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Decade-long Dark Energy Survey offers new insights into the expansion of the universe
By Robert Lea published
Scientists studied 1,500 supernovas to better understand dark energy and the results call the standard model of cosmology into question.
The strange story of the grave of Copernicus
By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski published
Nicholas Copernicus was the astronomer who, five centuries ago, explained that Earth revolves around the Sun, rather than vice versa.
Mystery solved! 1st close-up images of giant star explain its bizarre dimming
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
The first close-up images of the gigantic star RW Cephei explain why it appeared to mysteriously grow dimmer in recent years before brightening once more.
Neutron stars could be the ultimate dark matter detectors
By Paul Sutter published
One astronomer proposes that, instead of building gigantic, expensive experiments on Earth, we should try another method of searching for dark matter: Looking to the stars.
Aftermath of 2 star explosions captured in breathtaking new NASA image
By Stefanie Waldek published
Supernova remnant 30 Doradus B, or 30 Dor B, is the (former) star of this new image.
The inside of a dead star might look like a gigantic atomic nucleus
By Robert Lea published
The mystery of what dwells within dead stars could be solved at last, thanks to supercomputer simulations that show neutron stars are comprised of "cold quark matter."
A bizarre speed-demon star has winds powering a cloud of gas called 'Potaroo'
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers have discovered a new gas cloud created by winds blown from a rapidly spinning neutron star, naming it "Potoroo" after a small Australian marsupial.
Gold mine of kilonova explosions forged by neutron stars crashing together
By Robert Lea published
The gold that forms the ring on your finger was formed in the collision between two neutron stars. Now, scientists have mapped the kilonova blasts powered by these collisions in detail.
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