Centimeter-sized pebbles have been detected in protoplanetary discs using e‑MERLIN, filling in a critical phase of planet ...

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Venus moves east as July progresses and stands 3° due north of Aldebaran on the 14th, after skirting the northern regions of ...

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The double star system is called HD 135344 AB and it's about 440 light-years away from Earth. A and B are both young stars, ...

Astronomers have used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to peer into the early universe and uncover the ...

PhoSim simulates the atmosphere, including air turbulence, as well as distortions from the shape of the telescope’s mirrors and the electrical properties of the sensors. The photons are propagated ...

For the first time, astronomers have obtained visual evidence that a star met its end by detonating twice. By studying the ...

Have an existential crisis about your place in the vast scale of a fictional universe by diving deep into the newly updated official map of the 'Star Wars' galaxy.