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Parker Solar Probe launching
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The Parker Solar Probe has launched and is on its way to explore the sun
The Parker Solar Probe just took off to become the first spacecraft to visit the sun.
By Lisa Grossman | 8:16am, August 12, 2018
Parker probe in rocket
News in Brief | Astronomy
With launch looming, the Parker Solar Probe is ready for its star turn
By Lisa Grossman | 2:00pm, August 10, 2018
Abell S1063
News | Astronomy
A faint glow found between galaxies could be a beacon for dark matter
By Emily Conover | 7:00am, August 10, 2018
hydrogen wall illustration
News | Astronomy
New Horizons may have seen a glow at the solar system’s edge
By Lisa Grossman | 7:00am, August 09, 2018
solar flare illustration
News | Astronomy
Astronomers saw the first mass eruption from a star that’s not the sun
By Lisa Grossman | 9:00am, August 07, 2018
gamma rays
News in Brief | Astronomy
Hopes dim that gamma rays can reveal dark matter
By Emily Conover | 11:00am, August 06, 2018
light wavelengths
News | Astronomy
Next to its solar twins, the sun stands out
By Lisa Grossman | 12:00pm, August 03, 2018
Parker probe illustration
News | Astronomy
How the Parker probe was built to survive close encounters with the sun
By Lisa Grossman | 12:35pm, July 31, 2018
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News | Astronomy
A star orbiting a black hole shows Einstein got gravity right — again
By Emily Conover | 8:00am, July 26, 2018
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News | Astronomy
The Planck satellite’s picture of the infant universe gets its last tweaks
By Emily Conover | 8:00am, July 24, 2018
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