An Astronomer Calculated the Exact Day a Star Will Blow—and It’s Today
T Coronae Borealis (T CrB), also known as the Blaze Star, is a binary star system located 3,000 light-years from Earth. It ...
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Elusive 'Blaze Star' nova could finally appear in our skies this week after multiple false alarms
Skygazers have been waiting for over a year to see a recurrent nova that creates a temporary, super-bright star every 80 ...
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'Star Trek' icon lives on with new Nichelle Nichols Space Camp to inspire young women to aim for the stars
"Together, we can inspire a spirit of discovery to change lives and change the world for the better through a passion for ...
Space telescope Gaia sent into 'retirement' but legacy endures
After more than a decade mapping out our home galaxy, the Gaia space telescope was powered down and sent into "retirement ...
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Astronomers Find Four New Exoplanets Orbiting a Neighboring Star, the ‘White Whale’ of Planet Seekers
More than 60 years after the first debunked discovery of a planet orbiting Barnard’s Star, the closest single-star system to ...
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After more than a decade of mapping the stars ... stay on the International Space Station, according to NASA rules. But they do get $5 a day for “incidentals.” New data further challenge ...
'Ash' stars Aaron Paul, Eiza González disagree about going to space
Aaron Paul, Eiza González and director Flying Lotus spoke with UPI about their sci-fi thriller "Ash," in theaters Friday.