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Betelgeuse Dimming Wasn’t a Supernova—Here’s What Happened

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Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star in the constellation Orion, located roughly 700 light-years from Earth. It is about 700 times wider than the Sun and around 15 times more...

Rigel: The Blue Giant That Outshines Orion

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Rigel is a powerful blue supergiant in the constellation Orion. Located about 860 light-years away, Rigel is much hotter and larger than the Sun. Its radius is estimated to be...

Kawah Ijen’s Blue Fire Is Not Lava—Here’s the Real Cause

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Kawah Ijen in East Java, Indonesia, is famous for its rare electric-blue fire. But the blue flames are not lava. They come from sulfur-rich volcanic gases escaping through...

What If This Giant Star Replaced the Sun?

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Stephenson 2-18 is an enormous red supergiant, often described as a red hypergiant candidate. Its estimated radius is around 2,150 times the Sun’s radius. If it replaced the...

Antarctica Is Turning Green—But Why?

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Antarctica’s snow can turn green—but it is not the entire continent. The green color comes from microscopic algae growing on coastal snow, especially around the Antarctic...

A New Crater Was Discovered on the Moon—222 Meters Wide!

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A new crater has been discovered on the Moon. Named McGetchin Crater, it was created when a small cometary or asteroidal fragment struck the lunar surface in 2024. The crater...

Kenapa Venus Tidak Punya Bulan?

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Bumi memiliki satu satelit alami, yaitu Bulan. Namun Venus—planet yang ukurannya mirip dengan Bumi—tidak memiliki satu pun Bulan. Para ilmuwan masih belum mengetahui jawaban...

Di Venus, 1 Hari Lebih Lama dari 1 Tahun

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Tahukah kamu? Satu hari di Venus berlangsung sekitar 243 hari Bumi. Bahkan, satu hari di Venus lebih lama daripada satu tahun Venus yang hanya sekitar 225 hari Bumi. Venus juga...