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In About 60 Years, a 'Guest Star' May Shine as One of the Brightest in the Sky

That’s when the two stars in the binary system V Sagittae are set to merge in a spectacularly luminous fashion.

Abigail Malate, Staff Illustrator

Space

Space X, Newly Formed Oxygen, Yeast 2.0, and Gene Editing

Upcoming cool science stories for 2020.

Alistair Jennings, Contributor

Space

December’s Stellar Space Pictures

Enjoy ginormous candy canes, stellar glitter, and visiting (interstellar) neighbors this month.

Abigail Malate, Staff Illustrator

Physics

New Technology Improves Gravitational Wave Detectors by Cutting Quantum Noise

Refined instruments reduce noise at the quantum level, allowing for discoveries of more distant gravitational waves.

Ramin Skibba, Contributor

Space

November’s Stellar Space Pictures

Marvel at the lives and deaths of stars across the universe.

Abigail Malate, Staff Illustrator

Space

Voyager 2 Spacecraft Crosses Into the Interstellar Void

Data from the second probe to reach interstellar space helps scientists form a more complete picture of the boundary between the sun and the stars. 

Charles Q. Choi, Contributor

Space

October's Spooky Space Pictures

Quiver at the sight of skeletal galaxies, stellar pumpkins and ghostly interstellar visitors.

Abigail Malate, Staff Illustrator

Space

Mysterious Star's Flickering May Be Masked by Dust and Gas from Disintegrating Moons

Researchers find plausible, alien-free explanation for observations of star KIC 8462852.

Charles Q. Choi, Contributor

Space

September's Stellar Space Simulations and Images

Enjoy the start of astronomical autumn with black holes, a comet, star clusters and other stunning images.

Abigail Malate, Staff Illustrator

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