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This week, astronomers spotted the third known interstellar visitor to our Solar System. First detected by the Asteroid …
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How Do Scientists Calculate the Probability That an Asteroid Could Hit Earth
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesI was preparing for my early morning class back in January 2025 when I received a notice regarding …
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A Strange Bright Burst in Space Baffled Astronomers for More Than a Year. Now, They’ve Solved the Mystery
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAround midday on June 13, 2024, my colleagues and I were scanning the skies when we thought we …
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Astronomers Thought the Milky Way Was Doomed to Crash Into Andromeda. Now They’re Not So Sure
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesFor years, astronomers have predicted a dramatic fate for our galaxy: a head-on collision with Andromeda, our nearest …
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Elon Musk Promises More Risky Launches After Sixth Starship Failure
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhat goes up must come down, yet another of SpaceX’s Starships, the biggest and most powerful type of …
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X-Rays Have Revealed a Mysterious Cosmic Object Never Before Seen in Our Galaxy
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn a new study published in Nature, we report the discovery of a new long-period transient — and, …
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For Making Stars, It’s Not Just How Much Gas a Galaxy Has That Matters — It’s Where It’s Hiding
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesGalaxies are often described as vast star factories, churning out new suns from clouds of gas. For decades, …
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From GPS to Weather Forecasts: The Hidden Ways Australia Relies on Foreign Satellites
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesYou have probably used space at least 20 times today. Satellites let you buy a coffee with your …
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For 100 Years, We Have Marvelled at Planetariums. Here’s a Brief History of How Humans Brought the Stars Indoors
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesPicture this: a small audience is quietly ushered into a darkened room. They gasp in awe as a …
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More Than 50 Years After Trying to Reach Venus, a Failed Soviet Spacecraft Is About to Return to Earth
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesDuring the height of the Cold War in the 1960s and 1970s, the USSR launched 29 spacecraft toward …