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An illustration shows a vampire white dwarf feeding on a victim star, but did the star lurking in the background bring them together (Image credit: Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC)) Astronomers have been aware of cosmic vampires, dead stars that hungrily strip plasma from victim stars, for some time. New research suggests that some of these cosmic […]

This image of SNR 0509-75.5 was taken with the very large multi-unity spectroscopic explorer of ESO. This tool allows astronomers to map the distribution of chemical elements. Here, football is shown as blue. The two visible concentric shells show that the original star has exploded twice. Credit: ESO/p. Das et al. Stars Sterfe (Hubble): K.

China just sent a new batch of supplies toward its Tiangong space station. A Long March 7 rocket lifted off from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan island this evening (July 14) at 5:34 p.m. EDT (2134 GMT; 5:34 a.m. on July 15 China Standard Time), carrying the Tianzhou 9 freighter skyward. Tianzhou 9 is

In addition to his record -breaking exploits from record, Andriyan Nikolayev was well known for marrying his colleague Cosmonout Valentina Teretina Terehkova in 1963. They divorced 1982. Credit: Alexander Mokletsov/Ria Novosti/Wikimedia Takeaway Keyway: Andriyan Nikolayev was one of the first Soviet Cosmonauts. His flight to Vostok 3 was the first time that two space vehicles

The Constellation Perseus The Hero is important in the northern autumn sky. The arrow indicates Algol. Credit: Tony Hallas Takeaway Keyway: Algol (Beta Persei), the second brightest star of Perseus constellation, is a more stars system consisting mainly of two stars, Algol A and Algol B, orbit a common center of Massa in orbit. From

(Image credit: Future) Jump to: Amazon Prime Day model rocket deals Amazon Prime Day Accessory Deals Amazon Prime Day has come and gone but there are still a few model rocket deals you can get that are worthwhile. While the annual Summer sales event has come to an end, many deals have carried over into

(Image credit: Future) Jump to: FAQs Amazon Prime Day has come to an end but that doesn’t mean you can’t still save big as there are several Lego deals still available. While Prime Day reached its conclusion on July 11, we’re still seeing plenty of genuine deals available. The sales event was a four-day event

Anthony Carrigan plays Metamorpho in DC Studios’ “Superman.” (Image credit: DC Studios / Warner Bros) Another little-known denizen of the Man of Steel’s vast universe is making his silver screen debut in director James Gunn’s “Superman” blockbuster. His name? Metamorpho, a heroic shape-shifting misfit, AKA the Element Man or the Fab Freak of 1001 Changes.

“Survivor: NASA” – And Other Space News – YouTube Watch On On Episode 168 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik jump into the headlines, and boy are there a lot of them! Welcome to the “Survivor: NASA” edition! NASA has a new interim administrator: former Congress member, reality TV star, and

Vela 4 was actually two separate satellites consisting of nine tools. It was launched in April 1967. Credit: Energy.gov/wikimedia Takeaway Keyway: Satellites Vela 3 and 4 initially designed to monitor the unexpectedly detected nuclear tests, the explosions of gamma rays (GRB) on July 2, 1967. A 1973 document of Los Alamos scientists, led by Ray