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Scientific American

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May 24, 2023

The death throes of a massive star in the galaxy M101, located just 21 million light-years away from Earth, are entrancing professional and amateur astronomers alike Read more

NASA

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August 25, 2025

Scientists have devised a new method for mapping the spottiness of distant stars by using observations from NASA missions of orbiting planets crossing their stars’ faces. The model builds on a technique researchers have used for decades to study star spots. By improving astronomers’ understanding of spotty stars, the new model — called StarryStarryProcess — […] Read more

Scientific American

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January 6, 2026

Researchers found evidence that a companion star may be influencing Betelgeuse, explaining why the latter star’s brightness changes over time Read more

Scientific American

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October 25, 2023

A planet-vaporizing impact is the leading explanation for a distant star’s curiously fluctuating light Read more

Science News

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March 4, 2022

A new study of radio waves from early in the universe’s history finds no hint of the “cosmic dawn” claimed by an earlier study. Read more

Scientific American

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June 8, 2022

Vast reaches of mostly empty space could offer superior odds for detecting the invisible substance thought to make up more than 80 percent of the material in the universe Read more

EurekAlert!

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March 23, 2012

Gas-guzzling black holes eat two-courses at a time. Read more

EurekAlert!

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January 9, 2012

For the first time, astronomers have mapped dark matter on the largest scale ever observed. Read more

EurekAlert!

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January 12, 2012

Astronomers from the California Institute of Technology and the University of Arizona have released the largest data set ever collected that documents the brightening and dimming of stars and other celestial objects -- two hundred million in total. Read more

Scientific American

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March 29, 2022

Researchers have sighted only a handful of these odd radio circles, and are trying to pin down what causes them Read more