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Hubble captures LMC's interaction with the Milky Way’s halo. Surprising findings show LMC’s compact gas halo. Ram-pressure ...

Physicists have been trying to design fusion reactors, technologies that can generate energy via nuclear fusion processes, ...

In the expanse of space, where stars burn and galaxies collide, there exists a type of star so strange and powerful that it ...

The spiral arms of nearby galaxy Messier 81 is captured by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. This galaxy is easily visible ...

Scientists have discovered more clues about the birth of fast radio bursts (FRBs) emitted from distant galaxies whose origins ...

In the golden light of a Northern Territory sunset, small blobs begin to appear at the edge of the waves rolling onto an idyllic stretch of beach.

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This list of commonly confused terms in astronomy will help you better understand the cosmos and the common phenomena we see in the sky.