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Astronomers spot another star that flickers like Tabby’s star
The irregular flickering of star VVV-WIT-07 is reminiscent of Tabby’s star, which brought speculation of alien megastructures.
By Lisa Grossman | 10:14am, November 16, 2018
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News | Astronomy
Saturn’s ‘ring rain’ is a surprising cocktail of chemicals
By Maria Temming | 2:00pm, October 04, 2018
Neptomoon
News | Astronomy
Hubble may have spotted the first known exomoon
By Lisa Grossman | 2:00pm, October 03, 2018
Arecibo radio telescope
Rethink | Astronomy
We may not have found aliens yet because we’ve barely begun looking
By Lisa Grossman | 8:00am, September 30, 2018
Paula Jofré
Feature | Astronomy
Paula Jofré makes stellar connections
By Lisa Grossman | 8:31am, September 26, 2018
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News | Astronomy
Astronomers may have spotted the birth of a neutron star
By Lisa Grossman | 7:00am, September 25, 2018
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News in Brief | Astronomy
Japan has launched a miniature space elevator
By Lisa Grossman | 9:50am, September 24, 2018
neutron star
News | Astronomy
Nuclear pasta in neutron stars may be the strongest material in the universe
By Emily Conover | 10:49am, September 14, 2018
Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Soapbox | Astronomy
Jocelyn Bell Burnell wins big physics prize for 1967 pulsar discovery
By Lisa Grossman | 5:25pm, September 06, 2018
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Reviews & Previews | Astronomy
‘Accessory to War’ probes the uneasy alliance between space science and the military
By Maria Temming | 10:00am, September 04, 2018
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