September
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It looks like Roman calendar makers just ran out of gas. They named the first eight months of the year […]
Hercules A
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A supermassive black hole can be a powerhouse. Its gravity pulls in huge amounts of gas and dust, forming a
Blue Moon
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The full Moon has a case of the blues tonight — it’s known as a Blue Moon. There’s a passel
Moon and Saturn
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Two “full” solar-system bodies huddle close together tonight and tomorrow night: the Moon and the planet Saturn. Saturn looks like
5,000 Planets
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[AUDIO: exoplanet sonification] That sound represents the first confirmed exoplanets — planets that orbit stars other than the Sun. At
Saturn Opposition III
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Nothing lasts forever. That appears to include the rings of Saturn. They could disappear in as little as a hundred
Saturn Opposition II
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It’s the start of a new season on Saturn: spoke season. Early this year, Hubble Space Telescope saw dark “spokes”
Saturn at Opposition
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Saturn is putting in its best appearance of the year this week. The planet is at opposition — it lines
Moon and Antares
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The gibbous Moon and the heart of the scorpion — the star Antares — play a game of “hide and
Death Zone
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A planet in Aquila, the eagle, has fallen to its doom. The giant planet appears to have spiraled into its