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JWST Spies a Giant Space Hamburger—and Maybe Planetary Origins, Too
It’s neither fast nor food, but a spectacular object called HH 30 looks appetizing for astronomers in a new image from the ...
Space.com on MSN13h
Astronomers have brought you a space Valentine: The Tarantula of the cosmos
The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is revealed in an unusual light in this exceptionally deep Chandra X-ray ...
Chunks of Alpha Centauri—Our Closest Stellar Neighbor—Might Have Already Reached Us
A new study examines how much material from the closest star system to Earth will end up in orbit around the Sun, and how ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN10h
A Record-Breaking ‘Ghost Particle’ From Outer Space Made a Splash of Light in the Mediterranean
The neutrino was 30 times more energetic than any other previously observed particle of its kind. Scientists still don’t know ...
NASA’s Webb Just Found Something Unexpected Beyond Neptune
Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are icy bodies that vary widely in size, from large dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris—each ...
From collisions to stellar cannibalism—the surprising diversity of exploding white dwarfs
Astrophysicists have unearthed a surprising diversity in the ways in which white dwarf stars explode in deep space after assessing almost 4,000 such events captured in detail by a next-gen ...
CNET on MSN7h
Grab the Chance to See Six Planets in a Spectacular Planet Parade This Weekend
Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.
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NASA Astronaut Releases Stunning Video Of The Northern Lights From Space
While millions of people have been able to enjoy checking off seeing this incredible natural wonder from their bucket list, ...