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Posts Tagged ‘stars’
Perseid Shower
Sunday, August 11th, 2013Space Gold
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013
Space gold is even rarer than Earth gold, which makes the precious metal special—on our planet and in the Universe at large.
Disappearing Gravitational Waves
Monday, July 15th, 2013
The quest to measure gravitational waves…
Dust Traps
Wednesday, June 12th, 2013
To date, we have discovered 865 confirmed exoplanets orbiting distant stars. But a great mystery remains: how do these planets form?
Spinning Magnetar
Friday, May 31st, 2013
Magnetars– a type of neutron star– are surprising astrophysicists with their “anti-glitch” behavior.
Kepler’s Water Worlds
Friday, April 19th, 2013
Some juicy exoplanet news!
Dung Beetle Nightly Navigators
Monday, January 28th, 2013
At night, dung beetles find their way by gazing at the Milky Way.
Fast Stars
Wednesday, October 24th, 2012
Think you move fast? These stars race around the black hole at the center of our galaxy at insane speeds!
Exoplanets Everywhere
Wednesday, October 17th, 2012
…including our own neighborhood!
Stars are Born
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
Reporting from day two of the American Astronomical Society meeting in Austin, Texas…
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