Stars are born from huge clouds of mostly hydrogen gas floating in space. Astronomers like me study this …
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Scientists Model Origin of Strange Interstellar Object ‘Oumuamua’
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn 2017, the first interstellar object from beyond our solar system was discovered via the Pan-STARRS astronomical observatory …
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Researchers at the University of Iowa report that the spacecraft Voyager 2 has entered the interstellar medium (ISM), …
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Astronomers have found what could be one of the universe’s oldest stars, a body almost entirely made of …
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Lasers Could Be Used as a Porch Light to Attract Alien Astronomers
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIf extraterrestrial intelligence exists somewhere in our galaxy, a new MIT study proposes that lasers on Earth could, …
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If you’re standing in the Southern Hemisphere on a clear night, you can see two luminous clouds offset …
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In 1977, U.S. space agency NASA launched Voyager 2 into space to explore the vastness of our universe. …
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NASA’s Voyager 2 probe, currently on a journey toward interstellar space, has detected an increase in cosmic rays …