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Journey Through the Cosmos With These Breathtaking Astronomy Images
The Royal Observatory Greenwich in the UK announced the winners of its annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition last week, and the final group of photographers doesn’t disappoint. From phantasmal swirls of gas and dust to stupendous shots of our luminous Moon—and other moons, too—the images offer a sweeping looks at some of the…
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Ancient Stars Spinning Near Milky Way Centre Could Unravel Galactic Evolution
A group of astronomers comprising the Pristine Inner Galaxy Survey (PIGS) just found a large group of ancient stars circling the galaxy’s centre in surprisingly orderly fashion. The astronomical team’s work is the largest set of detailed observations yet taken of these very old metal-poor stars orbiting near the core of the Milky Way. The…
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Star Wars’ Split From Damon Lindelof Was Not a Mutual Decision
Damon Lindelof has revealed a bit more about his recent departure from the galaxy far, far away in a new interview with Esquire. Lindelof turned in a script to Star Wars earlier this year and departed the project (alongside co-writer Justin Britt-Gibson) at nearly the same time. “I joined the Star Wars universe and was…
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Astronomers May Have Spotted the Remnants of One of the Earliest Stars
A team of astronomers studying the gas surrounding a distant quasar believe it may carry remnants of one of the universe’s first stars.