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Watch this giant sunspot erupt in barrage of powerful solar flares as it turns to face Earth (video)

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Watch this giant sunspot erupt in barrage of powerful solar flares as it turns to face Earth (video)

Space.com May 20, 2023

The sun has released an almost non-stop barrage of solar flares in the past 24 hours, including...

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NASA rover video shows astonishing view into Mars crater

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NASA rover video shows astonishing view into Mars crater

Mashable May 20, 2023

NASA‘s adventurous Perseverance rover is currently perched over a big Martian impact crater. And it has a...

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Earth is safe from a devastating asteroid impact for 1,000 years (probably)

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Earth is safe from a devastating asteroid impact for 1,000 years (probably)

Space.com May 19, 2023

Astronomers have completed a comprehensive examination of large asteroids that zoom near our planet, determining that Earth...

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Supernova explosion’s weird leftovers may contain a super-dense star

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Supernova explosion’s weird leftovers may contain a super-dense star

Space.com May 19, 2023

An unexpected effect sighted in supernova wreckage may be caused by a highly magnetized neutron star, or...

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100 black hole jets aimed at Earth unleash controversial physics theory

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100 black hole jets aimed at Earth unleash controversial physics theory

Space.com May 19, 2023

Astronomers are using 100 newly found supermassive black holes as a laboratory for extreme physics experiments. These...

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Scientists just grew a black hole disk in a lab to better understand how they feed

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Scientists just grew a black hole disk in a lab to better understand how they feed

Space.com May 19, 2023

Scientists have brought the immediate environment of a black hole down to Earth by creating a spinning...

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Watch the moon, Venus and Mars engage in a celestial dance next week

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Watch the moon, Venus and Mars engage in a celestial dance next week

Space.com May 19, 2023

During this upcoming week, we’ll be able to watch the moon and two planets engage in an...

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Violent origins of gravitational waves probed by new telescope array

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Violent origins of gravitational waves probed by new telescope array

Space.com May 18, 2023

A new telescope array has begun to hunt for the most violent and cataclysmic events in the...

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Volcanoes may carpet surface of newfound Earth-size exoplanet

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Volcanoes may carpet surface of newfound Earth-size exoplanet

Space.com May 18, 2023

Artist’s impression of the newfound exoplanet LP 791-18 d, a roughly Earth-size world that may be quite...

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Zombie white dwarf fed on neighbor star until exploding in a thermonuclear blast

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Zombie white dwarf fed on neighbor star until exploding in a thermonuclear blast

Space.com May 18, 2023

Astronomers have made the first detection of a supernova in radio waves, finding that an exploding white...

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