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SpaceX and Reflect Orbital plans could "permanently scar" night sky, astronomers warn
The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) has issued a stark warning over proposals by Elon Musk's SpaceX and the California-based startup Reflect Orbital, saying the plans could cause lasting damage to ground‑based astronomy and dramatically alter the night sky for skywatchers.
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2 planets collide 11,000 light-years from Earth in rare sight
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Two planets crashed into one another in a violent, chaotic collision that astronomers recently witnessed 11,000 light-years away from Earth.
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'Completely bonkers': Astronomers find evidence of a cataclysmic collision between exoplanets
Discovering the frequency of such planetary collisions may shed light on the possibility of life elsewhere in the Milky Way, as the moon is considered integral to the development of life on Earth.
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Astronomers witness colossal supernova explosion create one of the most magnetic stars in the universe for the first time
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The interstellar comet gets stranger as scientists learn what's in it
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A comet swept through the solar system carrying a strange chemical recipe -- one that has astronomers taking a closer look at what kinds of worlds might form around distant stars.
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Alcohol 'extremely abundant' in interstellar visitor Comet 3I/ATLAS
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have detected unusually large amounts of methanol, a simple alcohol, in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS -- levels that exceed those seen in almost all known comets from our own solar system.
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A Possible Daylight Comet Is Coming -- Or The Sun May Destroy It
Skywatchers are a month away from a spectacular show as a comet plunging toward the sun lights up so bright it could display a bright tail in evening twilight and even be visible during the day.
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200,000 ancient Milky Way stars reveal the Universe may be 13.6 billion years old
By focusing on the ages of the oldest stars in the Milky Way, researchers utilized precise stellar data to provide a robust lower limit on the age of the Universe, highlighting the potential for future data releases from the Gaia mission to further refine measurements.
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Astronomers unveil largest 3D universe map of its kind, illuminating 'hidden' cosmic structures
By tracking the glow of hydrogen gas and small, dim galaxies between bright beacons, scientists can now study how galaxies formed and evolved within their environments during the universe's peak era of star formation.
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Mysterious 'dots' discovered by JWST may be the 1st stars in the universe on the verge of collapse
The team's research suggests that the little red dots could be in their final moments before collapsing into black holes, with a short observational window due to their extreme mass and short lifetime.
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Blood moon map shows US states with total visibility
A total lunar eclipse will be visible across portions of the United States on Tuesday, giving sky-watchers a rare opportunity to see the moon turn deep red as it passes fully into Earth's shadow.
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These 70 dusty galaxies at the edge of our universe could rewrite our understanding of the cosmos
Research using the JWST and ALMA telescopes has revealed a new population of galaxies that may provide snapshots of the lifecycle of these rare cosmic objects.
