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Astronomers Catch Unprecedented Features at Brink of Active Black Hole
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International teams of astronomers monitoring a supermassive black hole in the heart of a distant galaxy have detected features never…

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NASA’s NEOWISE Spacecraft Re-Enters Atmosphere, But More Discoveries Await!
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NASA’s NEOWISE (Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) spacecraft re-entered and burned up in Earth’s atmosphere on Friday night, as…

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For the First Time Hubble Directly Measures Mass of a Lone White Dwarf
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Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have for the first time directly measured the mass of a single, isolated white…

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Types
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Types of Stars The universe’s stars range in brightness, size, color, and behavior. Some types change into others very quickly,…

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The Lives, Times, and Deaths of Stars
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Who among us doesn’t covertly read tabloid headlines when we pass them by? But if you’re really looking for a…

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When Dwarfs Meet Giants and Other True Cosmic Fairy Tales
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It’s easy to get lost in fantasy worlds through science-fiction movies and novels, but did you know that some of…

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Space Station MAXI-mizing Our Understanding of the Universe
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Look up at the night sky … do you see it? The stars of the cosmos bursting in magnificent explosions…

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