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Blinking Radio Pulses From Space Hint at a Cosmic Object That ‘Shouldn’t Exist’
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhen some of the biggest stars reach the end of their lives, they explode in spectacular supernovas and …
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A Bright ‘Sun-Skirting’ Comet Will Grace Southern Skies This Week. Here’s How to See It
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesHot on the heels of a spectacular comet late last year, another celestial visitor is set to put …
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Why Is One Half of Mars So Different to the Other? ‘Marsquakes’ May Have Just Revealed the Answer
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesMars is home to perhaps the greatest mystery of the Solar System: the so-called Martian dichotomy, which has …
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A Total Eclipse of the Moon, Saturn’s Rings ‘Disappear,’ Meteors, and More: Your Guide to the Southern Sky in 2025
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn addition to the annual parade of star pictures or constellations passing above our heads each night, there …
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Astronomers’ World-First Discovery: Twin Stars Trapped in Galactic Black Hole Orbit
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAt the center of the Milky Way is a supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A*. It is roughly …
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Astronomers Have Pinpointed the Origin of Mysterious Repeating Radio Bursts From Space
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesSlowly repeating bursts of intense radio waves from space have puzzled astronomers since they were discovered in 2022. …
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A 4.45 Billion-Year-Old Crystal From Mars Reveals the Planet Had Water From the Beginning
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWater is ubiquitous on Earth — about 70 percent of Earth’s surface is covered by the stuff. Water …
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Egg-Shaped Galaxies May Be Aligned to the Black Holes at Their Hearts, Astronomers Find
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesBlack holes don’t have many identifying features. They come in one color (black) and one shape (spherical). The …
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Astronomers Just Found Complex Carbon Molecules in Space — a Step Closer to Deciphering the Origins of Life
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesA team led by researchers at MIT in the United States has discovered large molecules containing carbon in …