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Wolf-Rayet 104 'pinwheel' star reveals a surprise (and some relief)
A recent study reveals that the famous Wolf-Rayet 104 "pinwheel star" holds more mystery but is even less likely to be the potential "death star" it was once thought to be.
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What's the deadliest part of a supernova explosion?
What's the deadliest part of a supernova explosion? To estimate this we have to look at what the actual destructive capabilities are of a supernova. As in, what does a supernova produce? And how deadly are those products ...
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Clearest images yet of 380,000-year-old universe reveal cosmic infancy
New research by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) collaboration has produced the clearest images yet of the universe's infancy—the earliest cosmic time yet accessible to humans. Measuring light that traveled for more ...
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Hidden cosmic fuel tank found in infant galaxy cluster
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), along with complementary data from the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX), have discovered a surprisingly large reservoir of molecular gas in a ...
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'Beyond what we'd hoped': SKA-Low's first glimpse of the universe
The first image from the international SKA Observatory's telescope in Australia, SKA-Low, has been released today—a significant milestone in its quest to reveal an unparalleled view of our universe.
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Researchers uncover origin of counterstreaming flows in solar prominences
A recent study has shed new light on the dynamic evolution of solar prominences. By integrating high-resolution observational data from the one-meter New Vacuum Solar Telescope (NVST) with spectral observations from NASA's ...
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Astronomers investigate X-shaped radio galaxy 3C 315
By analyzing the data from Leahy's atlas of double radio-sources and NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED), Serbian astronomers have explored an X-shaped radio galaxy designated 3C 315. Results of the new study, published ...
European star-gazing agency says Chile green power plant will ruin its view
Europe's ESO astrophysics agency said Monday that a giant green energy project billed for Chile's Atacama desert—home to the world's darkest skies—will spoil its view of the stars and threaten its science mission.
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Four small planets discovered around one of the closest stars to Earth—an expert explains what we know
Barnard's Star is a small, dim star of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is one of the closest stars to Earth, such that its light takes only six years to get here, it is too faint to ...
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AI recognizes the mass of the most energetic particles of cosmic radiation
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) scares many people as neural networks, modeled after the human brain, are so complex that even experts do not understand them. However, the risk to society of applying opaque algorithms ...
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Mar 17, 2025
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New Horizons needs a new flyby target—Vera Rubin can help
Exploration of the outer solar system may be getting a boost from the Vera Rubin Observatory (VRO). When this gigantic telescope opens its eye later in 2025, it begins a decade-long survey of the ever-changing sky. As part ...
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Mar 17, 2025
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What will the Betelgeuse supernova be like—and will it hurt us?
When Beetlejuice goes off, it's going to be the show of a lifetime. But it's not going to hurt us.
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Mar 17, 2025
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Pallas family asteroids reveal unique blue spectroscopic profiles
Despite their overall similarities, asteroids are usually pretty distinct from one another. Vesta has a very different spectroscopic profile than Psyche, for example. So it might come as no surprise that another of the main ...
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Mar 17, 2025
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Watching the power of supermassive black holes with X-ray interferometers
X-ray astronomy is a somewhat neglected corner of the more general field of astronomy. The biggest names in telescopes, like Hubble and James Webb, don't even touch that bandwidth. And Chandra, the most capable space-based ...
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Mar 17, 2025
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How radiation from black holes could have a nurturing effect on life
At the center of most large galaxies, including our own Milky Way, sits a supermassive black hole. Interstellar gas periodically falls into the orbit of these bottomless pits, switching the black hole into active galactic ...
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Mar 17, 2025
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Unveiling the cosmic choreography that shapes the size and location of sub-Neptunes
A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State. The research team used data from NASA's ...
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Mar 17, 2025
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New analysis confirms severe damage from industrial complex planned near Paranal Observatory
An in-depth technical analysis by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has evaluated the impact of the INNA megaproject on the facilities at the Paranal Observatory, Chile—and the results are alarming. The analysis reveals ...
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Mar 17, 2025
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A 'surprisingly large' disk galaxy discovered in the early universe
An international team has discovered a giant spiral disk galaxy in the early cosmos which is three times larger than similar galaxies of the same epoch.
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Mar 17, 2025
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How heavy are neutron stars at birth? We now know the answer
An international team of astrophysicists from China and Australia has for the first time determined how massive neutron stars are when they are born.
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Mar 17, 2025
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Two new brown dwarfs discovered with TESS
An international team of astronomers reports the detection of two new brown dwarfs orbiting distant stars using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). The newfound objects are about 30 times more massive than ...
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