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What’s Inside Jupiter?
Jupiter is like a jawbreaker. Dig down beneath the swirling clouds and you'll pass through layer after layer of exotic…
How Do You Jumpstart A Dead Star?
It's a staple of science fiction, restarting our dying star with some kind of atomic superbomb. Why is our Sun…
Could Jupiter Become A Star?
NASA’s Galileo spacecraft arrived at Jupiter on December 7, 1995, and proceeded to study the giant planet for almost 8…
Will The Sun Explode?
All stars die, some more violently than others. Once our own Sun has consumed all the hydrogen fuel in its…
How Does a Star Form?
We owe our entire existence to the Sun. Well, it and the other stars that came before. As they died,…
Stacking Galactic Signals Reveals A Clearer Universe
Very similar to stacking astronomy images to achieve a better picture, researchers from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research…
LRO Makes a Map of the Moon’s Water
The Moon might seem like a poor place to hunt for water, but in fact there's a decent amount of…
“Cool” Gas May Be At The Root Of Sunspots
[/caption] Although well over 40 years old, the Dunn Solar Telescope at Sunspot, New Mexico isn't going to be looking…