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Universe Update
News from Morrison Planetarium and beyond
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The next generation of telescopes in Chile will vastly increase our understanding of the cosmos.
Dr. Priya Natarajan shares how she maps the things we cannot see: dark matter, black holes, and more.
How did a temperamental neutron star punch above its weight class and surprise astronomers?
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Should we be afraid of contact from extraterrestrials?
News Headline, Gravitational waves, gamma ray bursts, and reading between the lines.
Even water needs sunscreen when the stars are this close.
We're well-protected from solar radiation. But what about life on other planets and moons? Could it survive?
Could we use space debris to find technologically advanced life on other planets?
Can't Miss
What can moons orbiting asteroids tell us about the formation of our solar system?
A San Francisco researcher is looking for life not so far away.
Ring in the New Year with a couple of comets and a megamaser. Plus, we remember astrophysicist Vera Rubin.
Two distant stars may soon merge, creating a luminous red nova and possibly quite a show!
Astronomers are getting closer to solving the origins of Fast Radio Bursts, or FRBs.
Even water needs sunscreen when the stars are this close.
