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Astronomers Find Star That Has Exploded Six Times
2017-11-10 16:35:58| Extremetech
Astronomers have spotted something that shouldn't exist--a star that acts as if it's gone supernova at least six times. The post Astronomers Find Star That Has Exploded Six Times appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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Astronomers Discover Extra-Solar Object Zipping Through the Solar System
2017-10-31 16:35:07| Extremetech
Astronomers track asteroids and comets in space near Earth, and some are unfathomably far away in the outer solar system. However, scientists may have spotted the first such object from someplace even more distant--another solar system. The post Astronomers Discover Extra-Solar Object Zipping Through the Solar System appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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Astronomers Catch a Glimpse of a Pitch-Black Planet
2017-09-18 19:15:57| Extremetech
A new astronomy survey has found the blackest planet ever measured. Despite an exceptionally tight orbit around its host star, WASP-12b absorbs 94 percent of the light that reaches it. The post Astronomers Catch a Glimpse of a Pitch-Black Planet appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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Astronomers Will Photograph Asteroid Probe During Earth Flyby
2017-09-07 17:45:08| Extremetech
As the probe executes a flyby of its home planet in the next few weeks, astronomers around the world will be watching the sky to get one last look at OSIRIS-REx before it heads off to the asteroid Bennu. The post Astronomers Will Photograph Asteroid Probe During Earth Flyby appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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Astronomers Identify First Potential Exomoon 4,000 Light-Years Away
2017-07-28 20:53:07| Extremetech
A team from Columbia University thinks it might have the first solid evidence of a moon outside our solar system, and Hubble is going to give it a look. The post Astronomers Identify First Potential Exomoon 4,000 Light-Years Away appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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