Six and a half thousand light years away is the dense remnant of a supernova. It’s the size of a … More
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Hayabusa2 is coming home
Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe has successfully completed its mission at the asteroid Ryugu and is now on its way home. It’s … More
How do we know when something is from outside the Solar System?
You probably saw the recent news that astronomers have spotted an object from interstellar space making its way through the … More
Why astronomers are excited about repeating fast radio bursts
The CHIME telescope in Canada recently detected eight new repeating fast radio bursts. This is huge news! It brings the … More
The Solar System Has a Lot of Water
There have been a couple of recent discoveries of water in new places in the solar system. Last week a … More
Not all gravitational waves start with a bang
You’ve probably heard of gravitational waves. They’ve been in the news a lot recently because of two experiments called LIGO … More
How long have we been predicting eclipses?
Tomorrow there will be a total lunar eclipse which will be visible in much of North America and Asia. I … More
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