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Un eclipse solar a través de América

¡Un eclipse solar importante viene a América del norte!

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M16 Galaxy

The luminous heart of the galaxy M61 as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope, with spiral arms studded with ruby-red patches of light—tell-tale signs of recent star formation!

Stars Forming Everywhere!

Stars are born! Like, lots of them! How do astronomers figure out what’s going on in distant galaxies?

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Computational model showing the explosion of a white dwarf

A visualization of a computational model showing the explosion of a white dwarf, taken from the California Academy of Science planetarium show, Spark: The Universe in Us.

The Barbenheimer Star and Exploding White Dwarfs

Observing the Universe is full of surprises and results can be explosive when stars reach the end of their life.

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This artist concept portrays the brown dwarf W1935, which exhibits signs of glowing methane—possibly caused by aurorae!

This artist concept portrays the brown dwarf W1935, which exhibits signs of glowing methane—possibly caused by aurorae!

Brown Dwarf Aurorae

Brown dwarf W1935 exhibits signs of glowing methane—possibly caused by aurorae!

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Two merging black holes

Simulation of light emitted by two merging supermassive black holes surrounded by nearly transparent gas. (Image courtesy NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.)

Black Holes Near and Far

How do black holes form? And why do they always feel like the popular kids in school?

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Artists Illustration of two neutron stars colliding

Artists illustration of a neutron star collision. Image Source: NASA

A Stellar Smash Up Makes Waves—and What Else?

News Headline, Gravitational waves, gamma ray bursts, and reading between the lines.

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NASA/JPL-Caltech/Vivien Parmentier/Aix-Marseille University (AMU)
The Life of Water on an Ultrahot Jupiter

Even water needs sunscreen when the stars are this close.

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Image courtesy of NASA Image Gallery
Radiation: An Obstacle for Life

We're well-protected from solar radiation. But what about life on other planets and moons? Could it survive?

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TESS, NASA
Your Space Trash—My Space Treasure?

Could we use space debris to find technologically advanced life on other planets?

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Small, Spinning Galaxies

Big surprises coming from little galaxies…

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NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona
Rolling Grains of Sand on the Red Planet

The dark streaks on Mars may have no equivalent on Earth.

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Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
The Origin of Organic Matter on Ceres

Ceres icy crust may be sliding on water

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Proton Shower

The accompanying image shows data for a simulated cosmic ray shower occurring over New York City, courtesy of the University of Chicago COSMUS Project.

Bowling at (Nearly) the Speed of Light!

In water, cosmic rays break the speed limit and reveal their origins…

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Chime, McGill University
CHIME Rings in Epic Sky Survey

These half-pipes are for science!

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