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Walkabout the Galaxy

An irreverent and informative tour of the latest, greatest, and most interesting discoveries in astronomy.

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X-Rays from Mercury and a Different Kind of Gravitational Hole

X-Rays from Mercury and a Different Kind of Gravitational Hole

We think of aurora as an atmospheric phenomenon, but what happens when high energy particles from the Sun directly impac... Read more

26 Jul 2023

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The Rumble in the Universe

The Rumble in the Universe

Nature has provided us with exquisitely accurate clocks in the form of pulsars, those rapidly rotating neutron stars who... Read more

12 Jul 2023

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