Huge star explosion to appear in sky in once-in-a-lifetime event (phys.org)
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Led by researchers at the University of Maryland and Cornell University, the study charts temperatures across WASP-18b, a massive gas giant classified as an “ultra-hot Jupiter” located 400 light-years from Earth. The team applied a method known as 3D eclipse mapping, also called spectroscopic eclipse mapping, marking the...
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Using the world’s most advanced radio telescopes, astronomers have discovered a spinning dead star so rare, strange and unique that they have dubbed it a “cosmic unicorn.” The unique properties of this object, CHIME J1634+44, challenge our current understanding of spinning dead stars and their environments....
The Subaru Telescope has made an exciting discovery: a small body beyond Pluto, with implications for the formation, evolution, and current structure of the outer solar system....
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