Has spring begun? These three stars can show you the answer.
You can tell spring has officially begun in the Northern Hemisphere just by looking at the stars. Here's how to easily spot ...
As the spring equinox arrives, a look at the season’s celestial delights
Spring brings a dramatic change to Washington’s sky this year. The bright planets that have kept us company over the long ...
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Vernal equinox: How to see spring begin, just by looking at the stars
You can tell spring has officially begun in the Northern Hemisphere just by looking at the stars. Here's how to easily spot ...
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New research on 'Death Star' that looks like a cosmic pinwheel reduces gamma-ray burst threat to Earth
The "cosmic pinwheel" that astronomers feared could one day shower Earth with lethal gamma rays may not be as dangerous as ...
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Astronomers Find Four New Exoplanets Orbiting a Neighboring Star, the ‘White Whale’ of Planet Seekers
More than 60 years after the first debunked discovery of a planet orbiting Barnard’s Star, the closest single-star system to ...
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'Shocking' nova explosion of dead star was 100 times brighter than the sun
The findings reveal unusual chemical signatures and offer new insights into the behavior of novas beyond the Milky Way.
A Star May Explode Next Week In Once-In-80-Years Event — What To Know
A star called T Corona Borealis is expected to "go nova" next week, making the star briefly visible to the naked eye, which ...
Hubble sees a spiral and a star in the constellation Virgo
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a sparkling spiral galaxy paired with a prominent star, both in the ...
Mysterious Space Signals Went Unexplained for Years – Astronomers Just Found the Star System Behind Them
A puzzling new type of radio signal – lasting seconds to minutes – has been linked to a binary star system featuring a white ...
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A Century Ago, Pioneering Astrophysicist Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Showed Us What Stars Are Made Of
The trailblazing Harvard scientist, who documented the dominance of hydrogen and helium in stars, is still inspiring ...
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Famed WR 104 ‘pinwheel’ star reveals another surprise… and some relief
Decades of W.M. Keck Observatory research on the famed Wolf-Rayet 104 “pinwheel star” system has taken a new turn, revealing more mystery but reducing concerns about its potential as the “Death Star.” ...