Chinese scientists are building the world’s most powerful widefield survey telescope of its class in the northern hemisphere …
outer space
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Since its discovery in 2017, an air of mystery has surrounded the first known interstellar object to visit …
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The Earth, the solar system, the entire Milky Way, and the few thousand galaxies closest to us move …
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Researchers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have observed an extreme planet where they suspect it rains iron. …
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It is already hard to believe that there is ice on Mercury, where daytime temperatures reach 400°C, or …
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Late last year, news broke that the star Betelgeuse was fading significantly, ultimately dropping to around 40 percent of …
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Space
Student Finds 17 New Planets, Including Potentially Habitable, Earth-Sized World
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesUniversity of British Columbia astronomy student Michelle Kunimoto has discovered 17 new planets, including a potentially habitable, Earth-sized …
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Space
Exoplanet With 18-Hour Orbit Around Its Sun on Edge of Destruction
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAstronomers have observed an exoplanet orbiting a star in just over 18 hours, the shortest orbital period ever …
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Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have captured the unprecedented dimming of Betelgeuse, a red supergiant star …
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An international team of astronomers led by scientists at the University of California, Riverside, has found an unusual …