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Astrophysics
Scientific news within the field of astrophysics, from news of solar eclipses to star behavior.
Pitted Terrains on Ceres Caused By Ice?
Pitted terrains inside fresh complex craters on Ceres are similar to terrains seen Mars and Vesta, and are likely…
Men Are From Mars? Definitely Not
A study revealing that salt minerals present on the Red Planet kill bacteria dealt a blow to hopes of finding life…
#SpotHubble And NASA Could Spot You
The Hubble Space Telescope has sent back mind-blowing images since its launch in 1990.
Red Dwarf Star Found Hidden In Red Giant Star Dust
A red giant star 500 times the size of the sun located in the Leo constellation 300 light years away has been the…
Milky Way’s Fastest Stars Are Runaways From Another Galaxy
The fastest-moving stars in our galaxy - which are travelling so fast that they can escape the Milky Way - are in…
Intergalactic Iron Spread Through Space Before Clusters
It seems that most of the iron inside the intergalactic gas arose long before the first clusters of galaxies were…
First total solar eclipse in 99 years
A total solar eclipse will occur across the entire continental United States for the first time in 99 years, and…
The US prepares for rare and exciting total solar eclipse
The US is currently preparing for a coast-to-coast solar eclipse for the first time in almost a century.
Laser technique identifies space debris
From painted shards to Teflon, a new laser technique identifies the makeup of space debris.
NASA observation team watch out for New Horizons flyby target
At least 54 observing teams with dozens of telescopes dispatched across two continents, positioned to catch a rare,…