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Astronomers Catch Unprecedented Features at Brink of Active Black Hole
International teams of astronomers monitoring a supermassive black hole in the heart of a distant galaxy have detected features never…
NASA’s NEOWISE Spacecraft Re-Enters Atmosphere, But More Discoveries Await!
NASA’s NEOWISE (Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) spacecraft re-entered and burned up in Earth’s atmosphere on Friday night, as…
For the First Time Hubble Directly Measures Mass of a Lone White Dwarf
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have for the first time directly measured the mass of a single, isolated white…
Types
Types of Stars The universe’s stars range in brightness, size, color, and behavior. Some types change into others very quickly,…
The Lives, Times, and Deaths of Stars
Who among us doesn’t covertly read tabloid headlines when we pass them by? But if you’re really looking for a…
When Dwarfs Meet Giants and Other True Cosmic Fairy Tales
It’s easy to get lost in fantasy worlds through science-fiction movies and novels, but did you know that some of…
