Black Holes Are Bad News For Tiny Galaxies
While astronomers have only recently been able to spot a black hole directly, there's a lot that scientists think they know about them. For starters,…
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The Milky Way Is A Thief
We often think of our home galaxy, the Milky Way, as being a self-contained collection of stars, planets, gas and dust. Sure, it's going to…
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Nobel Prize Winner Says Mankind Is Doomed To Remain On Earth Forever
Sometime within the next five years or so, NASA plans on sending humans back to the Moon. Looking to the future, NASA is laying the…
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NASA's Juno Orbiter Has To Jump Over Jupiter's Shadow, Or Die Trying
NASA's Juno orbiter has been doing some really great work while in orbit around gas giant Jupiter. The spacecraft has taught scientists a great deal…
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Just Try To Pretend This New NASA Snapshot Isn't The Most Incredible Thing You've Seen Today
With some of the most powerful imaging tools on Earth at its disposal, NASA and its scientists have captured countless lovely images of the cosmos…
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The Hunt For Life On Saturn's Moon Enceladus Just Got A Big Boost
Of all the worlds in our solar system that may harbor some form of life, Saturn's moon Enceladus may be the most exciting. The moon…
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Is There A Black Hole Hiding Right Here In Our Solar System?
Way out on the edge of our solar system something big is lurking that has yet to be identified. Astronomers know it's there because they…
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ISS Astronaut Snaps Incredible Photo Of Incoming Crew Capsule
Earlier this week, the International Space Station welcomed a trio of new travelers. The mission brought NASA's Jessica Meir, Russia's Oleg Skripochka, and Hazzaa Al…
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Astronomers Spot A Trio Of Black Holes On A Devastating Collision Course
Black holes are one of the most interesting features of our universe. So incredibly dense that their gravitational pull can swallow up light itself, they…
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Feast Your Eyes On This 'Dead' Nearby Galaxy, Thanks To Hubble
Galaxies come in all shapes and sizes, and the galaxies most pleasing to the eye are always in the most recognizable shapes. Dramatic spirals with…
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Mars' North Pole Looks So Bizarre In New Photo By ExoMars Orbiter
The Mars we often seen in photos from rovers and orbiters is dry, dusty, and barren, but there are parts of the planet that, when…
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A Pair Of Asteroids Are About To Whiz Past Earth, But We'll Be Fine
One of the great things about having powerful observational tools to scan the heavens is that we have a good chance of spotting potential planet-killing…
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NASA Snapped A New Image Of Saturn, And It's A Real Stunner
Of all the planets in our solar system, most people would agree that Saturn is the most instantly recognizable. Its massive rings make it an…
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Amateur Astronomers May Have Spotted The Second Interstellar Object Ever Found
The astronomy community was buzzing in late 2017 after an object believed to have originated from outside our solar system was spotted speeding around the…
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Japanese Cargo Mission To ISS Scrubbed After Fire
Sending stuff to space is very, very difficult. It can be easy to forget that, especially with the seemingly constant stream of rocket launches we…
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Scientists Spotted A Bizarre X-Ray Blast In A Distant Galaxy
Thanks to ever-advancing observational technology, astronomers can now spot distant galaxies in greater detail than ever before. For scientists, being able to study these distant…
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The Eye Of Hurricane Dorian Looks Absolutely Insane From Space
Hurricane Dorian continues to batter the East Coast of the United States with high winds and plenty of rain, and as the storm creeps slowly…
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ESA Forced To Redirect Satellite After SpaceX Ignores Collision Risk
You'd never be able to tell from the ground, but the area around Earth is getting a bit crowded. Fully functional satellites from NASA, the…
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Astronomers Spot Distant Gas Giant On A Bizarre Journey Around Its Star
In our solar system, each planet has a reasonably well-defined and mostly circular path that it follows around the Sun. This, astronomers think, is true…
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NASA Telescopes Reveal Secrets Of The Dark Sides Of 'Hot Jupiter' Exoplanets
Of all the types of exoplanets researchers have discovered in recent years with ever more powerful telescope technology, the so-called "hot Jupiters" might be the…
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When Aliens Spot Earth, What Will They See?
Researchers have made incredible advancements in the detection and study of exoplanets in recent years, spotting literally thousands of new planets and learning tantalizing details…
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Earth Might Not Be The Best Place For Life After All
In the ongoing search for worlds outside of our solar system, scientists often compare newly-discovered planets with our own as they offer educated guesses about…
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This Inflatable Space Habitat Was Built For Comfort, And Could Travel To Mars
Humans are headed back to the Moon and, eventually, Mars, and for space-faring astronauts, luxury is often the last thing on their mind. Still, orbiting…
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India's Moon Lander Just Snapped Its First Photo Of The Lunar Surface
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has had a big week already. The group's Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft successfully entered orbit around the Moon a few days…
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A Red-Hot Alien World Was Found Orbiting Three Stars
NASA's TESS exoplanet-hunting satellite has already made some incredible discoveries in its first couple of years in service, but its latest find will definitely look…
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Scientists Found Stardust In The Most Unlikely Of Places
Earth has managed to avoid any truly catastrophic impacts from objects in space for quite some time, but that doesn't mean material from the cosmos…
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Scientists Stunned After Spotting Record-Shattering Supernova
Scientists have a pretty good handle on the life cycle of various stars. They know the types of stars that are likely to die in…
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