Saturday, January 19, 2019

Jan 19 - Top Stories This Week

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Discovery image of AT2018cow – nicknamed the Cow by astronomers – acquired by the ATLAS telescopes. Image via Stephen Smartt/ATLAS.
Holy cow! Astronomers study mysterious blast
AT2018cow - aka the Cow - erupted in or near a galaxy 200 million light-years away. What is it?
A 2nd repeating radio burst from the depths of space
Of the 60+ Fast Radio Bursts found so far, only 1 has been seen to repeat from the same source ... until now.
Rotating black holes as gentle portals for hyperspace travel?
It might be closer to reality than previously imagined.
Are you ready?

Coming up ... Total lunar eclipse of January 20-21
It's a supermoon eclipse, and many are calling it a Blood Moon eclipse. Everything you need to know.
More top stories

Citizen scientists discover rare exoplanet

Primitive life at Barnard's Star?

Here's how Titan looks in infrared

The shrinking Aral Sea

Double star system flips planet-forming disk into pole position

Did life arrive on land earlier than thought?

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Venus-Jupiter conjunction coming up January 22
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