Astronomy
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Astronomy
Pictures of young star show unusual outbursts
Ejections from stellar newborn move faster and in different directions than astronomers thought.
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Space
Belief in multiverse requires exceptional vision
If you can’t see it, it doesn’t exist. That’s an old philosophy, one that many scientists swallowed whole. But as Ziva David of NCIS would say, it’s total salami. After all, you can’t see bacteria and viruses, but they can still kill you. Yet some scientists still invoke that philosophy to deny the scientific status […]
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Astronomy
Magnetic field of black hole measured
Pulsar near Milky Way’s center makes first assessment of this type possible.
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Astronomy
Milky Way’s black hole pulling in gas cloud
Galaxy's maw begins to tear apart and change the velocity of an approaching object.
By Andrew Grant -
Astronomy
The solar system has a tail
Clover-shaped clumps of charged particles extend billions of kilometers in our wake.
By Andrew Grant -
Astronomy
Clouds may keep exoplanets cool
Even when close to their stars, other worlds could harbor liquid water.
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Astronomy
Cradled galaxies betray violent past
Hubble snaps ‘the Penguin’ and its egg-shaped companion.
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Astronomy
Hubble finds hints of a planet oddly far-flung from its star
If confirmed, the dark gap in space debris will challenge astronomers' theories.
By Andrew Grant -
Planetary Science
Gone perhaps, but Kepler won’t soon be forgotten
Astronomers look forward to building on the planet-hunting telescope's discoveries.
By Andrew Grant -
Space
Kepler mission may be over
The planet-hunting telescope has been crippled by the failure of two out of four pointing devices.
By Andrew Grant -
Astronomy
Most Earthlike planets yet seen bring Kepler closer to its holy grail
Space telescope finds globes that, compared with our world, are slightly larger and orbit a smaller star.
By Andrew Grant