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Space: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Exploring the wonders of the universe.

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  1. April’s Night Sky Notes: Participate in Eclipse Science [updated]

    The Next Full Moon is the Crow, Crust, Sap, Sugar, or Worm Moon
    By Waspie_Dwarf,   
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  2. In Memoriam 1 2 3 4 11

    Remembering those that have recently passed on in the space community.
    By Waspie_Dwarf,
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  3. How to Observe the Sun Safely

    How to look at the Sun and not go blind
    By Waspie_Dwarf,   
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  4. NASA’s Webb Finds Signs of Possible Aurorae on Isolated Brown Dwarf [updated]

    By Waspie_Dwarf,   
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  5. Major new telescope structure completed in Germany

    The Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (FYST)
    By Waspie_Dwarf,   
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  6. NASA Observations Find What Helps Heat Roots of ‘Moss’ on Sun

    By Waspie_Dwarf,   
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  7. Total Solar Eclipse: 24th April 2024 - Live Streams & Photos 1 2 3

    By Waspie_Dwarf,   
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  8. Asteroid fragments narrow down timeframe for giant planets’ current orbits

    By Waspie_Dwarf,   
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  9. In search for alien life, purple may be the new green

    By Waspie_Dwarf,   
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  10. Winchcombe meteorite is helping us to understand more about asteroids [updated]

    By Waspie_Dwarf,   
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  11. NASA’s Fermi Mission Sees No Gamma Rays from Nearby Supernova

    Supernova SN 2023ixf
    By Waspie_Dwarf,   
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  12. A Solar Neighborhood Census, Thanks to NASA Citizen Science

    Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 citizen science project
    By Waspie_Dwarf,   
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  13. Hubble Spots a Galaxy Hidden in a Dark Cloud

    Hubble Image
    By Waspie_Dwarf,   
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  14. Sleeping giant surprises Gaia scientists

    Ffirst time a black hole of stellar origin this big has been spotted within the Milky Way
    By Waspie_Dwarf,   
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  15. Astrophysicists solve mystery of heart-shaped feature on the surface of Pluto

    By Still Waters,   
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  16. Brightest gamma-ray burst of all time came from the collapse of a massive star

    By Grim Reaper 6,
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  17. Exoplanets true to size

    From the brightness variations of its host star, an exoplanet’s size and other properties can be determined. In order to avoid mistakes, the star’s magnetic field is decisive.
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  18. Physicists solve puzzle about ancient galaxy found by Webb telescope

    Study offers an explanation for dark matter distribution in a massive quiescent galaxy
    By Waspie_Dwarf,   
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  19. Unraveling Dark Energy and Cosmic Expansion With an 11-Ton Time Machine

    By Grim Reaper 6,
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  20. Signs of life detectable in single ice grain emitted from extraterrestrial moons [updated]

    By Waspie_Dwarf,   
    • 9 replies
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  21. Beautiful nebula, violent history: clash of stars solves stellar mystery

    By Waspie_Dwarf,   
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  22. Here are the best photos of the April 8 total solar eclipse over North America

    Topic was merged with Total Solar Eclipse: 24th April 2024 - Live Streams & Photos

  23. Researchers enable detection of remarkable gravitational-wave signal

    The discovery could hold the key to solving a cosmic mystery.
    By Waspie_Dwarf,   
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  24. How do brown dwarfs form?

    New observations provide insights into whether the birth of the giant planets takes a similar course to that of stars
    By Waspie_Dwarf,   
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  25. Precise measurements of our universe’s rate of expansion

    Shedding light on the nature of dark energy
    By Waspie_Dwarf,   
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