Astronomers articles
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New Saturn-mass exoplanet detected by astronomers
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered a new Saturn-mass planet orbiting a solar-type star known as TOI-2447. The finding was reported in a research paper published May 12 on the pre-print server arXiv.
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Astronomers observe jet reorientation in 'Death Star' black holes
Huge black holes are firing powerful beams of particles into space—and then changing their aim to fire at new targets. This discovery, made using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) National Radio Astronomical Observatory's (NRAO) Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), shows what kind of widespread impact black holes can have on their surrounding galaxy and beyond.
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Astronomers say have fun staring at the sun on Memorial Day as it 'belches out energy'
A solar flare captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory on May 14. Use telescopes or binoculars with solar lenses, according to the experts. [ more › ]