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1. What's Up for November 2018

   The night sky this month

   By Waspie_Dwarf, November 3   

   • whats up
   • night sky
   • (and 2 more)

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     • night sky
     • astronomy
     • nasa
   • 3 replies
   • 115 views
   • 
   • John Ossie
   • November 10

2. Astronomical Events in 2018

   By Waspie_Dwarf, December 28, 2017   

   • meteor showers
   • eclipses
   • (and 1 more)

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     • eclipses
     • moon
   • 4 replies
   • 1,797 views
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   • Waspie_Dwarf
   • January 10

3. How to Observe the Sun Safely

   How to look at the Sun and not go blind

   By Waspie_Dwarf, July 2, 2012   

   • sun
   • safety
   • 0 replies
   • 10,068 views
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   • Waspie_Dwarf
   • July 2, 2012

4. To Boldly Go into Colliding Galaxy Clusters

   Abell 1033

   By Waspie_Dwarf, Saturday at 12:14 AM   

   • galaxies
   • galaxy clusters
   • (and 3 more)

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     • galaxy clusters
     • abell 1033
     • chandra
     • nasa
   • 4 replies
   • 87 views
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   • Carlos Allende
   • 18 hours ago

5. Exploding Stars Make Key Ingredient in Sand

   By Waspie_Dwarf, Saturday at 12:31 PM   

   • supernovae
   • cassiopeia a
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     • cassiopeia a
     • g54.1+0.3
     • spitzer
     • nasa
   • 0 replies
   • 26 views
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   • Waspie_Dwarf
   • Saturday at 12:31 PM

6. Most Luminous Galaxy Is Eating Its Neighbours

   By Waspie_Dwarf, Friday at 09:11 PM   

   • galaxies
   • wise j224607.55-052634.9
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     • wise j224607.55-052634.9
     • w2246-0526
     • alma
     • nasa
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   • 38 views
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   • Waspie_Dwarf
   • Friday at 09:11 PM

7. Second-closest extrasolar planet discovered

   • 1
   • 2

   By UM-Bot, Wednesday at 07:04 PM
   • 25 replies
   • 183 views
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   • sci-nerd
   • Friday at 07:16 PM

8. Elusive Star Behind Supernova Possibly Found

   By Waspie_Dwarf, Friday at 06:42 PM   

   • supernovae
   • type ic supernova
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     • type ic supernova
     • sn 2017ein
     • hubble
     • nasa
   • 0 replies
   • 36 views
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   • Waspie_Dwarf
   • Friday at 06:42 PM

9. Cosmic Jets from Young Stars

   Will Investigate by NASA's Webb Telescope

   By Waspie_Dwarf, Friday at 06:35 PM   

   • star formation
   • cosmic jets
   • (and 3 more)

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     • cosmic jets
     • james webb space telescope
     • jwst
     • nasa
   • 0 replies
   • 26 views
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   • Waspie_Dwarf
   • Friday at 06:35 PM

10. 'Ghost' galaxy discovered outside Milky Way

    By UM-Bot, Wednesday at 11:46 AM
    • 5 replies
    • 95 views
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    • paperdyer
    • Friday at 02:34 PM

11. Black hole 'may be spinning space itself'

    • 1
    • 2

    By UM-Bot, November 10
    • 28 replies
    • 366 views
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    • Waspie_Dwarf
    • Friday at 08:51 AM

12. What Happens When an Asteroid Hits An Ocean

    Clarified by Paintballs

    By Waspie_Dwarf, Thursday at 10:35 PM   

    • asteroids
    • asteroid impacts
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      • nasa
    • 1 reply
    • 63 views
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    • Piney
    • Friday at 12:25 AM

13. Puny Star Might Be from Early Universe

    The Galaxy might contain survivors from the very first generation of stars

    By Waspie_Dwarf, Thursday at 10:03 PM   

    • population iii stars
    • early universe
    • 0 replies
    • 34 views
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    • Waspie_Dwarf
    • Thursday at 10:03 PM

14. Gargantuan Galactic Fountain Detected

    By Waspie_Dwarf, Thursday at 09:45 PM   

    • galaxies
    • galaxy clusters
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      • galaxies
      • galaxy clusters
      • abell 2597
      • black holes
    • 0 replies
    • 34 views
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    • Waspie_Dwarf
    • Thursday at 09:45 PM

15. Speeding White Dwarfs

    May Point to Past Explosions

    By Waspie_Dwarf, Thursday at 03:11 PM   

    • white dwarfs
    • type ia supernovae
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      • type ia supernovae
      • hypervelocity white dwarfs
      • gaia
    • 0 replies
    • 41 views
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    • Waspie_Dwarf
    • Thursday at 03:11 PM

16. How to Photograph a Meteor Shower

    By Waspie_Dwarf, Thursday at 10:49 AM   

    • meteors
    • meteor showers
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      • meteor showers
      • photography
      • astrophotography
    • 0 replies
    • 33 views
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    • Waspie_Dwarf
    • Thursday at 10:49 AM

17. NASA Learns More About Interstellar Visitor

    'Oumuamua

    By Waspie_Dwarf, Thursday at 10:34 AM   

    • comets
    • ‘oumuamua
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      • ‘oumuamua
      • spitzer
      • nasa
    • 0 replies
    • 46 views
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    • Waspie_Dwarf
    • Thursday at 10:34 AM
18. Huge Crater Discovered in Greenland.

    Topic was moved to forum Earth, Disasters and the Environment

19. Did solar eruptions detonate US sea mines?

    Destructor sea mines mysteriously exploded in Vietnam, 1972

    By Waspie_Dwarf, Wednesday at 01:49 PM   

    • space weather
    • solar flares
    • 2 replies
    • 69 views
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    • OverSword
    • Wednesday at 04:02 PM

20. The Case of the Vanishing Nebula

    By Waspie_Dwarf, Wednesday at 01:11 PM   

    • nebula
    • variable nebulae
    • (and 2 more)

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      • nebula
      • variable nebulae
      • mcneil’s nebula
      • protostars
    • 0 replies
    • 45 views
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    • Waspie_Dwarf
    • Wednesday at 01:11 PM

21. Hubble Spots a Lonely Blue Dwarf

    Hubble Image

    By Waspie_Dwarf, Wednesday at 12:18 PM   

    • galaxies
    • blue compact dwarf galaxies
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      • blue compact dwarf galaxies
      • eso 338-4
      • hubble
      • nasa
    • 1 reply
    • 60 views
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    • ouija ouija
    • Wednesday at 12:31 PM

22. Small Asteroid to buzz Earth today (Nov 10)

    Watch it Live online, if you fancy

    By Eldorado, November 10   

    • asteroid 2018 vx1
    • 2 replies
    • 77 views
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    • glorybebe
    • November 10

23. Cosmic Collisions

    The Mysterious Formation of Star Clusters

    By Waspie_Dwarf, November 9   

    • star clusters
    • star formation
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      • star clusters
      • star formation
      • sofia
      • nasa
    • 1 reply
    • 71 views
    • 
    • sci-nerd
    • November 9

24. Evidence Mounts for a Magellanic Collision

    By Waspie_Dwarf, November 9   

    • galaxies
    • milky way
    • (and 3 more)

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      • milky way
      • large magellanic cloud
      • small magellanic cloud
      • gaia
    • 0 replies
    • 61 views
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    • Waspie_Dwarf
    • November 9

25. Hubble Reveals a Giant Cosmic 'Bat Shadow'

    Hubble Image

    By Waspie_Dwarf, November 3   

    • serpens nebula
    • hbc 672
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      • hbc 672
      • hubble
      • nasa
    • 3 replies
    • 104 views
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    • Waspie_Dwarf
    • November 9