Astronomy News
Researchers discover planets around elderly binary star
The two planets in NN Serpentis are not currently close to the binary stars, but the double-star system was not always as tight as it is now .
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Space telescopes reveal previously unknown brilliant X-ray explosion in Milky Way Galaxy
The binary system was uncovered when an instrument on the International Space Station caught it in the act of erupting with a massive blast of X-rays.
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It's cold and wet at the Moon's south pole
Researchers found water not only where it was supposed to be, but also where it's not.
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Model explains evolution of unusual binary system
Research will improve astronomers' understanding of how massive stars evolve and interact with their host environment.
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The National Science Foundation gives multi-university project $8 million to study dark energy
The funds will be split among three universities to support their respective roles in the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment.
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Cassini's long weekend: nine moons in 62 hours
Scientists decided in advance which observations they wanted to make while the spacecraft was cruising past all of Saturn's moons.
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Clearing the cosmic fog: The most distant galaxy ever measured
The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope confirmed that a galaxy spotted earlier using Hubble is the most remote object identified so far in the universe.
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Astronomers find weird, warm spot on an exoplanet
Scientists found that an exoplanet's hot spot is over to the side of the planet instead of directly under the glare of the Sun.
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