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Kelly Kizer Whitt
Bellatrix is Orion’s 3rd-brightest star
Orion's shoulder star Bellatrix has a name that means "female warrior." Bellatrix is one of the hottest stars you can see without optical aid.
November 24, 2024
Star outside the Milky Way seen about to blow in closeup image
Astronomers have taken the first closeup image of a star outside the Milky Way. This star - WOH G64 - appears to be getting ready to go supernova.
November 22, 2024
Could the space station leak lead to ‘catastrophic failure’?
In 2019, the space station acquired a leak in a transfer tunnel. NASA said the space station leak could lead to a "catastrophic failure."
November 21, 2024
Red monsters were massive galaxies in the early universe
Red monsters were massive galaxies in the early universe. Astronomers aren't yet sure how these galaxies became so massive so soon after the Big Bang.
November 19, 2024
Citizen scientists study Jupiter’s storms using Juno images
Citizen scientists helped classify Jupiter's storms to get a better understanding of how such vortices change over time. See images here.
November 8, 2024
Black hole went on a feeding frenzy in the early universe
A supermassive black hole in the early universe went on a feeding frenzy, consuming 40 times more material than astronomers thought was possible.
November 7, 2024
Hera spots Earth and the moon from space. See it here!
The Hera mission is on its way to the asteroid Dimorphos. But first it looked back to catch a view of Earth and the moon from space.
November 6, 2024
First 3D view of globular cluster formation and evolution
For the 1st time, astronomers have analyzed a 3D view of globular cluster formation and evolution by tracking the motions of the star systems within.
November 5, 2024
Open star clusters are loose groups of stars
Open star clusters are young, loosely bound gatherings of stars that may still be surrounded by the nebula - or space cloud - in which they were born.
November 5, 2024
The crater-dome illusion: When your brain inverts the image
The crater-dome illusion happens when you look at an image of a crater and the angle of the light causes it to appear as a dome. Here's how to fix it.
November 3, 2024
