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Astronomy
A Tranquil Galaxy With An Explosive Past
The lazily winding spiral arms of the spectacular galaxy NGC 976 fill the frame of this…
ALMA Catches An Intruder Redhanded In A Rarely Detected Stellar Flyby Event
Scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array…
1,000-light-year Wide Bubble Surrounding Earth Is The Source Of All Nearby, Young Stars
The Earth sits in a 1,000-light-year-wide void surrounded by thousands of young stars — but how…
Too Much Heavy Metal Stops Stars Producing
Stars are giant factories that produce most of the elements in the Universe – including the…
New Treasure Trove Of Globular Clusters Holds Clues About Galaxy Evolution
A survey completed using a combination of ground and space-based telescopes yielded a treasure trove of…
Simulated Image Shows How NASA’s Roman Could Expand on Hubble’s Deepest View
A team of astrophysicists has created a simulated image that shows how the Nancy Grace Roman…
Real-time Alert System Heralds A New Era In Fast Radio Burst Research
McGill University scientists have developed a new system for sharing the enormous amount of data being…
FAST Detects Coherent Interstellar Magnetic Field With A Technique Conceived At Arecibo
Magnetic fields are the essential, but often “secret” ingredients of the interstellar medium and the process…
Astronomers Witness A Dying Star Reach Its Explosive End
For the very first time, astronomers have imaged in real time the dramatic end to a…