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Betelgeuse: When will it reach its end?

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Katie

Betelgeuse is in the top ten of the brightest stars in the sky. As one of the closest stars that has the potential to have a supernovae. This is super special not only because of the closeness of it, but because of its massive size.  According to Forbes Betelgeuse has the potential to light the … Continue reading Betelgeuse: When will it reach its end? Continue reading →

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Personal Space

Posted on April 4, 2017 by elliottlifeastronomy

Some 13,000 light-years away, in the Camelopardalis, or giraffe, constellation lies a rather unique binary star.  Two young, massive, blue stars are orbiting each other so quickly that they make a full revolution in a mere 28 hours.  In fact, the two stars of the MY Camelopardalis system are orbiting one another so closely that […] Continue reading →

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We Are the Universe

Posted on January 24, 2015 by emilyksharp

When we look up at the night sky or try to count the number of galaxies we think might exist – a …

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