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Revolutionary Measurements Redefine Cepheid Stars

RS Puppis, one of the most luminous Cepheid variable stars, rhythmically brightens and dims over a six-week cycle. Credit: NASA,…

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What Lies Beneath the Sun’s Surface? Solar Physicists Uncover Hidden Depths of Supergranules

Artistic Impression of the Sun’s supergranules. Supergranules transport heat near the surface of the Sun and are approximately 3 times…

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Astronomy & Astrophysics 101: White Dwarf

Looking like glittering jewels, the stars in this Hubble Space Telescope image at left are part of the ancient globular…

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First Detection of Magnetism in Massive Stars Beyond Our Galaxy

Magnetic fields have been detected for the first time in three massive stars in the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds.…

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