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More Stories from Science News on Astronomy

  1. black hole explosion
    Space

    A black hole eruption marks the most powerful explosion ever spotted

    By Christopher Crockett
  2. solar eclipse
    Space

    50 years ago, scientists were studying why the sun’s corona is so hot

    By Jonathan Lambert
  3. orbits around supermassive black hole in Milky Way
    Physics

    This fundamental constant of nature remains the same even near a black hole

    By Emily Conover
  4. Quasar Markarian 231
    Astronomy

    Molecular oxygen has been spotted beyond the Milky Way for the first time

    By Ken Croswell
  5. illustration of a large, dusty galaxy
    Space

    An ancient galaxy grew massive — then oddly stopped making stars

    By Christopher Crockett
  6. illustration of ESA Solar Orbiter probe in front of the sun
    Space

    ESA’s Solar Orbiter will be the first spacecraft to study the sun’s polar zones

    By Christopher Crockett
  7. CHIME radio telescope
    Space

    This is the first fast radio burst known to have a steady beat

    By Christopher Crockett
  8. white dwarf illustration
    Space

    The wobbling orbit of a pulsar proves Einstein right, yet again

    By Christopher Crockett

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