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Novae Surprise with Gamma Rays

In a classical nova, a white dwarf siphons material off…
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Fermi finds a “transformer” pulsar

This artist's rendering shows one model of pulsar J1023 before…
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New mass map of a distant galaxy cluster is the most precise yet

Created using observations from Hubble's Frontier Fields observing program, the…
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X-Ray Glow Evidence of Local Hot Bubble

Scientists have confirmed that the soft X-ray glow permeating the…
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Mysterious X-ray signal from space

A mysterious X-ray signal has been found in a detailed…
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Ten Years at Saturn: Cassini’s 10 Greatest Pictures

On July 1, 2004 at 12:12 a.m. ET—10 years ago—the…
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Why Do We Have a Two-Faced Moon?

  Our Moon is weird. It’s pretty big compared with…
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Gemini Reveals a Gravitational Wave Source in Hiding

Einstein's Theory of General Relativity predicts that accelerated masses emit…
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