Distant 'music' in outer space leads to new discovery 2,700 lightyears away
The Australian research could lead to new insights about which suns could support life on distant worlds. Find out more.
Astronomers listened to the 'music' of flickering stars—and discovered an unexpected feature
The "music" of starquakes—enormous vibrations caused by bursting bubbles of gas that ripple throughout the bodies of many ...
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Witness the Drama and Spectacle of Stellar Death With the Chandra X-Ray Observatory
The SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY is a part of the Smithsonian Institution which, in conjunction with the Harvard ...
Ryan Gosling Puts the ‘Not in Astronaut’ in ‘Project Hail Mary’ First Look
Ryan Gosling stars in the adaptation of 'Project Hail Mary' for Amazon MGM, the first major film of Amazon MGM's slate.
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Jaw-dropping NASA image reveals a dying star at the heart of the Helix Nebula — and it may have just murdered a planet
A new X-ray look at the mesmerizing Helix Nebula reveals an alleged planet killer: a white dwarf that might be the source of ...
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Harvard Scientists to Help Lead NASA’s New SPHEREx Mission
Scientists at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics are leading a major part of NASA’s new SPHEREx mission to study ...
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JWST’s Next Year of Amazing Science Revealed—As Funding Worries Loom Large
The next year of science on the James Webb Space Telescope has been announced amid mounting budgetary uncertainty that could ...
Look out for the Lyrids … and other skywatching tips for April
There are plenty of planets to spot during April, too. Mars, for example, will be high overhead in the south each evening. You can identify it by its salmon-pink color, and when you do, ponder for a ...
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Listening to the Cosmic Symphony: Unravelling the Mystery of Starquakes
New research explores the 'music' of starquakes, revealing insights into giant stars' histories. By analyzing frequency ...