New Discovery Reduces Fears of a Potential Asteroid Catastrophe
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Astronomers have provided some good news about a previously feared group of asteroids: there are fewer potentially dangerous asteroids in…
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Webb Telescope Reveals Winds That Shape the Birthplaces of New Planets
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In the vast expanse of the universe, more than 3,000 stars are born every second, many surrounded by swirling clouds…
Webb Telescope Discovers Unexpected Chemical Traces on Pluto’s Largest Moon Charon
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The James Webb Space Telescope has once again proven its game-changing capabilities by detecting surprising chemical signatures on Charon, Pluto’s…
Astronomers Make Groundbreaking Discovery of a Planet Orbiting the Closest Single Star to Our Sun
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Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery: a planet orbiting Barnard’s star, the closest single star to our solar system. This…
Webb Telescope Challenges Big Bang Theory, Renews Interest in Alternative Cosmic Models
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For decades, the Big Bang theory has been the leading explanation for the origin of the universe, positing that everything…
Planet Nine: The Long-Awaited Discovery May Be Closer Than We Think
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The search for the elusive Planet Nine has fascinated astronomers for years, with many speculating that this mysterious world lurks…
Webb Telescope Uncovers Possible Alien Oasis: Exoplanet LHS 1140 b
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has identified an exoplanet that researchers are hailing as one of the most promising candidates…
James Webb Telescope Unveils Distant Quasar with Jewel-Like Brilliance
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The James Webb Space Telescope continues to capture the universe’s most mesmerizing phenomena, its latest discovery being a dazzling quasar…
Could our Telescopes Spot a Distant Alien City?
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Have you ever looked at the night sky and asked yourself whether someone was looking at that same sky but…
The Giant Magellan Telescope: A Titan Poised to Outshine Hubble and Webb
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The goal is kind of simple, to unveil the very secrets of the universe from a location atop the Atacama…
15 Facts About James Webb, Mankind’s Largest Most Complex Space Telescope
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Name and Budget Initially, the telescope bore the short but difficult to pronounce name NGST (Next Generation Space Telescope). In…
Here Are 30 Jaw-Dropping Images Taken By The Hubble Space Telescope
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This is the best of Hubble. On April 24, 1990, NASA launched one of its most successful missions since the…
10 Of The Largest Objects In The Universe You Probably Never Heard Of
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The Universe is home to truly gigantic objects. Planets, stars, galaxies, and clusters of galaxies – each of these can…
Here Are 15 Breathtaking Images Captured by the Hubble Space Telescope
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The Hubble Space Telescope, or Hubble, is a telescope that orbits outside the atmosphere in a circular orbit around the…
Astronomers Successfully Map 8,000 Galaxies and Make an Incredible Discovery
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Have you ever wondered where in the universe we are located? I’ve tried imagining our solar system while looking at…
This Is the Most Detailed Infrared Map of the Milky Way, and It Reveals Hidden Secrets of Our Galaxy
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Astronomers have just unveiled the most intricate infrared map of the Milky Way, featuring more than 1.5 billion objects in…
Could Comets Be the Architects of Life on Ocean Worlds?
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Throughout the millennia, Earth has been a canvas for cosmic events. Comets, meteors, and asteroids have punctuated our planet’s history,…
The First Ever Image of an Alien Planet
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Twenty years ago this week, a groundbreaking moment in astronomy unfolded as scientists captured the first direct image of a…
Here are 20 Incredible Space Images Made With The Chandra X-Ray Observatory
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The Chandra X-Ray Observatory was launched into space in 1999 and has served a total of almost 22 years in…
Where did all the Stars go? This Eerie ‘Dark Spot’ in the Universe Will Blow Your Mind
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A Glimpse into the Cosmic Abyss Imagine gazing at the night sky, marveling at the countless stars, when suddenly, a…
How One Black Hole’s Destruction of a Star Set the Stage for a New Celestial Mystery
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In a spectacular display of cosmic forces, a supermassive black hole that devoured a nearby star has now set its…
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is Oscillating in Size, Surprising Astronomers
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For more than 150 years, astronomers have closely watched Jupiter’s Great Red Spot (GRS), a storm so large it could…