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An Intensive Search of the Alpha Centauri System Will be Conducted in 2019
4.37 light-years away lies the Alpha Centauri system. What lurks near our closest stellar neighbor? A big announcement…
The ‘But’ About the Earth-like Planet Around the Nearest Star
An Earth-mass world located within the habitable zone orbiting the closest star to Earth? Sounds exciting, huh? It…
A Binary Star System Unlike Most
Meet AR Scorpii, a star system located about 380 light-years from Earth. It’s a binary star system made…
Astronomers Finally Detect Evidence of Lithium from Exploding Stars
For more than 40 years, astronomers have speculated the extra lithium found in young stars were the result…
The Incredible Pillars of Creation Look Even Better in 3-D
The Pillars of Creation is one of the most famous photographs ever taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.…
Exozodiacal Light. Astronomers Latest Challenge in Studying Exo-Earths
There’s a new headache for astronomers wanting to image Earth-like planets. Exozodiacal light. This phenomenon is similar to…