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1. Astronomical Events in 2020

   By Waspie_Dwarf, December 28, 2019   

   • astronomy
   • meteor showers
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     • meteor showers
     • moon
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   • Waspie_Dwarf
   • January 18, 2020

2. How to Observe the Sun Safely

   How to look at the Sun and not go blind

   By Waspie_Dwarf, July 2, 2012   

   • sun
   • safety
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   • Waspie_Dwarf
   • July 2, 2012

3. 'Alien Megastructure' star is not alone

   By Eldorado, 18 hours ago   

   • kic 8462852
   • boyajians star
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   • Eldorado
   • 18 hours ago

4. Space.com images of the day

   01-19-21

   By Desertrat56, Tuesday at 08:40 PM
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   • Desertrat56
   • Tuesday at 08:40 PM

5. Nuetron star crash still pumping out x-rays

   A neutron-star crash spotted 3 years ago is still pumping out X-rays. But why?

   By Desertrat56, Monday at 03:08 PM
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   • Desertrat56
   • Monday at 03:08 PM

6. One of the oldest rocky planets discovered

   TOI-561 b

   By Eldorado, January 13   

   • toi-561
   • toi-561 b
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     • toi-561 b
     • thick-disk star
     • tess-keck
   • 2 replies
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   • qxcontinuum
   • Monday at 06:44 AM

7. Triple-star system's strange antics entrance

   HS Hydra

   By Eldorado, January 15   

   • tess
   • hs hydra
   • 1 reply
   • 54 views
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   • Desertrat56
   • January 15

8. How dark is space?

   New Horizons spacecraft answers the question: How dark is space?

   By Still Waters, January 13
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   • Still Waters
   • January 13

9. The oldest & farthest galaxy in the Universe

   GN-z11

   By Eldorado, December 22, 2020   

   • gn-z11
   • keck i
   • 11 replies
   • 299 views
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   • Tom1200
   • January 13

10. Neptune-sized exoplanet discovered

    by NGTS survey

    By Eldorado, January 12   

    • ngts-14ab
    • ngts
    • 1 reply
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    • third_eye
    • January 12

11. The hunt for a missing black hole

    By Eldorado, January 9   

    • abell 2261
    • supermassive black hole
    • 3 replies
    • 95 views
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    • third_eye
    • January 10

12. Detecting Secret Oceans on Uranus’ Moons

    By Manwon Lender, December 28, 2020
    • 5 replies
    • 155 views
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    • Noteverythingisaconspiracy
    • January 9

13. Images of Mars reveal largest canyon in SS

    By jethrofloyd, January 8
    • 2 replies
    • 94 views
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    • Abramelin
    • January 9

14. Mystery of two Galactic mushroom clouds

    By Eldorado, January 9   

    • mushroom clouds
    • peter predehl
    • 0 replies
    • 63 views
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    • Eldorado
    • January 9

15. Puerto Rico to rebuild Arecibo telescope

    By UM-Bot, January 2
    • 10 replies
    • 234 views
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    • Michelle
    • January 8

16. Space telescope SPHEREx moving ahead

    By Eldorado, January 8   

    • spherex
    • 1 reply
    • 60 views
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    • Michelle
    • January 8

17. The secrets behind Sunquakes

    By Eldorado, January 6   

    • sunquakes
    • 0 replies
    • 57 views
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    • Eldorado
    • January 6

18. The Largest Einstein Ring Ever Discovered

    By Manwon Lender, December 28, 2020
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    • 120 views
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    • Manwon Lender
    • December 28, 2020

19. Evidence for a previously unknown asteroid

    from the meteorite Almahata Sitta (2008 TC3)

    By Eldorado, December 28, 2020   

    • almahata sitta
    • carbonaceous chondrite meteorites
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      • carbonaceous chondrite meteorites
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    • Eldorado
    • December 28, 2020

20. What are these ghostly circles out in space ?

    By UM-Bot, December 25, 2020
    • 14 replies
    • 342 views
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    • Peter B
    • December 28, 2020
21. Dark storm on Neptune has reversed direction

    Topic was merged with Dark storm on Neptune reverses direction

22. Dark storm on Neptune reverses direction

    By Eldorado, December 16, 2020   

    • neptune
    • hubble
    • 7 replies
    • 259 views
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    • Abramelin
    • December 25, 2020

23. Observatory spots new Sungrazer comet

    C/2020 X3

    By Eldorado, December 23, 2020   

    • c/2020 x3
    • sungrazer
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      • worachate boonplod
      • soho
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    • Eldorado
    • December 23, 2020

24. How to see the 'Christmas Star' in the UK

    By Eldorado, December 18, 2020   

    • star of bethlehem
    • great conjunction
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      • great conjunction
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    • 4 replies
    • 181 views
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    • Eldorado
    • December 23, 2020

25. Gargantuan chunk of 'cosmic web' discovered.

    It's 50 million light-years long.

    By Manwon Lender, December 21, 2020
    • 2 replies
    • 154 views
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    • Manwon Lender
    • December 22, 2020