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Top 10 Features on the Moon for Stargazers

Although some stargazers may consider the Moon to be a nuisance that spoils their night-time viewing, the truth of the matter is that the Earth’s only natural satellite has enough features to offer a lifetime [...]
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10 Beautiful Star Clusters for Stargazers

Star clusters represent distinct steps in the evolution of the Universe. On the one hand, globular clusters can be thought of as “fossils”, in the sense that in many cases they are all that remains [...]
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10 Interesting Facts about White Dwarf Stars

White dwarf stars are believed to represent the final evolutionary stage of stars that are not massive enough to end their lives in super or hypernovae events. Also known as “degenerate stars,” white dwarfs consist [...]
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Top Theories on How the Moon Formed

The Moon has been a constant source of wonder and fascination throughout mankind’s’ history, but despite being located a mere 238,900 miles or 1.28 light-seconds away, we know less about it and how it came [...]
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10 Black Hole Quotes

Black holes are without doubt the strangest and most extraordinary objects in space. These phenomena have intrigued and baffled astronomers ever since they were conceived of, and so here are 10 interesting quotes about black [...]
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10 Interesting Facts About Alpha Centauri

1: Sun’s Nearest Star System Alpha Centauri is our nearest star neighbor, and is a mere 4.37 light years from the Sun. More accurately, though, it is the nearest ‘star system’ as it actually consists [...]
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10 Interesting Facts about Titania

With a circumference of 4,956 km (271,104 miles), Titania is the biggest moon of the planet Uranus, and the 8th biggest solar system moon overall. Titania was discovered by William Herschel on January 11, 1787, [...]
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20 Interesting Astronomy Quotes

In the vast expanse of the universe, humanity has long gazed at the stars with wonder and awe. From ancient civilizations to modern scientific exploration, the cosmos has inspired poets, philosophers, scientists, and dreamers alike. [...]
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10 Easy Night Sky Targets for Binoculars

The purpose of this list is to show that you do not always need a telescope to observe literally thousands of spectacular deep-sky objects (DSOs) in the night sky. In most cases, the objects on [...]
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Nebulae Named After Birds

In this list, we present nebulae of different types that are said to resemble birds. While some of the structures mentioned do actually resemble some of our feathered friends, others do so only in the [...]

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