Should Halley’s Comet Be Renamed?
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Although Halley’s Comet will not return to our vicinity for another 35 years, a new analysis has sparked media attention…
Cosmos
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This category presents the reader with astronomical events that can be seen each week, and month.
10 Dark Matter Facts That Will Surprise You
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Dark matter is one of the biggest mysteries of modern science, because we can’t see it, touch it or feel…
The Great Attractor: What force is pulling our galaxy across the universe?
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We are not floating through space. We are falling into something we cannot see. The Milky Way, along with tens…
This repeating space signal is coming from deep space — and no one knows why
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The repeating space signal that astronomers have studied over the past decade arrives without warning. It lasts just milliseconds, yet…
Why some scientists now think Earth was seeded by life
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There is a crater in Australia, three kilometers wide, where a meteor once slammed into the Earth some 50,000 years…
China Releases Incredible Never-Before-Seen Images of the Far Side of the Moon
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China’s Chang’e-4 lander and Yutu-2 rover are still returning new views from the far side of the Moon, offering close-up…
Jupiter doesn’t orbit the center of the Sun and the strange reason why reveals how gravity really works
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Jupiter doesn’t orbit the center of the Sun, and that’s not just a catchy headline—it’s a physics reality. The gas…
Could the galactic zoo theory explain why aliens haven’t contacted us yet?
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A hypothesis debated by researchers suggests advanced civilizations may be observing Earth while avoiding contact, reframing the long-running Fermi paradox…
The Laniakea supercluster is the massive cosmic structure that holds our galaxy
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The Laniakea supercluster is one of the most mind-bending structures ever charted in the observable universe. Stretching over 500 million…
Earth’s atmosphere reaches beyond the Moon, study finds
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The boundary between Earth and space is usually taught as a clean line: cross it, and you are “in space.”…
3D map of the Milky Way uncovers strange structure
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The first true 3D map of the Milky Way is changing everything we thought we knew about our galaxy. What…
Stunning 4K video of the Moon
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A new visualization turns years of Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mapping into a continuous, measured view of lunar terrain. NASA’s Scientific…