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Astronomers zoomed in on a stellar behemoth in the Larger Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy that orbits about 160,000 light-years from the Milky Way. By Dennis Overbye President-elect Donald J. Trump ...

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A first round table, which took place during the 43rd session of the World Heritage Committee (Baku, 2019), discussed the Implementation of the Thematic Initiative on Heritage of Astronomy, Science ...

To form a full rainbow arc, an estimated trillion raindrops are needed. Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly Four conditions are needed to see a rainbow: The Sun must be only a certain height above the ...