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Astronomers finally know why stars born from the same cloud aren't identical twins
SPACE.com· 2 hours ago"The universe loves diversity!"
Orion's erupting star system reveals its secrets
Phys.org· 2 hours agoThe strange phenomenon inspired a new classification of stars sharing the same name (FUor stars). It is now understood that this brightening is due to...
Webb captures iconic Horsehead Nebula in unprecedented detail
Phys.org· 2 hours agoRising from turbulent waves of dust and gas is the Horsehead Nebula, otherwise known as Barnard 33,...
Astronomers fight to save a major X-ray space telescope
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 4 days ago“It's a huge monetary and environmental toll to put an observatory up in space, so I think it’s...
Spiraling Secrets: Unveiling the X-Ray Mysteries of Dwarf Galaxy IC 776
SciTechDaily· 10 hours agoIC 776, a dwarf galaxy located in the Virgo galaxy cluster, is the subject of intensive study due to...
Protecting the darkness in Chile’s Atacama desert
Salon.com· 1 day agoGrowing up in Chile’s Atacama Desert, Paulina Villalobos thought the Milky Way’s presence in the pristine starry skies was a given. The extraordinary...
Earth's near miss with an asteroid that left 14-mile wide crater on Moon
Daily Express· 4 hours agoThe Earth had a near miss with an asteroid that left a 14-mile wide crater on the Moon - with the...
MeerKAT: The South African radio telescope that's transformed our understanding of the cosmos
Phys.org· 6 days agoIn the heart of this landscape, near the small Northern Cape town of Carnarvon, the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory operates a technological marvel that has transformed ...
Just a day after Voyager's resurrection NASA got into trouble with another iconic spacecraft
Neowin· 7 hours agoSpace exploration represents a tremendous technical challenge, particularly when it involves...
Scientists Think They Know How Pluto Got Its Mysterious Heart
Popular Mechanics via AOL· 6 days agoTheir peer-reviewed research appears now in Nature Astronomy. Combining existing knowledge of earth...