Our Milky Way galaxy is an awe-inspiring feature of the night sky, viewable with the naked eye as …
outer space
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Environment
Why Is the Sky Dark at Night? A Question that Transformed Our Understanding of the Universe
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAs dawn rose over the German city of Bremen on May 7, 1823, Heinrich Olbers put the finishing …
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Space
Betelgeuse Is Continuing to Behave Mysteriously: What Would Happen if It Exploded?
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThe bright, red star Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion has shown some unexpected behavior. In late 2019 and …
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Space
Astronomers Have Found Life-Supporting Molecules Called Phosphates on Enceladus
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThe search for habitable conditions beyond Earth has just become more interesting with the discovery on Saturn’s moon …
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Astronomers have been working to better understand the galactic environments of fast radio bursts (FRBs) — intense, momentary …
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Space
For the First Time, Astronomers Have Detected a Radio Signal From the Massive Explosion of a Dying White Dwarf
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhen stars like our Sun die, they tend to go out with a whimper and not a bang …
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Space
New Look at ‘Einstein Rings’ Around Distant Galaxies Just Got Us Closer to Solving the Dark Matter Debate
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesPhysicists believe most of the matter in the universe is made up of dark matter, an invisible substance …
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The coastal town of Exmouth in Western Australia experienced one of the most spectacular astronomical phenomena on April …
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Finding life on other planets might well be the holy grail of astronomy, but the hunt for suitable …
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Space
A Unique Collaboration Using ‘The Event Horizon Telescope’ Shows How Science Is Changing in the 21st Century
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration produced the first-ever image of a black hole, stunning the …