A Quick Look at J140737 and J122104 (10-05-2017)
Astronomers have found five new supermassive black holes in the centers of galaxies.

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A Quick Look at V745 SCO (09-19-2017)
An orbiting red giant and white dwarf star system located about 25,000 light years from Earth.

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A Tour of V745 SCO (09-19-2017)
For decades, astronomers have known about irregular outbursts from the double star system V745 Sco, which is located about 25,000 light years from Earth.

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A Tour of GJ 176 (09-06-2017)
X-rays emitted by a planet's host star may provide critical clues to just how hospitable a star system could be.

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A Quick Look at GJ 176 (09-06-2017)
A new study using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton suggests X-rays emitted by a planet’s host star may provide critical clues to how hospitable a star system could be.

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