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Discover what astronomers are learning about an ancient ice giant traveling through our solar system that's a strange hybrid ...

Every year around Advent, Catholics are reminded of the story of the Nativity of Our Lord. Actually, for those keeping score, there are two stories of this in the Bible, which are often ...

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The small asteroid, which is little more than 3 miles in diameter, approaches so close to the sun that it was named for the son of the sun-god Helios, who in Greek mythology lost control of his ...

Shaw serves as director of Holcomb Observatory and teaches Physics and Astronomy at Butler University ... the son of the sun-god Helios, who in Greek mythology lost control of his father's ...

Connect your telescope with one of the best laptops for astronomy as you gaze at planets, the 'Cold Moon' and meteor showers this December. Plenty of astronomical events linger on the horizon as ...

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