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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
Moon-forming disk around super-Jupiter exoplanet?
Astronomers say that there may be moons being created in a moon-forming disk of dust around a giant super-Jupiter planet (or brown dwarf) 500 light-years away.
October 21, 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
Hunter’s Moon photos: Best of 2021
As autumn advances in the Northern Hemisphere, the Hunter's Moon illuminates the world for several nights around October 20. Hunter's Moon photos here.
October 20, 2021
Earth in a tunnel? Decades-old mystery unfolds
A new astrophysical model connects local structures in our neighborhood of the Milky Way and depicts Earth in a tunnel in space.
October 19, 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
Weird radio waves from the heart of the Milky Way
An international team of astronomers has detected weird radio waves coming from the heart of the Milky Way. They are unlike any found before, and may originate from a new type of cosmic object.
October 17, 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
