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After 800 Years The Star of Bethlehem Will Be Visible In December

The “great conjunction” of Jupiter and Saturn will make it possible for the Star of Bethlehem to be visible from Earth again 800 years later. The year 2020 could not say goodbye without first surprising with another astronomical phenomenon that will occur after several centuries. During December, the famous Star of Bethlehem will once again… Read more »

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Dark Universe 101

Of all the great unknowns in outer space, the dark universe might just be the most mysterious. Learn the basics of dark energy and dark matter and how scientists study this nearly undetectable realm of the cosmos.

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Is ‘Oumuamua an Interstellar Asteroid or Comet?

Observatories including NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope found that the interstellar object named ‘Oumuamua gained an extra boost of speed, which likely comes from comet-like jets of gas. Read more: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/our-solar-system-s-first-known-interstellar-object-gets-unexpected-speed-boost Find more Hubble visuals here: http://hubblesite.org/news_release/news/2018-25 Find the science paper…