Moon and Gemini
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Thousands of students around the country and around the world are getting ready to go to the Moon. They’re developing […]
Perseid Meteors
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One of the year’s best meteor showers will be at its best the next couple of nights. Under dark skies,
Messier 110
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Messier 31 — the Andromeda Galaxy — is the hub of an empire. It’s orbited by at least 40 smaller
Straight ‘A’s
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Five of the stars that make up the Big Dipper are like a great report card: straight “A”s. All five
Moon, Jupiter, Aldebaran
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The Moon, the planet Jupiter, and the star Aldebaran form a long, skinny triangle in the eastern sky at first
Moon and Jupiter
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The Moon and Jupiter form a beautiful pairing late tonight. Jupiter looks like a brilliant star. It’s quite close below
Moaning Black Hole
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That’s the moan of a supermassive black hole. The black hole inhabits the heart of NGC 1275, a giant galaxy
Repeating a Meal
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Astronomers usually look for things to get bright. But this month, they’re looking for a black hole in a distant
Beauty and the Beast
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A recent discovery by Hubble Space Telescope sounds like a cosmic version of “Beauty and the Beast.” A beastly black
Black Hole ‘Acorns’
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According to an old saying, “from tiny acorns do mighty oak trees grow.” And mighty black holes must do the