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Happy Birthday, Spitzer! NASA Telescope Marks 15 Years in Space
By Mike Wall published
The Spitzer Space Telescope launched into orbit around the sun on Aug. 25, 2003, kicking off a long and diverse mission that has produced groundbreaking finds in a number of different fields.

Young Star May Be Devouring a Planet
By Chelsea Gohd published
Researchers at NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory may have watched a young star devouring a planet.

Chandra X-Ray Observatory: Revealing the invisible universe
By Elizabeth Howell published
The Chandra X-Ray Observatory has probed the origins of dark matter and revealed much about the parts of the universe we can't see visually.

When Evenly Matched Galaxies Collide, They Ignite 2 Blazing Quasars
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
Violent collisions between two galaxies of equal sizes are more likely to power up both of the supermassive black holes at the galactic centers.

Could Alien Life Handle the Radiation in 3-Star Alpha Centauri System?
By Mike Wall published

Did a Neutron-Star Collision Make a Black Hole?
By Chelsea Gohd published
The collision of two neutron stars whose gravitational waves were famously observed last August probably created a black hole, according to a new study.

Explore the Milky Way's Monster Black Hole with This Virtual Tour
By Elizabeth Howell published
Last month, scientists announced the discovery of thousands of black holes at the heart of our galaxy. Here's what that looks like.
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