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Astronomers Discover Nearby ‘Death Star’ Kronos Which May Have Devoured 15 Earth-Like Planets

In mythology, the Titan Kronos devoured his children, including Poseidon (better known as the planet Neptune), Hades (Pluto) and three daughters. Astronomers discovered twin stars, one of which showed signs of having ingested a dozen or more rocky planets, they named them after Kronos and the companion star is named Krios, after Kronos’ brother. Their official designations are HD 240430 … Continue reading

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Newly Discovered Comet 01-ASAS-SN Unexpectedly Brightens

There are countless chunks of icy debris swirling around the Oort cloud on the outskirts of the Solar System. But it’s always exciting when one of those comes in our direction for a rare flyby. In July, astronomers discovered a brand new comet zooming through the inner regions of our space bubble. Since that time it’s been steadily getting brighter, … Continue reading

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Mysterious Cosmos: Astronomers Discover Stars that Appear to be Older than the Universe

If you understand how stars work, you can observe the physical properties of one of them and extrapolate its age, and know when it had to have been born. Stars undergo a lot of changes as they age: their radius, luminosity, and temperature all evolve as they burn through their fuel. But a star’s lifespan, in general, is dependent on … Continue reading

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A New Planet? Weird Orbits Hint ‘PLANET 10’ Might Lurk At Our Solar System Edge

In the headline pic above: An artist’s impression of Planet Ten Astronomers studying icy objects in a distant region called the Kuiper belt say an unconfirmed planet with similar mass to Mars could be responsible for tugging them out of alignment.. THE dark outer reaches of our solar system could be hiding a new planet – the ninth or tenth, … Continue reading

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Chance of Asteroid Colliding With Earth Higher than Previously Thought

The likelihood of an asteroid smashing into Earth is increasing, according to new research from a team of Czech scientists which discovered new asteroids traveling around our planet. The team studied 144 large meteors from the Taurids, a meteor stream which appears in our skies twice a year. The group discovered a new branch of the phenomenon containing at least … Continue reading

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Citizen Scientists Discover New ‘World’ Near Sun

A new citizen-science tool released earlier this year to help astronomers pinpoint new worlds lurking in the outer reaches of our solar system has already led to a discovery: a brown dwarf a little more than 100 light years away from the Sun. Just six days after the launch of the Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 website in February, four different … Continue reading

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Astronomers Discover Moon Orbiting ‘Snow White’ Dwarf Planet

A new study has revealed that the third-largest dwarf planet in our solar system has its own moon. Researchers used three different space observatories to confirm that dwarf planet 2007 OR10, which is nicknamed “Snow White,” is orbited by a moon. Snow White is a 1,530 kilometer-wide (950 mile) dwarf planet, while the new moon has been measured at between … Continue reading

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We Have 100, not 1,000, Years to Find A New Planet to Live On, Says Hawking

Renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking has again called on humanity to redouble its efforts to colonize other worlds before the Earth becomes uninhabitable. This time, however, the deadline is even tighter. Speaking to The Royal Society in London ahead of the Starmus IV festival to be held this June in Trondheim, Norway, Hawking reiterated his desire for humanity … Continue reading

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Comet Johnson Joins the Growing List of Visible Comets

Another binocular comet? You better believe it. Comet Johnson takes center stage at nightfall this month and next. Nothing against Giacobini, Kresak, Mrkos, and Pajdusakova, but this is one comet name I can pronounce with confidence. Even better, it’s been humming along very well, thank you, while waiting for its turn at center stage. At magnitude +8.5, Comet Johnson (C/2015 … Continue reading

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Nearby Young Sun with a Solar System that Appears to be Very Much Like Ours Discovered

Analyzing distant solar systems can tell us more about our own. A young solar system located a mere 10 light years away appears to be remarkably similar to our own. Discovered recently in the constellation Eradinus, the solar system surrounding the star Epsilon Eridani is not only very similar to our own but is also the closest known solar system … Continue reading

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