
Space via Yahoo News· 7 days agoPrimordial black holes left over from the Big Bang and no wider than a dime could be a prime target...
The Webb Space Telescope found a nearby planet with an atmosphere
Quartz· 7 days agoScientists have spotted a rocky exoplanet with a possible atmosphere, which they believe may be...
The Sky This Week from May 10 to 17: Catch some comets
Astronomy Magazine· 6 days agoComets PanSTARRS and Olbers are visible in the evening sky and the Moon briefly covers a bright star...
Discover Le Havre, Where Impressionism Was Born
New York Times· 6 days agoThe movement was named for a seascape Monet painted in this often-overlooked city, France’s largest seaport. As the fog of dawn lifted one morning in...