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Radio Telescopes to Keep Sharp Eye on Mars Lander

As NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander descends through the Red Planet’s atmosphere toward its landing on May 25, its progress will be scrutinized by radio telescopes from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.

SN 2007uy and NGC 2770 before SN 2008D exploded

Luck Reveals Stellar Explosion’s First Moments

Through a stroke of luck, astronomers have witnessed the first violent moments of a stellar explosion known as a supernova.

Comparing Orbits of Pulsar and Its Companion to our Solar System.

Weird Stellar Pair Puzzles Scientists

Astronomers have discovered a speedy spinning pulsar in an elongated orbit around an apparent Sun-like star, a combination never seen before, and one that has them puzzled about how the strange system developed.

Youngest Stellar Explosion in Our Galaxy Discovered

Astronomers have found the remains of the youngest supernova, or exploded star, in our Galaxy.

Artist's conception of region near supermassive black hole

Radio Telescope Reveals Secrets of Massive Black Hole

At the cores of many galaxies, supermassive black holes expel powerful jets of particles at nearly the speed of light.

Massive Gas Cloud Speeding Toward Collision With Milky Way

A giant cloud of hydrogen gas is speeding toward a collision with our Milky Way Galaxy, and when it hits — in less than 40 million years — it may set off a spectacular burst of stellar fireworks.

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