▽The Chandra X-ray Observatory Center
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Tour: Finding Clues in the Ruins of an Ancient Dead StarNASA's Chandra Releases New 3D Models of Cosmic ObjectsCurrently 4.29/5123453D ModelsCurrently 4.06/5

▽ESO
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eso2508 — Press Release"Big surprise": astronomers find planet in perpendicular orbit around pair of starsAstronomers have found a planet that orbits at an angle of 90 degrees around a rare pair of peculiar stars. This is the first time we have strong evidence for one of these ‘polar planets’ orbiting a stellar pair. The surprise discovery was made using the European Southern Observatory’s Very

▽Universe Today - Current News
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Using Gamma-Ray Bursts to Probe Large Scale StructuresBy Matthew Williams April 16, 2025Gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful events in the Universe, briefly outshining the combined light of their entire galaxies. A team of astronomers has figured out a clever technique to use the light from gamma-ray bursts to map out the large-scale structure of the Universe at different ages after the Big Ba

▽Astronomy Picture of the Day
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Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe isfeatured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.2025 April 17Virgo Cluster GalaxiesImage Credit & Copyright: Daniel AdibiExplanation: Galaxies of the Virgo Cluster are scattered across this nearly 4 degree widetelescopic field of view.About 50 million light-years distant

▽AAVSO
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6 8 , 2 0 6 , 9 9 6 and Counting ...18 min ago by TRE - Ray Tomlin (US)GSC 02997-00095   Apr 16.2057   4.771IPlot GSC 02997-00095 light curve