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Astronomers have discovered that many of the star-forming regions we see in the sky actually seem to form an…
Feb 19 2019
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Scientists have discovered a nearby “stellar stream” containing thousands of stars spanning the southern sky. They…
Feb 4 2019
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A new analysis of pulsing stars has revealed the Milky Way’s twisted shape.
Nov 14 2018
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It’s the perfect science-fiction device: a hurricane of dark matter. Recent, real-life research has demonstrated…
Oct 30 2018
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Should you find yourself in the southern hemisphere beneath dark skies, look up: You’ll see two faint, glowing…
Apr 30 2018
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Space is a chaotic, ever-changing place. But that’s not limited to exploding stars and colliding black holes. Even…
Apr 25 2018
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The European Space Agency’s Gaia spacecraft team has dropped its long-awaited trove of data about 1.7 billion stars.…
Apr 24 2018
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Astronomers from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission will release the biggest map of our galaxy ever tomorrow,…
Dec 22 2016
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For years, scientists have known that Gliese 710 will come excruciatingly close to our Solar System in about a…
Sep 14 2016
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Some may call it excessive, unreasonable, exhibitionist. What kind of masochist wants to stare at a billion…
Feb 6 2014
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This image of twinkling stars is the first picture to be beamed back to Earth by the Gaia telescope—whose mission is…
Jan 13 2014
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Dec 12 2013
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When the Gaia space telescope launches next week, it's going to attempt the biggest astronomy project of all time:…
Jan 3 2013
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Our solar system is positioned near the edge of the Milky Way. It's a nice part of town, sure, but it doesn't allow…
Nov 17 2012
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Ilias Oter is a student at the Academy for Arcane Studies and Material Arts of Cania, but he's no Harry Potter. He's…
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Perhaps requiring your own nuclear reactor to run, the Keian Gaia 1200W is a power supply that not only looks better…