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Quick Look: Finding Clues in the Ruins of an Ancient Dead Star (03-27-2025)
People often think about archaeology happening deep in jungles or inside ancient pyramids. However, a team of astronomers has shown that they can use stars and the remains they leave behind to conduct a special kind of archaeology in space.
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People often think about archaeology happening deep in jungles or inside ancient pyramids. However, a team of astronomers has shown that they can use stars and the remains they leave behind to conduct a special kind of archaeology in space.
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Tour: Finding Clues in the Ruins of an Ancient Dead Star (03-27-2025)
People often think about archaeology happening deep in jungles or inside ancient pyramids. However, a team of astronomers has shown that they can use stars and the remains they leave behind to conduct a special kind of archaeology in space.
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-- Finding Clues in Ruins of Ancient Dead Star With NASA's Chandra
People often think about archaeology happening deep in jungles or inside ancient pyramids. However, a team of astronomers has shown that they can use stars and the remains they leave behind to conduct a special kind of archaeology in space.
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-- Finding Clues in Ruins of Ancient Dead Star With NASA's Chandra
Tour: X-ray Signal Points to Destroyed Planet, Chandra Finds (03-04-2025)
After tracking a puzzling X-ray signal from a dying star for decades, astronomers may have finally explained its source: the old star might have destroyed a nearby planet.
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After tracking a puzzling X-ray signal from a dying star for decades, astronomers may have finally explained its source: the old star might have destroyed a nearby planet.
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Quick Look: NASA Telescopes Deliver Stellar Bouquet in Time for Valentine's Day (02-12-2025)
A bouquet of thousands of stars in bloom has arrived. This composite image contains the deepest X-ray image ever made of the spectacular star forming region called 30 Doradus.
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A bouquet of thousands of stars in bloom has arrived. This composite image contains the deepest X-ray image ever made of the spectacular star forming region called 30 Doradus.
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Tour: NASA Telescopes Deliver Stellar Bouquet in Time for Valentine's Day (02-12-2025)
A bouquet of thousands of stars in bloom has arrived. This composite image contains the deepest X-ray image ever made of the spectacular star forming region called 30 Doradus.
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-- NASA Telescopes Deliver Stellar Bouquet in Time for Valentine's Day
A bouquet of thousands of stars in bloom has arrived. This composite image contains the deepest X-ray image ever made of the spectacular star forming region called 30 Doradus.
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-- NASA Telescopes Deliver Stellar Bouquet in Time for Valentine's Day
Quick Look: X-ray Signal Points to Destroyed Planet, Chandra Finds (02-12-2025)
After tracking a puzzling X-ray signal from a dying star for decades, astronomers may have finally explained its source: the old star might have destroyed a nearby planet.
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-- X-ray Signal Points to Destroyed Planet, Chandra Finds
After tracking a puzzling X-ray signal from a dying star for decades, astronomers may have finally explained its source: the old star might have destroyed a nearby planet.
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Quick Look: Black Holes Can Cook for Themselves, Chandra Study Shows (01-27-2025)
Astronomers have taken a crucial step in showing that the most massive black holes in the universe can create their own meals.
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Astronomers have taken a crucial step in showing that the most massive black holes in the universe can create their own meals.
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Tour: Black Holes Can Cook for Themselves, Chandra Study Shows (01-27-2025)
Astronomers have taken a crucial step in showing that the most massive black holes in the universe can create their own meals.
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Astronomers have taken a crucial step in showing that the most massive black holes in the universe can create their own meals.
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Quick Look: Exoplanets Need to be Prepared for Extreme Space Weather, Chandra Finds (01-16-2025)
Planets around other stars need to be prepared for extreme weather conditions, according to a new study from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton that examined the effects of X-rays on potential planets around the most common type of stars.
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Planets around other stars need to be prepared for extreme weather conditions, according to a new study from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton that examined the effects of X-rays on potential planets around the most common type of stars.
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Tour: Exoplanets Need to be Prepared for Extreme Space Weather, Chandra Finds (01-16-2025)
Planets around other stars need to be prepared for extreme weather conditions, according to a new study from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton that examined the effects of X-rays on potential planets around the most common type of stars.
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-- Exoplanets Need to be Prepared for Extreme Space Weather, Chandra Finds
Planets around other stars need to be prepared for extreme weather conditions, according to a new study from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton that examined the effects of X-rays on potential planets around the most common type of stars.
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