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Mystery of 'Flickering' Galaxy Solved: It's Starving for Food
By Kasandra Brabaw published
A decades-old galactic mystery has just been solved — new research has revealed why a distant galaxy has brightened and dimmed like a flickering candle flame over the last 30 years.

NASA's 'AstrOlympics' Puts Athletes' Feats into Cosmic Perspective
By Elizabeth Howell published
Just in time for the Olympic Games in Rio, NASA has unveiled a new project called "AstrOlympics" that compares the feats of the athletes to amazing things found in space.

Japan Launches X-Ray Observatory to Study Black Holes, Star Explosions
By Mike Wall published

Don't Worry, Be Happy Now | Space Wallpaper
By Space.com Staff published
This cosmic grinning emoji consists of multiple galaxies in the background with the galaxies in the foreground creating a lensing effect.

Japan to Launch High-Tech X-Ray Observatory Friday: Watch Live
By Elizabeth Howell published

A 'Crash' Diet: Merger May Have Slimmed Down Monster Black Hole
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
A surprisingly light supermassive black hole may have shed pounds thanks to a galaxy-merger crash diet, astronomers say.
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