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Astronomers Discover Potential ‘Dark Galaxy’ Near the Milky Way
Astronomers have spotted a massive hydrogen cloud near the Milky Way that may be a rare dark galaxy—an object composed of gas and dark matter but lacking stars and light. Detected through radio telescopes, the galaxy-like structure challenges conventional astronomy and could reveal hidden phases of galaxy formation and dark matter interaction in ...
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Scientists Aim Largest Telescope Possible at 'Alien Megastructure' Star
Tabby's Star is also known as the WTF Star - for Where's the Flux. Though, we suspect the abbreviation could stand for something else too.
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Scientists Aim Largest Telescope Possible At 'Alien Megastructure' Star
Early Thursday morning, a new and powerful effort was underway to explore a mystery 1,500 light-years away. West Virginia's Green Bank Telescope was hard at work, sucking up information about a strange winking star.
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NASA Captures Earth Flyby of 'Space Peanut'
NASA scientists have captured a peanut-shaped asteroid that approached close to Earth last weekend. The next time an asteroid will approach Earth this close will be in 2054.
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US Village is Cell Phone Free and Loving it
In this rural speck of hyper-connected America, it's easier to hear a cow moo than a cell phone ring.
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River of hydrogen flowing through space discovered
Astronomers have discovered a never-before-seen river of hydrogen flowing through space into a nearby galaxy around 22 million light-years from Earth.
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Astronomers Discover Potential ‘Dark Galaxy’ Near the Milky Way
Astronomers have spotted a massive hydrogen cloud near the Milky Way that may be a rare dark galaxy—an object composed of gas and dark matter but lacking stars and light. Detected through radio telescopes, the galaxy-like structure challenges conventional astronomy and could reveal hidden phases of galaxy formation and dark matter interaction in ...
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Scientists Aim Largest Telescope Possible at 'Alien Megastructure' Star
Tabby's Star is also known as the WTF Star - for Where's the Flux. Though, we suspect the abbreviation could stand for something else too.
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Scientists Aim Largest Telescope Possible At 'Alien Megastructure' Star
Early Thursday morning, a new and powerful effort was underway to explore a mystery 1,500 light-years away. West Virginia's Green Bank Telescope was hard at work, sucking up information about a strange winking star.
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NASA Captures Earth Flyby of 'Space Peanut'
NASA scientists have captured a peanut-shaped asteroid that approached close to Earth last weekend. The next time an asteroid will approach Earth this close will be in 2054.
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US Village is Cell Phone Free and Loving it
In this rural speck of hyper-connected America, it's easier to hear a cow moo than a cell phone ring.
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River of hydrogen flowing through space discovered
Astronomers have discovered a never-before-seen river of hydrogen flowing through space into a nearby galaxy around 22 million light-years from Earth.
