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Astronomers find dual quasars are exceedingly rare

1 September 2020 Astronomy Now

While galaxy collisions and mergers are not rare, merging supermassive black holes at the hearts of active galaxies are far less common.

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Monster black hole in early universe challenges theorists

25 June 2020 Astronomy Now

Astronomers have found a 1.5-billion-solar-mass black hole dating back to within 700 million years of the Big Bang birth of the cosmos.

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“Tension” increases with different measurement of Hubble constant

24 October 2019 Astronomy Now

The first use of adaptive optics to measure the Hubble constant appears to confirm a discrepancy in cosmologists’ understanding of how fast the universe is expanding.

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Exoplanet found in unusually long, elliptical orbit

28 August 2019 Astronomy Now

Astronomers find an exoplanet three times more massive than Jupiter in an extreme elliptical orbit, another milestone for the radial velocity detection technique.

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Observatories resume operations amid protests

12 August 2019 Astronomy Now

After a month-long shutdown due to protests and demonstrations, observatories in Hawaii hope to resume observations.

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Whopping galaxy cluster spotted with help of NASA telescopes

3 November 2015 Astronomy Now

Astronomers have discovered a giant gathering of galaxies in a very remote part of the universe, thanks to NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope and Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). The galaxy cluster, located 8.5 billion light-years away, is the most massive structure yet found at such great distances.

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  • The Universe
    Universe’s end – sooner rather than later
    16 May 2025
  • T Coronae Borealis
    A faint star will reveal itself as it throws a hissy-fit
    26 March 2025
  • Saturn
    Saturn’s Rings to “Disappear”
    24 March 2025
  • Big Bang
    The Lithium Problem
    17 March 2025
  • Uranus' moon Ariel.
    Discover the many fascinating moons of our Solar System
    17 March 2025
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