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Tag Archives: nearby stars
A faint star orbiting the Big Dipper’s Alcor discovered
Next time you spy the Big Dipper, keep in mind that there is another star, invisible to the unaided eye, contributing to this constellation. According to a new paper published in The Astrophysical Journal, one of the stars that makes … Continue reading
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Tagged alcor, american museum of natural history, astrophysical journal, big dipper, california institute of technology, circling the sun, collaborative team, dwarf companion, earth orbits, four hundred years, jet propulsion laboratory, mass of the sun, nearby star, nearby stars, nearest stars, object orbits, patterns in the sky, repeatable pattern, university of cambridge
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New Star Discovered Orbiting the Big Dipper’s Alcor
Next time you spy the Big Dipper, keep in mind that there is another star, invisible to the unaided eye, contributing to this constellation. According to a new paper published in The Astrophysical Journal, one of the stars that makes … Continue reading
Posted in Space & Earth
Tagged alcor, american museum of natural history, astrophysical journal, big dipper, california institute of technology, circling the sun, collaborative team, dwarf companion, Earth, earth orbits, four hundred years, jet propulsion laboratory, mass of the sun, nearby star, nearby stars, nearest stars, novel method, object orbits, patterns in the sky, physicists, Physics, repeatable pattern, scientists, university of cambridge
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