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Three Baby Stars Found at the Heart of the Milky Way
The core of our Milky Way is buzzing with stars. Recently astronomers reported that it contains…
Big comet makes close approach to the Sun
A new comet was recorded by the NASA/ESA SOHO C3 and C3 coronagraphs from December 10…
Exomoons Defy Discovery – Universe Today
For a long time, we wondered if other stars hosted planets like the Sun does. Finally,…
Psyche Gives Us Its First Images of Space
NASA’s Psyche mission began eight weeks ago when it launched from the Kennedy Space Center. While…
Why Was it Tricky to Know the Distances to Galaxies JWST Was Seeing?
One of the chief objectives of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is to study the…
What Would a Modern “Golden Record” Include?
Now that several decades have passed since the launch of Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 in…
Amateur Astronomers Found Planets Crashing Into Each Other
Astronomy is one of the sciences where amateurs make regular contributions. Over the years, members of…
Why 2023 is a Fine Year for the Geminid Meteors
One of the best meteor showers of the year, the Geminids puts on a fine display…
A Giant Stream of Stars is Flowing in Deep Space
The space between galaxies has long been considered a dead area. Single rogue stars may pop…