Amateur astronomer spots dwarf galaxy that computers missed
There are some tasks that humans are still better at than machines. In this case, we’re referring to spotting a dwarf galaxy.
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Hubble is investigating mysterious “spokes” in Saturn’s rings
Read more: Hubble is investigating mysterious “spokes” in Saturn’s ringsSaturn is famous for its beautiful rings, but these rings have a strange feature: spokes that appear intermittently. Now Hubble is on the case.
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The Tarantula Nebula glows brightly in this week’s Hubble image
Read more: The Tarantula Nebula glows brightly in this week’s Hubble imageThis week’s Hubble image captures the huge, bright cloud of dust and gas known as the Tarantula Nebula.
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Hubble measures the mass of a lonely dead star for the first time
Read more: Hubble measures the mass of a lonely dead star for the first timeRecent research using the Hubble Space Telescope has measured the mass of a lone white dwarf for the first time.
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Hubble Telescope Directly Measures a White Dwarf Mass for the First Time
Read more: Hubble Telescope Directly Measures a White Dwarf Mass for the First TimeAstronomers just directly measured the mass of a lone white dwarf using the Hubble Space Telescope for the first time. The dwarf—the core remnant of a star—is named LAWD 37, and it burned out about a billion years ago.Read more…
