Astronomy Betelgeuse has a tiny companion star hidden in plain sight Betelgeuse has a sequel — in the form of a companion star that's about the same mass as the sun, orbiting it about once every ...
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A century ago, radio astronomy didn’t exist. But since the 1930s, it has uncovered cosmic secrets from planets next door and the faint glow of the universe’s beginnings.
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Astronomy. Probe the vast reaches of space, virtually! Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar. Home. Forums. Space ...
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Exoplanet astronomy is on firmer ground now. Its leading figures have won MacArthur “genius” grants. Pioneer planet-finders Mayor and Queloz won the 2019 Nobel Prize in physics .
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Astronomers may have spotted the first known planet in another galaxy. The potential world, called M51-ULS-1b, orbits both a massive star and a dead star in the Whirlpool galaxy, about 28 million ...
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The Hubble Space Telescope and its breathtaking views of the universe exist in part because of a practice called the Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics. The astronomy community anxiously awaits next Decadal Survey update the to see the latest recommendations from a 50-plus year process that has led to some of the most groundbreaking and iconic projects in modern astronomical history ...
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Astronomy How a 19th century astronomer can help you watch the total solar eclipse Astronomer Maria Mitchell’s observations of total solar eclipses from more than 100 years ago hold tips that ...
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Astronomy is a branch of science that researches everything in the universe beyond our Earth's atmosphere. This includes things like other planets in our solar system, moons, stars, and even distant galaxies and black holes.
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Astronomy JWST’s hunt for distant galaxies keeps turning up surprises In its first year, the James Webb Space Telescope has found many galaxies from the early universe that are bigger, brighter ...
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Astronomy Barnard’s star has at least one planet orbiting it after all After decades of searching, a telltale gravitational wobble points to an exoplanet orbiting the nearby red dwarf every 3.15 ...
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