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Video: The Architecture of the Universe

The architecture of the universe is a kind of cosmic network made of visible galaxy filaments "mounted" on scaffolds of dark matter.

Angela Posada-Swafford

How global warming will affect astronomy

Astronomical observations around the world will worsen in quality as a result of climate change, according to a new study.

Planetary heat wave rips through Jupiter's atmosphere

A heat wave is sweeping through Jupiter's northern hemisphere with temperatures reaching 700°C and has been created from a particularly intense aurora borealis.

These are the most Earth-like exoplanets

Among the more than 5,000 exoplanets discovered to date, these are some of the most similar in size, mass, temperature or star to the one they orbit.

The first polarized X-ray map of Cassiopea A

Cassiopeia A is a supernova remnant approximately 11,000 light-years distant from Earth.

Neutron stars aren't really stars.

Neutron stars are not true stars, although, thank goodness, they are made of neutrons.

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