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Kelly Kizer Whitt
Grus the Crane, home to ‘the bright one’
Grus the Crane is a constellation best seen from the Southern Hemisphere that has one notably bright star whose name actually means, "the bright one."
October 23, 2021
Small galaxy consumes an even smaller galaxy
Scientists found evidence that a small galaxy - the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite of the Milky Way - has eaten an even smaller galaxy.
October 22, 2021
White dwarf star abruptly switches on and off
Astronomers have witnessed a white dwarf switching on and off - or going from a bright to dim stage and back - over a period of just 30 minutes.
October 22, 2021
October deep sky: Nebulae and more
The October deep sky holds gems such as the Helix Nebula in Aquarius. You can spot the Helix Nebula in binoculars or a telescope on October evenings.
October 22, 2021
Colors of Betelgeuse in a star collage
Soumyadeep Mukherjee captured the colors of Betelgeuse in 1,300 individual images that he compiled into a star-shaped collage.
October 21, 2021
Solar system’s future seen: 1st planet around a white dwarf
Scientists got a peek at the solar system's future when they found a gas giant planet orbiting a white dwarf. One day the sun will die and become a white dwarf.
October 19, 2021
Virtual reality universe unveiled
Researchers have amassed terabytes of data from a slew of telescopes to create the Virtual Reality Universe Project, a map of our cosmos.
October 17, 2021
Venus never had oceans, study says
Scientists have run computer simulations that suggest Venus never had oceans because the conditions were never cool enough to allow for rain.
October 15, 2021
19 hidden planets revealed by their auroras
Scientists have discovered 19 possible hidden planets, detected through radio waves they believe are from red dwarf stars interacting with exoplanets.
October 13, 2021
Pluto’s atmosphere is disappearing
Pluto's atmosphere is disappearing. The dwarf planet's atmosphere is freezing as it moves farther from the sun in its orbit and falling to the surface.
October 9, 2021
