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These 2 dead stars will collide and create a supernova
This white dwarf collision will trigger a specific type of supernova called type 1a that always pro…
Kelly Dickerson
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Astronomers discover the fastest runaway stars in our galaxy racing away at over 5 million mph
Astronomers discovered two runaway stars racing out of our galaxy at speeds 10 times faster than th…
Jessica Orwig
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Dead planets can 'broadcast' for up to a billion years, and they could tell astronomers what will happen after our sun blows up
Stars die because they eventually burn through their reserves of hydrogen and helium. That fuel cre…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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There's a twisted reason why this distant star flickers every couple of minutes
"The strength of the pulsations are unprecedented," lead study author Thomas Marsh of the Universit…
Ali Sundermier
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Astronomers discover dead star feeding on a tiny planetoid for the first time
"The eureka moment of discovery came on the last night of observation wth a sudden realization of w…
Jessica Orwig
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Astronomers say a new type of stellar explosion on distant dead stars — called 'micronova' — could be plentiful in our universe
Using NASA satellite data, researchers observed a new class of stellar explosion, which is similar …
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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This is the first photo of a distant star completely destroying an asteroid
"The diameter of the gap inside of the debris ring is 700,000 kilometres, approximately half the si…
Kelly Dickerson
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Two dead stars are causing an eclipse every seven minutes
Two white dwarf stars, more or less the same size as the Earth, are circling each other at hundreds…
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Disneyland's Snow White ride has been scaring kids for decades, but its new makeover should change that
Disneyland updated its Snow White's Scary Adventures ride, which will be known as Snow White's Ench…
Tarah Chieffi
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The fight over Disney's live-action 'Snow White' proves that the studio needs to stop making these remakes once and for all
The endless slew of live-action remakes are not good anyway, so why is Disney tying itself into kno…
Caralynn Matassa
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'Jackass' star Wee Man hits out at the 'interesting' decision to cast Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa in 'Wonka'
Jason Acuña, better known as Wee Man, also called on Disney to "re-do" the upcoming "Snow White" re…
Maria Noyen
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Peter Dinklage says the new 'Snow White' live-action casting is hypocritically woke because of the dwarf characters
On Marc Maron's "WTF" podcast, the "Game of Thrones" star reflected on Disney's upcoming "Snow Whit…
Kim Renfro
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'Once-in-a-lifetime' cosmic explosion set to light up the night sky, NASA says
Those hoping to see the nova display should look for the constellation Corona Borealis, or "Norther…
Cameron Manley
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Disney's 'Snow White' remake appears to ditch the seven dwarfs, set photos suggest, sparking online controversy
Disney said it had been "consulting with members of the dwarfism community" on how to avoid "reinfo…
Maria Noyen
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Disney says upcoming 'Snow White' remake will 'avoid reinforcing stereotypes' after Peter Dinklage calls it hypocritically 'woke'
In a statement sent to The Hollywood Reporter, the company said the live-action movie is "taking a …
Kim Renfro
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NASA Just Released The Best Images Of A Dwarf Planet We've Ever Seen
They also want to investigate why the dwarf planet is spewing jets of water vapor into space - a di…