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| | Researchers giddy about a potential real Planet XIf it exists, Planet Nine would be 10 times more massive than Earth and take perhaps 20,000 years to orbit the Sun. |
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| | The aliens are silent because they are extinctLife on other planets would likely be brief and become extinct very quickly, according to a group of scientists trying to solve Fermi’s paradox. |
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|  Tomoharu Oka (Keio University) | |
| | Signs of second largest black hole in the Milky WayThis “intermediate mass” black hole could be key to understanding the birth of supermassive black holes in the centers of galaxies. |
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|  NRAO/AUI/NSF; Dana Berry/SkyWorks; ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO) | |
| | Most luminous galaxy is ripping itself apartIn this far-off galaxy, a ravenous black hole is devouring galactic grub. Its feeding frenzy produces so much energy, it stirs up gas across its entire galaxy. |
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| | THE REAL REALITY SHOWWhy is there an antiscience movement?Editor David J. Eicher talks about the disturbing antiscience trend gaining momentum around the world. |
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| | LOCAL GROUPCome enjoy the 2016 Tucson Star PartyOn Saturday, February 13, 2016, Astronomy magazine in conjunction with the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association will host the fourth annual Tucson Star Party. |
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|  Alan Dyer | January sky highlightsSeveral bright planets adorn January’s morning sky, Orion takes center stage, and a comet comes into view.
Astronomy magazine subscribers have access to the complete version of January’s The Sky this Month at Astronomy.com. To learn about other daily sky events, visit The Sky this Week. |
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| | | Why we haven't found another Earth. Yet.This month’s issue of Astronomy magazine explains the search for another Earth, unpacks the mysteries of inner planet Mercury, shows you where to observe the skies from the middle of your city, introduces a new observatory outside Las Vegas, and much more. |
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| | PICTURE OF THE DAYThe Lagoon Nebula in SagittariusUser John Kazanas caught this image of the Lagoon Nebula from Heathcote, Victoria, Australia. |
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| | NEBULAE GALLERYThe Orion NebulaRobert Fields and Terry Hancock from Howell Township and Fremont, Michigan. |
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| | Send us your astronomy questionsPerplexed by planets? Confused by cosmology? Baffled by black holes? Then send in your questions. If you have an astronomy question about observing, equipment, the planets, stars, cosmology, or astronomy history, send it in! Astronomy magazine editors select five questions each month for publication in the Ask Astro section of the magazine. If your question is selected, we will forward it to an expert for a response. Then, the question and answer will appear together in a future issue. We may edit or revise your question for clarity. |
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