Day: December 31, 2017
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Oumuamua Update
Back in November, we reported a story about an unprecedented interstellar visitor, Oumuamua, moving through our solar system from interstellar space. Astronomers have taken time to scrutinize the data from the object. They figure that it must have traveled through space for millions of years before wondering into our solar system. The conclusion is that…
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BUBBLING RED GIANT
Recently, astronomers have seen giant bubbles churning on the surface of a star beyond our solar system. This is a first in observing our interstellar neighbors. The bubbles are so huge individually, by comparison, that they would extend from our sun to Venus. These astronomers used the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO’s) Very Large Telescope to make…