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Neptune Is Getting Colder, and We Don’t Know Why
Astronomers studying Neptune’s atmosphere found that the planet’s global temperature has dropped over a 17-year period, while its south pole has warmed considerably.
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Astronomers Get A Rare Direct Look At An Exoplanet Thanks To New Telescope Technique
Scientists have directly observed an exoplanet in a whole new way, thanks to an instrument on the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer.
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Gorgeous Kitty Paw Nebula Image Proves Cats Really Do Belong In Space
All cat lovers are familiar with toe beans, the little jellies that adorn the bottom your fur baby’s paws. If you, like me, love kitties and space — ideally kitties in space — you’re guaranteed to geek out over the latest image from the European Southern Observatory (ESO), which captures the Cat’s Paw Nebula like…
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That’s No Fort… It’s An Observatory
This stunning aerial photograph of the Very Large Telescope platform somehow reminds me of a smaller base in a real time strategy game, like Starcraft or Total Annihilation.