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Cosmic butterfly or interstellar burger? This planet-forming disk is the largest ever seen
SPACE.com· 35 minutes agoThe object, known as IRAS 23077+6707, was originally cataloged as a source of infrared emission by the Infrared Astronomy Satellite (IRAS) in the 1980s. Then in 2016, while conducting a survey ...
Supernova-filled galaxy dazzles in new Hubble Telescope image
SPACE.com· 7 hours agoAfter an awe-filled weekend of the strongest northern lights in 20 years, our aurora fever is slowly dying down — but, if you are searching for an excuse to admire some cosmic marvels once again ...
NASA discovers atmosphere around rocky planet outside our solar system
TweakTown· 3 days agoNASA has confirmed the James Webb Space Telescope may have detected atmospheric gases around a...
New telescope images reveal ghostly 'God's Hand' in Milky Way reaching across the cosmos
WCVB Boston· 3 days agoWhat appears to be a ghostly hand reaching across the universe toward a defenseless spiral galaxy in...
Our Galaxy’s Neighborhood Seems More Crowded Than Expected – This Might Be A Big Problem
IFLScience· 9 hours agoThe precise number is difficult to estimate – the galaxies are small and dim, and they end up...
The surface of this volcanic exoplanet is hotter than some stars
Space via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA fiery planet hovers near an enormous fiery star. An exoplanet covered in so many volcanoes that...
Astronomers find the biggest known batch of planet ingredients swirling around young star
Seattle Times· 1 day agoThe diameter of this colossal disk is roughly 3,300 times the distance between Earth and the sun, with enough gas and dust to form super-sized planets in far-flung orbits, the U.S. and German ...
Astronomers find the biggest known batch of planet ingredients swirling around young star
Detroit News· 1 day agoThe diameter of this colossal disk is roughly 3,300 times the distance between Earth and the sun, with enough gas and dust to form super-sized planets in far-flung orbits, the U.S. and German ...
Strange, red-glowing planet may be 'melting from within,' scientists report
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAn illustration of a glowing planet. A newly discovered planet in a faraway star system appears to...
This giant gas planet is as fluffy and puffy as cotton candy
WJTV Jackson· 1 day agoCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have identified a planet that’s bigger than Jupiter yet surprisingly as fluffy and light as cotton candy. The exoplanet has exceedingly low density for its s…