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Universe Update

News from Morrison Planetarium and beyond

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Morrison History
Theater of the Stars
As we celebrate the birthday of the Morrison Planetarium, we take you on its historical tour...
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Jackie Faherty at Hayden Planetarium

Jackie Faherty using OpenSpace software to present an early release of GAIA data with an audience in New York’s Hayden Planetarium.

Thoughts from a Planetarian: Planetariums for Research
How can planetarium domes evolve? By supporting cutting-edge astronomy research.
The first projection planetarium, under construction.
Thoughts from a Planetarian: Are any planetariums better?
Another opinion on planetariums: Maybe they're all a compromise...

Latest News

A Stellar Smash Up Makes Waves—and What Else?

News Headline, Gravitational waves, gamma ray bursts, and reading between the lines.

The Life of Water on an Ultrahot Jupiter

Even water needs sunscreen when the stars are this close.

Radiation: An Obstacle for Life

We're well-protected from solar radiation. But what about life on other planets and moons? Could it survive?

Your Space Trash—My Space Treasure?

Could we use space debris to find technologically advanced life on other planets?

Small, Spinning Galaxies

Big surprises coming from little galaxies…

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Asteroid Moons

What can moons orbiting asteroids tell us about the formation of our solar system?

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NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech
Looking for a Habitable Exoplanet

A San Francisco researcher is looking for life not so far away.

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ESA/Hubble & NASA Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt (geckzilla)
Two Comets, a Megamaser, and Goodbye to Vera Rubin

Ring in the New Year with a couple of comets and a megamaser. Plus, we remember astrophysicist Vera Rubin.

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V838 by the Hubble Space Telescope
A “New Star” Coming to a Sky Near You (Maybe)

Two distant stars may soon merge, creating a luminous red nova and possibly quite a show!

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Illustration Credit: Bill Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSF; Hubble Legacy Archive, ESA, NASA
Clues to the Latest Cosmic Mystery

Astronomers are getting closer to solving the origins of Fast Radio Bursts, or FRBs.

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NASA/JPL-Caltech/Vivien Parmentier/Aix-Marseille University (AMU)
The Life of Water on an Ultrahot Jupiter

Even water needs sunscreen when the stars are this close.

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