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Posted on May 5, 2024 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Glamping With the Stars As I exited Harry Reid International Airport on a bright March afternoon, my hand flew up to protect my eyes, which had grown accustomed to the dull light of a … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 1, 2024 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Eclipses Injured Their Eyes, and the World Never Looked the Same A young woman visited New York Eye & Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai Hospital shortly after the eclipse of Aug. 21, 2017. She told … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 3, 2024 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan NASA Spots Signs of Twin Volcanic Plumes on Jupiter’s Moon Io On Saturday, NASA’s Juno orbiter got a second close-up with Io, Jupiter’s third-largest moon and the most volcanic world of our solar system. … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 4, 2024 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Could a Giant Parasol in Outer Space Help Solve the Climate Crisis? It’s come to this. With Earth at its hottest point in recorded history, and humans doing far from enough to stop its … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 1, 2024 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Ancient Stars Forged Elements Heavier Than Anything Ever Found in Nature Stars at the very dawn of time must have been capable of creating elements far heavier than anything that has ever been found … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 8, 2023 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan How NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Chronicle the Active Cosmos NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will pair space-based observations with a broad field of view to unveil the dynamic cosmos in ways that … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 6, 2023 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan NASA’s Hubble spots a mysterious flash in the middle of nowhere that defies science A bright flash of blue light appearing in the middle of seemingly empty space has scientists confused.The brilliant flash — thought to … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 1, 2023 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan James Webb: Telescope reveals new detail in famous supernova This is an image of a supernova – an exploded star – taken by the new super space telescope James Webb (JWST). SN1987A, as it’s … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 4, 2023 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Our Galaxy Is Home to Trillions of Worlds Gone Rogue Free-floating planets — dark, isolated orbs roaming the universe unfettered by any host star — don’t just pop into existence in the middle of … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 6, 2023 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Leeds 2023: Mobile observatory bus begins city-wide tour A mobile observatory promising to take visitors “to the stars and back” is going on tour around Leeds. Moon Palace, a former school bus, is on … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 4, 2023 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan It’s the End of a World as We Know It Astronomers have witnessed a star gobbling up a planet, offering the first direct glimpse of a gnarly process called planetary engulfment that most likely awaits Earth … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 1, 2023 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Back Then, Baby Galaxies. Next, a Super-Mega Galactic Cluster? Like basketball scouts discovering a nimble, super-tall teenager, astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope reported recently that they had identified a small, captivating group … Continue reading →

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