Ulysses satellite’s heroic journey comes to an end: The first spacecraft to peer down on the sun, it helped scientists in a vital task to predict solar weather. [CSM]
Kissing the Earth Goodbye in About 7.59 Billion Years: If nature is left to its own devices, about 7.59 billion years from now Earth will be dragged from its orbit by an engorged red Sun and spiral to a rapid vaporous death. [NYT]
The Real-life Death Star: Not to freak you out, but there’s a gamma ray-blasting stellar mass pointed in your direction. [Popsci]
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