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This artist’s concept shows a Tidal Disruption Event: a star being torn apart by a black hole. Gas from the star is pulled onto the black hole, creating an accretion disk. Image credit:  Ralf Crawford (STScI)
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Sometimes a star wanders too close to a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy and gets ripped apart, releasing an enormous burst of energy called a Tidal Disruption Event (TDE). Our previo...

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Interstellar comet 3I (ATLAS), as seen in a synthetic color composite image made with the LCO 2-meter telescope on Maui, 4 July 2025. The slightly blue diffuse cloud in the center is the comet’s coma. Credit: Tim Lister/LOOK Project/LCO
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Dr. Michèle Gerbaldi, March 26, 2025, at the Institute d’Astrophysique de Paris. Credit: Jean Mouette (IAP)
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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory atop Cerro Pachón in Chile with the Milky Way in the night sky. Image Credit:  Rubin Observatory/NSF/AURA/B. Quint
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Astronaut Training: Taste activity during Camp Cosmos

A selection of activities you can try from home, ranging from short, fun activities, to longer investigations.

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Have you ever wondered what happens to stars as they get older? Explore the evolution of stars with different masses.