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celestial mechanics
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Solar eclipses are a source of fascination, legends and scientific discovery
Yaël Nazé, Université de Liège KEY TAKEAWAYS What is a total solar eclipse? Simple: the Sun disappears –…
What makes a star a star? A strange ‘in‑between’ celestial object is testing astronomers’ boundaries
Md Redyan Ahmed, University of Sydney Around 1,350 light years away from Earth is a star called TOI-2155.…
Why can’t we feel the Earth moving?
The Earth’s rotation makes the stars look like they’re moving. Qu Yubao/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images Nilakshi…
The Moon is getting slightly farther away from the Earth each year − a physicist explains why
Earth rises over the Moon, as seen by the Apollo 8 astronauts. Bill Anders/NASA Stephen DiKerby, Michigan State…
Binary star systems are complex astronomical objects − a new AI approach could pin down their properties quickly
In a binary star system, two stars orbit around each other. ESO/L. Calçada, CC BY Andrej Prša, Villanova…