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New research on 'Death Star' that looks like a cosmic pinwheel reduces gamma-ray burst threat to Earth
The "cosmic pinwheel" that astronomers feared could one day shower Earth with lethal gamma rays may not be as dangerous as ...
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Saturn's rings will 'disappear' this weekend. Here's why this phenomenon happens in cycles
Saturn's rings tilt out of view every fourteen to seventeen Earth years. In 2032, they will be at their best again during ...
Smithsonian Magazine10h
Mysterious Dark Energy Might Be Weakening—and That Could Upend Predictions About the End of the Universe
Astronomers thought dark energy was a constant. But now, findings from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument provide even more evidence that it may be fluctuating ...
Where Did Brilliant Venus Go? The Science Behind Its Vanishing Act
Venus has been slowly getting closer to the sun and will pass roughly between Earth and our star this weekend — something astronomers call "inferior conjunction." ...