Space
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Astronomers Confirm CoRoT-2b's Slow, Non-Synchronous Spin
On the exoplanet CoRoT-2b, a single day lasts three Earth days, while its entire year is a mere 1.
Large Magellanic Cloud rips Small Magellanic Cloud apart
Stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud are currently hurtling outward at an average speed of 17 kilometers per second, a clear sign of its imminent demise.
Student astronomer finds star system behind repeating cosmic signals
Every 1.4 hours, a binary star system 3,000 light-years away blasts Earth with powerful radio waves and X-rays, a cosmic beacon that was once a complete mystery. Enigmatic long-period radio transients
Cosmic Voids Challenge Understanding of Universe's Structure
Our own galaxy, the Milky Way, sits at the very center of a cosmic void spanning an astonishing 2 billion light-years wide, a discovery challenging current understanding of the universe's large-scale
Rogue star blasts through galaxy, reshaping star formation
For the first time, astronomers have directly witnessed a rogue star, traveling at an estimated 2 million miles per hour, rip through the outer arm of a distant spiral galaxy.