Astronomy

  1. Physics

    Second gravitational wave signal detected

    LIGO has spotted a second set of ripples in the fabric of spacetime.

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  2. Astronomy

    Limestone world gobbled by planet-eating white dwarf

    Debris from a shredded planet points to a world that was once covered in calcium carbonate.

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  3. Astronomy

    Space-based probe passes tests for gravitational wave detection

    The LISA Pathfinder mission has demonstrated that future observatories in space could detect gravitational waves.

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  4. Astronomy

    Space-based probe passes tests for gravitational wave detection

    The LISA Pathfinder mission has demonstrated that future observatories in space could detect gravitational waves.

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  5. Astronomy

    Young exoplanet found nestled close to its star

    Scientists have found one of the youngest exoplanets ever, snuggled up close to its star.

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  6. Astronomy

    Return of superstar supernova raises doubt about its identity

    The brightest supernova on record is back for round two, and might not be a supernova after all.

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  7. Astronomy

    Young sun’s super solar flares helped set early Earth up for life

    Super solar flares may have provided early Earth with planet-warming and life-building molecules.

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  8. Astronomy

    Fast-moving star duo is heading out of the Milky Way

    A pair of hyperfast stars hurtling through a remote region of the Milky Way might have been orphaned after a long-ago galactic collision, a new study suggests.

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  9. Astronomy

    Stephen Hawking finds the inner genius in ordinary people

    Ordinary people wrestle with big questions in science and philosophy in Genius, a new television series hosted by Stephen Hawking.

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  10. Astronomy

    Earth has nothing on this exoplanet’s lightning storms

    Lightning storms far more intense than any on Earth might explain radio waves that once came from a planet 124 light-years away.

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  11. Astronomy

    Kepler telescope doubles its count of known exoplanets

    NASA’s Kepler space telescope adds 1,284 planets to the roster of worlds known to orbit other stars in our galaxy.

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  12. Astronomy

    Mercury is about to make a rare journey across the face of the sun

    On May 9, Mercury will make a rare appearance as a small dot passing across the face of the sun.

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