From Sky Showers to Cosmic Secrets
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Scientists at Osaka Metropolitan University have now sharpened a groundbreaking technique to observe cosmic-ray extensive air showers, providing a fresh…
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Scientists Determine Matter Makes Up 31% of the Universe’s Total Composition
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Unveiling the amount of matter present in the vast universe has long been a pressing question for cosmologists. Now, thanks…
The Cosmic Search for Early Supermassive Black Holes
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In the vast expanse of our universe, the presence of supermassive black holes, giants with masses over a million times…
Scientists have uncovered a very unusual alien planet
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In an unprecedented find, an international team of astronomers has uncovered a very unusual alien planet, a Jupiter-sized exoplanet called…
Astronomers find “exotic” rare star outside the Milky Way
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Astronomers have spotted an extraordinary, exotic, rare star in the Milky Way’s outskirts. This celestial body boasts a chemical composition…
Compared to Other Galaxies, Our Milky Way Galaxy Is Weird
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The Milky Way is our home galaxy and the only known place in the universe –so far– where life exists….
Astronomers Find One of The Rarest Galaxies in the Universe
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The Subaru Telescope has been used by Japanese astronomers as part of a global strategic program called the Hyper Suprime-Cam…
Astronomers Find Super-Earth Skimming its Star’s Habitable Zone
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Scientists have discovered a super-Earth planet near the habitable zone of a red dwarf star 37 light-years from Earth called…
Astronomers Spot Super-Earth Dubbed Ross 508 b Orbiting Its Star’s Habitable Zone
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To date, researchers have discovered 5,035 distant alien worlds, with tens of thousands awaiting confirmation. The rate at which we…
Astronomers Find Evidence of Two Galaxies Colliding in Outer Space
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An international team of astronomers using the MeerKAT telescope in South Africa has discovered a galactic radio-wave laser known as…
Cosmic “Cows” Cause Weird Black Hole and Neutron Star Glow
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Astronomers have discovered the fifth and brightest representative of cosmic “cows” – an unusual class of flashes of massive stars…
New Cosmic Survey Maps Out More Galaxies Than All Previous Surveys Combined
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Astronomers have summed up the results of the first seven months of observations as part of a survey of the…
Astronomers Directly Image Alien World 400 Light-Years Away
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A team of scientists led by the University of Hawaii at Manoa (USA) announced the discovery of a new super-Jupiter-type…
Super-Earths Reveal Clues to Evolution of “Hot” Atmospheres
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Astronomers have confirmed the discovery of two new exoplanets with ultrashort orbital periods. Both exoplanets belong to the class of…
Amateur Astronomer Finds New Moon Orbiting Jupiter
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In addition to the four large Galilean moons, Jupiter has many smaller moons, up to a kilometer in size. Today, 79 of them are known, but there is no doubt that the giant planet has other small satellites that we have not yet noticed. One such was recently discovered by amateur astronomer Kai Ly, bringing the total to exactly eighty.
Artificial Intelligence Helps Reveal Clearest View of Our Universe to Date
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Artificial intelligence continues to solve some of science’s most enduring problems. Experts develop new AI technologies to aid research where…
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…
Farfarout: Existence of Farthest Object in the Solar System Confirmed
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Planetary scientists have confirmed the discovery of the solar system’s farthest object from the Sun today, scientifically designated 2018 AG37…
Astronomers Spot Intruder Star Invading Distant Solar System
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The results of numerical simulations of star formation processes predict that close encounters of young stellar objects occurring in clusters…
Researchers Find a Mysterious Cloud Larger Than the Milky Way in Deep Space
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A research team from the University of Alabama at Huntsville (UAH) has discovered a mysterious lone cloud that hovers in…
Image of Massive Asteroid Dubbed “God of Chaos” Captured as it Heads Our Way
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Apophis has been one of the most-watched asteroids in recent years due to the potential danger of a collision with…
Video: Return Capsule Carrying Asteroid Soil Samples Detaches From Hayabusa2 Spacecraft And Heads To Earth
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Although the attention of space enthusiasts is focused mainly on the Chinese mission to the moon “Chang’e 5“, this is…