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Is There an Object Named “Turner 5” in Orion?
I could not find any evidence for an object named “Turner 5” in Orion. You can, though, find information…

Solar System Formation and Supernovae
In fact, the prevalent theory for the formation of our solar system is that a cloud of gas and…

How to Determine the Luminosity of a Star
There is a very nice description of this basic quantity of stars and how astronomers measure it in the…

How Can We See Stars in the Night Sky When They Are So Far Away?
Even though the stars that we see in the night sky are all very far away, we can see…

Does a Galaxy’s Distance from us Correlate with its Age?
The observed expansion of our universe allows us to see galaxies as they were when our universe was younger. …