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A black hole in the Orion Nebula?
An international team of astrophysicists says the famous Orion Nebula has a black hole at its heart, whose mass is some 200 times the mass of our sun.
November 5, 2012
Paintballs could be used to deflect asteroid from collision course
An MIT grad student says that paintballs could deflect an asteroid away from a collision course with Earth. But the process would take time.
November 4, 2012
Comet Hergenrother is splitting apart
Astronomers have been watching a faint comet - Comet Hergenrother - in hopes it would put on a good show. Now it appears the comet is breaking to pieces.
November 3, 2012
Andromeda Galaxy as Local Group’s resident bully
Andromeda will collide with our MIlky Way in 4 billion years. It had a close encounter with another Local Group galaxy long ago. Yeah, Andromeda. You're tough.
November 3, 2012
Whoa! Earth-size planet in Alpha Centauri system
Scientists have found a planet orbiting the closest star system to Earth, only 4.3 light-years away.
November 1, 2012
Video: Spectacular view of Milky Way in time lapse
It's a test video for a future IMAX film, from astrophotographer Colin Legg in Australia, where the Milky Way can be seen in all its glory. Awesome!
October 28, 2012
Elliptical galaxy has spiral arms
An elliptical galaxy has spiral arms within it. The spiral arms formed shortly after a collision with another galaxy several hundred million years ago.
October 24, 2012
X-flare on sun, with more solar storms expected
A storm on the sun from Active Region 1598 produced an X-flare on the sun October 23, 2012. No auroras expected this time, though.
October 23, 2012
City lights could reveal E.T. civilization
Researchers suggest the bright lights of cities, which are visible on a planet even from space, might reveal the existence of alien life on other planets.
October 18, 2012
Bright meteor seen October 17, 2012
Many in and around San Francisco's Bay Area heard a loud boom and saw a bright meteor - a fireball - streaking across the sky on October 17, 2012.
October 18, 2012
