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Unearthing cosmic history, one star at a time in the field of galactic archaeology.
From degeneracy to galactic archaeology, white dwarfs are helping scientists make sense of some of the universe's burning mysteries.
The nearest black hole isn't actually that far from us.
Here's some of the largest, plumpest stars out there.
The coldest place in the Universe is the Boomerang Nebula, where temperature reaches only 1 degree Kelvin. However, humans have achieved much colder temperatures in the lab.
Some stars are brighter than others, but why? Size and distance matter.
Although they can contain billions of stars, dwarf galaxies are nevertheless just a fraction of the size of Milky Way.
Planets in binary, tetranary, octonary systems. Are they possible?
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
We know constellations from Greek mythology, but other cultures had their own with their own myths.
How do we know the universe is expanding? Your high school trigonometry is involved in the process.
The number of planets in the universe is extremely mind-boggling.
