Space Is Full Of Planets, And Most Of Them Don't Even Have Stars - Forbes
For every planet that orbits a star like our own, there are likely thousands of 'orphan planets' wandering the galaxy alone...
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Oldest recorded solar eclipse helps date the Egyptian pharaohs
Researchers have pinpointed the date of what could be the oldest solar eclipse yet recorded. The event, which occurred on 30 October 1207 BC, is me...
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How an Amateur Astronomer Became One of History’s Greatest Solar Observers
Atlas Obscura, 2017: "A Woman Who Spent Her Life Observing the Sun Is Finally Getting Scientific Recognition. Hisako Koyama is being lauded for ...
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Billion-star map of Milky Way set to transform astronomy | Nature
European Gaia spacecraft’s first major data dump — the most detailed 3D chart yet of our Galaxy — will keep researchers busy for decades...
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Astronomers unveil secrets of interstellar visitor
Technology & Science - CBC News Astronomers say they've learned more about the first known object to enter our solar system from deep space, inc...
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AstroNavigation – free course - Vanderbilt
Online module for celestial navigation “This course serves to address the lack of widely-available instruction in astronavigation. Specifically ...
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MIT system predicts the best way to deflect an Earth-bound asteroid
We’re not in immediate danger of any asteroids colliding with Earth — at least not as far as anyone’s aware. But it’s not like it hasn’t happened b...
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Astronomers warn of ‘worrisome’ light pollution from satellite constellations
The International Astronomical Union has issued the preliminary results from a study on the potential effects of multi-thousand satellite constella...
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Our Solar System Is Even Stranger Than We Thought - Scientific American Blog Network
New research shows a pattern of exoplanet sizes and spacing around other stars unlike what we see in our own system
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Losing the Night Sky
The brightest parts of the world are getting brighter - light pollution on the rise around the globe.
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