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“Supermoon” is a catchy name for what scientists call the moon, earth and sun’s perigee-syzygy. Because the lunar orbit is oval-shaped, the moon is closer…
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Astronauts traveling at the speed of light would still take 30 years to reach AGC 198691, otherwise known as Leoncino, the "little lion" galaxy. Once…
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Scientists have long thought meteors may contain the early building blocks of planets in our solar system, but new research from Purdue University shows…
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A Purdue professor is leading a team that’s discovered a unique astronomical feature. Dr. Matt Lister says ionized gas clouds were first predicted in the…