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Can a Dead Star Keep Exploding?
In September 2022, an automated sky survey detected what seemed to be a supernova explosion about…
Hubble Succeeds Where TESS Couldn’t: It Measured the Nearest Transiting Earth-Sized Planet
Twenty-two light-years away, a rocky world orbits a red dwarf. It’s called LTT 1445Ac, and NASA’s…
An Asteroid Will Occult Betelgeuse on December 12th
I cannot for the life of me remember when it was or what it was but…
Asteroid 2023 WA to fly past Earth at 0.07 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 WA will fly past Earth at a distance of just 0.071…
Take a Plunge Into the Ice Giants
Our Solar System’s ice giants, Uranus and Neptune, have been largely left out of the planetary…
JWST Follows Neon Signs Toward New Thinking on Planet Formation
Everyone knows that the James Webb Space Telescope is a ground-breaking infrared space telescope that’s helping…
The Echoes From Inflation Could Still Be Shaking the Cosmos Today
In the very early universe, physics was weird. A process known as “inflation,” where best we…
Life Might Be Easiest to Find on Planets that Match an Earlier Earth
We’re inching closer and closer to reliably detecting biosignatures on distant planets. Much of the focus…
Vaonis Introduces Limited Edition Vespera Passengers Smartscope
A top name in smartscope technology releases an exciting new limited edition unit. A great product…