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Astronomy Now posted the thread Astronomy Now In a first, astronomers find traces of a planet orbiting a white dwarf in RSS Feeds.

An artist’s impression of a Neptune-like ice giant planet orbiting a white dwarf. Because it orbits the stellar remnant at close range...

Yesterday at 7:01 AM
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Astronomy Now posted the thread Astronomy Now Face-on spiral galaxy showcases multiple supernova blasts in RSS Feeds.

Supernova explosions occur when massive stars run out of nuclear fuel, collapse and explode in titanic blasts visible across the cosmos...

Friday at 8:17 AM
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Ade Ashford posted the thread Astronomy Now Bright Moon photobombs Geminid meteor shower peak on 14 December in RSS Feeds.

The rich and reliable Geminid meteor shower is active from 4–17 December and predicted to peak between 2h and 23h UT (2am and 11pm GMT)...

Friday at 8:17 AM
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Astronomy Now posted the thread Astronomy Now Record-setting ultra-massive black hole found at heart of galaxy cluster in RSS Feeds.

The central galaxy of the Abell 85 cluster, known as Holm15A (visible at centre), features an extended core harbouring a black hole with...

Friday at 8:17 AM
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Alan MacRobert posted the thread Sky & Scope This Week’s Sky at a Glance, December 6 – 14 in RSS Feeds.

Friday, Dec. 6 • The Moon shines lower left of the Great Square of Pegasus. • Gulf Coast asteroid occultation tonight. David Dunham...

Friday at 8:17 AM
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Govert Schilling posted the thread Sky & Scope How a White Dwarf Is Vaporizing Its Giant Planet in RSS Feeds.

Astronomers have long suspected that white dwarfs eat their planetary companions. Now, indirect observations show the process in action...

Friday at 8:17 AM
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Camille M. Carlisle posted the thread Sky & Scope Asteroid Bennu’s Activity Still a Mystery in RSS Feeds.

The near-Earth asteroid constantly shoots out rocks, leaving planetary scientists perplexed. The post Asteroid Bennu’s Activity Still a...

Friday at 8:17 AM
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David Dickinson posted the thread Sky & Scope First Science Returns from NASA’s Parker Solar Probe in RSS Feeds.

In the first public release of data from NASA’s flagship heliophysics mission, scientists on the Parker Solar Probe team reveal...

Friday at 8:17 AM
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Richard Tabbutt posted the thread Sky & Scope Subaru – The Pleiades in RSS Feeds.

The post Subaru – The Pleiades appeared first on Sky & Telescope. Continue reading...

Friday at 8:17 AM
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Space Telescope Science Institute posted the thread HubbleSite Astronomer Wins Top Prize for Creating Black Hole Web Site in RSS Feeds.

Explore the world of black holes in an award-winning Web site created by a team led by Roeland van der Marel, an astronomer at the Space...

Wednesday at 2:02 AM
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Monica Young posted the thread Sky & Scope The Starlink Situation in RSS Feeds.

Shots of the Starlink satellite train crossing the heavens are dramatic — even shocking — but they’re also a bit misleading. The real...

Wednesday at 2:02 AM
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AAS Nova posted the thread Sky & Scope The Appearance of a Black Hole’s Shadow in RSS Feeds.

In April of this year, the Event Horizon Telescope captured the first detailed images of the shadow of a black hole. In a new study, a...

Wednesday at 2:02 AM
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Astronomy Now posted the thread Astronomy Now Scientists conclude planets possible around supermassive black holes in RSS Feeds.

An artist’s impression of planets orbiting a supermassive black hole. Image: Kagoshima University Theoreticians in two different fields...

Tuesday at 1:54 AM
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The Editors of Sky & Telescope posted the thread Sky & Scope Inside the January 2020 Issue in RSS Feeds.

The January 2020 issue of Sky & Telescope examines what might be living under Mars's surface and reviews the long legacy of the Spitzer...

Tuesday at 1:54 AM
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mauriciohr posted the thread Sky & Scope Despedida de la Via Lactea desde Punta Teatinos – Region de Coquimbo – Chile in RSS Feeds.

The post Despedida de la Via Lactea desde Punta Teatinos – Region de Coquimbo – Chile appeared first on Sky & Telescope. Continue...

Tuesday at 1:54 AM

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