Starburst, No, Not The Candy
Astronomy / Deep Space
A starburst galaxy is a galaxy experiencing a period of intense star forming activity. Although this activity may last for ten million years or more, that is like a month in the life of a ten billion continue reading this fact
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GP-B: More Than Just a Pretty Face
Astronomy / Exploration
Questions about the ways space, time, light and gravity relate to each other have been asked for eons. Theories have been offered, yet many puzzles remain to be solved. No spacecraft ever built has re continue reading this fact
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A Map of the Sky
Astronomy / Cosmology
Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon, Old Faithful... we know they're spectacular sites, but how did we find out about them? Early explorers took the time to map out the United States and as a result, you continue reading this fact
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