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For decades, astronomers have known that the Milky Way galaxy is on a collision course with the neighboring Andromeda spiral galaxy. What was unknown [ Read More ] »
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Astronomers have discovered 28 new planets outside of our solar system, increasing to 236 the number of known exoplanets, revealing that planets can [ Read More ] »
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University of Michigan astronomers combined light from four widely separated telescopes to produce the first picture showing surface details on a sun-like star beyond our solar system. The image of [ Read More ] »
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There comes a time in every debunker’s life when they are threatened with a lawsuit. It’s the bar mitzvah of skepticism. The story is generally the same. Skeptic writes an article debunking some form [ Read More ] »
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The hole is nearly a billion light-years across. It is not a black hole, which is a small sphere of densely packed matter. Rather, this one is mostly devoid of stars, gas and other normal matter, and it's also strangely empty of the mysterious "da [ Read More ] »
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How to get kids interested in astronomy and avoid the pitfalls that could cause them to get frustrated and quit. [ Read More ] »
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Easy, concise article for kids, or for parents to easily explain to their child why Pluto was demoted to dwarf planet, plus some interesting facts on how it got its name, etc. [ Read More ] »
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Astronomers have detected the first planet orbiting a star that has passed through the red giant phase, the massive bloating that befalls sun-like stars when their nuclear fuel begins to run out. [ Read More ] »
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