A brightly burning meteor was seen plunging from the sky in wide areas of Japan, capturing attention on television and social media.
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NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered 21 planets outside our solar system and captured data on other interesting events occurring in the southern sky during its first year of science. TESS has ...
Astronomy
Jul 26, 2019
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Wondering about that New Year's Resolution to get more exercise?
Astronomy
Jan 9, 2019
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A study published recently in Nature has revealed the presence of a hitherto undetected component of the universe—large masses of gas surrounding distant galaxies. An international team from some 10 scientific institutions ...
Astronomy
Oct 3, 2018
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Earlier this year, on a quiet Sunday night, my colleague Jack and I found the fastest-growing supermassive black hole in the known universe. We were fortunate to be part of the team that made one of the greatest discoveries ...
Astronomy
Aug 7, 2018
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A boulder-sized asteroid designated 2018 LA was discovered Saturday morning, June 2, and was determined to be on a collision course with Earth, with impact just hours away. Because it was very faint, the asteroid was estimated ...
Space Exploration
Jun 4, 2018
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This planetary nebula is called PK 329-02.2 and is located in the constellation of Norma in the southern sky. It is also sometimes referred to as Menzel 2, or Mz 2, named after the astronomer Donald Menzel who discovered ...
Astronomy
Oct 12, 2015
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WA scientists are using telescopes to drill holes in the universe to unlock how galaxies have evolved.
Astronomy
Mar 21, 2014
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(Phys.org) —This image, speckled with blue, white and yellow light, shows part of the spiral galaxy IC 5052. Surrounded in the image by foreground stars in our own galaxy, and distant galaxies beyond, it emits a bright ...
Astronomy
Mar 11, 2013
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(Phys.org) —It may look like something from "The Lord of the Rings," but this fiery swirl is actually a planetary nebula known as ESO 456-67. Set against a backdrop of bright stars, the rust-colored object lies in the constellation ...
Astronomy
Mar 4, 2013
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