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The ‘luckiest guitar player on Earth’ lives in Dallas, and he plays with the Eagles
Five questions with Christopher Holt, touring guitarist for the best-selling American rock band, talks about his new album, ...
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Gamma-ray bursts reveal largest structure in the universe is bigger and closer to Earth than we knew: 'The jury is still out on what it all means.'
New research suggests that the largest cosmic structure is even bigger and closer to Earth than we knew. It goes against ...
High velocity gas-clump in Milky Way neighborhood may be a dark galaxy
A team of astronomers and astrophysicists at the Chinese Academy of Science's National Astronomical Observatories has found ...
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Extreme 'zombie star' capable of ripping human atoms apart is shooting through the Milky Way
Astronomers have discovered that the magnetar SGR 0501+4516 is speeding through our galaxy at more than 110,000 mph. This ...
A Stairway to the Stars: Laser Beams and Cosmic Dragons Over Paranal
At ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert, visitors can experience some of the darkest and clearest night skies ...
A 'zombie star' that could rip the humans apart is shooting through the Milky Way very soon
Astronomers found a fast-moving 'zombie star' in the Milky Way. This magnetar, named SGR 0501+4516, has a strong magnetic ...
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Gorgeous deep space photo captures the Andromeda Galaxy surrounded by glowing gas
Spanning approximately 220,000 light-years across, the Andromeda Galaxy is the largest galaxy of the Local Group, which also ...
Super-Earths are common outside the solar system, new study shows
An international team including astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) has announced the ...
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Gaia space observatory bids farewell after a decade of mapping the stars
After more than a decade of mapping billions of stars across the Milky Way and beyond, a groundbreaking spacecraft is ...
Cosmic Parade: Planets, the Moon, and a Comet Dazzle Over Paranal
A dazzling snapshot from ESO’s Paranal Observatory captures a rare sky parade — the Moon, a comet, and nearly every visible planet strung across the heavens. This celestial lineup is an optical ...