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December 15, 2016

Famed astronomer Tycho Brahe literally had golden hair, study says

Silence is golden, the saying goes. But so, evidently, was the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe.

December 14, 2016

Huge black hole may have turned star into 'spaghetti'

A spinning, supermassive black hole may have sucked in a star and 鈥渟paghettified鈥� it, creating an incredibly bright light in a far-off galaxy.

December 13, 2016

Get set for December supermoon, Geminid meteor shower

Two bright celestial events are going to play out in the heavens on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.

December 9, 2016

Slowing of Earth's spin revealed in ancient astronomers' tablets

The work of ancient astronomers reveals that the Earth's spin is slowing down 鈥� though not as much as scientists believed.

December 2, 2016

Star of Bethlehem may not have been a star after all, scientist says

The famous Star of Bethlehem may not have been a star at all, but an extremely rare planetary alignment, according to a University of Notre Dame professor.

November 30, 2016

Columbia, SC eyes solar eclipse bonanza

2 minutes and 36 seconds of complete darkness, that鈥檚 what will have millions flocking to Columbia, South Carolina next year to view the once in a lifetime transcontinental solar eclipse.

November 21, 2016

Scientists discover a new dwarf galaxy in our cosmic neighborhood

Using a roughly 27-foot telescope on the summit of a mountain in Hawaii, astronomers have discovered a new satellite dwarf galaxy near our own, and it could be the faintest one ever found.

November 18, 2016

Faraway star is roundest natural object ever seen

A star 5,000 light-years from Earth is the closest thing to a perfect sphere that has ever been observed in nature, a new study reports.

November 16, 2016

Pluto could harbor a subterranean icy ocean

If you鈥檙e planning on visiting Pluto anytime soon, best to bring some warm boots. A frigid, possibly 鈥渟lushy鈥� subsurface ocean could be lurking under the crust of the dwarf planet.

November 14, 2016

November 2016 supermoon in pictures

The November 2016 supermoon delighted stargazers as the full moon reached its closest point to the Earth since 1948. The supermoon was captured in these stunning pictures from around the world.