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The Number of Asteroids We Could Visit and Explore Has Just Doubled
There’s a famous line from Shakespeare’s Hamlet that says “There are more things in heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are…
What Are The Most Famous Stars?
While there are untold billions of celestial objects visible in the nighttime sky, some of them are better known than…
‘Lopsided’ Supernova Could Be Responsible for Rogue Hypervelocity Stars
Hypervelocity stars have been observed traversing the Galaxy at extreme velocities (700 km/s), but the mechanisms that give rise to such phenomena…
Why Does The Milky Way Rotate?
We live in a galaxy that is called the Milky Way. It's called a barred spiral galaxy, which means that…
Two Stars On A Death Spiral Set To Detonate As A Supernova
Two white dwarfs circle around one other, locked in a fatal tango. With an intimate orbit and a hefty combined mass, the pair is ultimately…
Don’t Look At Black Holes Too Closely, They Might Disappear
We've come a long way in 13.8 billion years; but despite our impressively extensive understanding of the Universe, there are still…
How Do We Study The Sun?
A quick think about optical astronomy would have you imagine that most of it takes place at night. Isn't that…
You’ve Never Seen the Phases of the Moon from This Perspective: The Far Side
Sometimes, it seems to be a cosmic misfortune that we only get to view the universe from a singular vantage…
An Even Closer View of Ceres Shows Multiple White Spots Now
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has acquired its latest and closest-yet snapshot of the mysterious dwarf planet world Ceres. These latest images,…
What Is A Wolf-Rayet Star?
Wolf-Rayet stars represent a final burst of activity before a huge star begins to die. These stars, which are at…