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Discover
21 May 2020, 19:00 UTC
Pluto’s atmosphere is hard to observe from Earth. It can only be studied when Pluto passes in front of a distant star, allowing astronomers to see the effect the atmosphere has on starlight. When this happened in 2016, it confirmed that Pluto’s atmosphere was growing, a trend that astronomers had observed since 1988, when they noticed it for the first time.
Pluto's Weird Atmosphere Just Collapsed
21 May 2020, 19:00 UTC
Pluto’s atmosphere is hard to observe from Earth. It can only be studied when Pluto passes in front of a distant star, allowing astronomers to see the effect the atmosphere has on starlight. When this happened in 2016, it confirmed that Pluto’s atmosphere was growing, a trend that astronomers had observed since 1988, when they noticed it for the first time.
Universe Today
21 May 2020, 12:18 UTC
About half of all the star systems in the galaxy are made of pairs or triplets of stars. Our solar system features just one star, the Sun, and a host of (relatively) small planets. But it was almost not the case, and Jupiter got right on the edge of becoming the Sun’s smaller sibling.
Jupiter is so Big that our Solar System almost had two Suns
21 May 2020, 12:18 UTC
About half of all the star systems in the galaxy are made of pairs or triplets of stars. Our solar system features just one star, the Sun, and a host of (relatively) small planets. But it was almost not the case, and Jupiter got right on the edge of becoming the Sun’s smaller sibling.
Astronomy.com News
20 May 2020, 18:30 UTC
The universe is a magical place. Many people don’t know this; they are born, go through their lives, and perish without ever realizing it.
Glimpse into Cosmic Cloud 3D
20 May 2020, 18:30 UTC
The universe is a magical place. Many people don’t know this; they are born, go through their lives, and perish without ever realizing it.
New Scientist
20 May 2020, 16:00 UTC
A galaxy from the early universe has been found to be far smoother than expected, which is evidence for a speedy sort of galaxy formation never spotted before. And it could mean that galaxies like the Milky Way may have started taking shape far earlier in the universe’s history than we thought they could.
We've found the oldest ever galaxy that looks like our own
20 May 2020, 16:00 UTC
A galaxy from the early universe has been found to be far smoother than expected, which is evidence for a speedy sort of galaxy formation never spotted before. And it could mean that galaxies like the Milky Way may have started taking shape far earlier in the universe’s history than we thought they could.
Universe Today
19 May 2020, 15:59 UTC
On a cool Summer morning in 1908, a fireball appeared over Northern Siberia. Eyewitnesses described a column of blue light that moved across the sky, followed by a tremendous explosion. The explosion leveled trees across more than 2,000 square kilometers. The explosion is consistent with a large meteor strike, but to this day no evidence of a crater has been found. Now known as the Tunguska Event, its cause remains a mystery to this day.
The Tunguska Explosion Could Have Been Caused By An Asteroid That Still Orbits The Sun
19 May 2020, 15:59 UTC
On a cool Summer morning in 1908, a fireball appeared over Northern Siberia. Eyewitnesses described a column of blue light that moved across the sky, followed by a tremendous explosion. The explosion leveled trees across more than 2,000 square kilometers. The explosion is consistent with a large meteor strike, but to this day no evidence of a crater has been found. Now known as the Tunguska Event, its cause remains a mystery to this day.
Starts With a Bang!
19 May 2020, 14:01 UTC
The strongest tests of curved space are only possible around the lowest-mass black holes of all.
The Unexpected Reason Why The Smallest Black Holes Bend Space The Most
19 May 2020, 14:01 UTC
The strongest tests of curved space are only possible around the lowest-mass black holes of all.
Starts With a Bang!
18 May 2020, 14:01 UTC
We just found the first one within 1,000 light-years of us. But there’s probably one much, much closer.
