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Two More Earth-Sized Planets Discovered by Kepler, Orbiting Former Red Giant Star
[/caption] Amid all of the news last week regarding the discovery by Kepler of two Earth-sized planets orbiting another star,…
Astronomers Find the Most Supermassive Black Holes Yet
[/caption] For years, astronomer Karl Gebhardt and graduate student Jeremy Murphy at The University of Texas at Austin have been…
Asteroid 2005 YU55: See It For Yourself!
[/caption] It's already been stated several times here on Universe Today that 2005 YU55, a 400-meter-wide roughly spherical asteroid, will…
Three New Planets and a Mystery Object Found Orbiting Dying Stars
[/caption] Some interesting new additions to the exoplanet family were announced last week by astronomers from Penn State University. While…
“Impossible” Star Exists in Cosmic Forbidden Zone
[/caption] Astronomers say a newly found star should not exist and is in the “forbidden zone” of a widely accepted…
Shiny New Supernova Spotted in Nearby Galaxy
[/caption] Literally an event of stellar proportions, a new Type Ia supernova has been identified in a spiral galaxy 25…
Hubble Finds “Oddball” Stars in Milky Way Hub
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope to peer deep into the central bulge of our galaxy have found a population…
Southern Cross Constellation
[/caption]For the lucky residents of the Southern Hemisphere, or those fortunate enough to enjoy a vacation in Hawaii or Cancun,…
Twinkle Twinkle Little Missing Stars, How I Wonder Where you are?
[/caption] ‘Twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are?’ This nursery rhyme is one of the best loved…
Dissolving Star Systems Create Mess in Orion
For young stars, stellar outflows are the rule. T Tauri stars and other young stars eject matter in generally collimated…