NASA Observes Peanut-Shaped Asteroids Passing Earth
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NASA recently observed two uniquely shaped asteroids passing by Earth, both resembling oversized peanuts in their structure. These space objects,…
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Starlink Satellites Are Threatening the Night Sky, Say Astronomers
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The expansion of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite network is raising concerns among astronomers, who argue that these satellites are not…
Astronomers Are Divided Over the Universe’s Expansion Rate — Why?
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Nearly a century ago, astronomers made a discovery that would forever change our understanding of the universe—it’s expanding. Since then,…
Webb Telescope Offers a Stunning Glimpse Into Galactic Collisions
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The James Webb Space Telescope has once again provided an incredible window into the universe, this time capturing the interaction…
Astronomers Unveil Record-Breaking Black Hole Jets Stretching Across the Cosmos
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“This pair of jets is massive—not just in terms of a galaxy or a solar system—but 140 times the diameter…
Exploring the Universe’s Earliest Black Hole Mergers through Future Gravitational Wave Observatories
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The discovery of gravitational waves marked a turning point in astronomy, allowing us to detect and observe the most extreme…
Could Primordial Black Holes Be Hiding in Our Solar System?
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Black holes have long fascinated astronomers, with three distinct types observed across the universe. Stellar-mass black holes emerge from the…
How Did the Universe Form? A Deep Dive into Theories of Cosmic Origins
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Humanity’s fascination with the universe’s origins has spanned millennia, with our ancestors gazing into the night sky, marveling at the…
Webb Peers Into the Farthest Reaches of the Milky Way
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In an ambitious effort to push the boundaries of space exploration, astronomers have directed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)…
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…
Black Hole ‘Starving’ Its Host Galaxy of Star-Forming Fuel, Say Astronomers
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Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have made a groundbreaking discovery, confirming that supermassive black holes can cut off…
Are We on the Verge of Discovering New Physics?
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In recent years, the field of cosmology has faced a series of significant challenges, prompting debates about whether we are…
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…
Five Surprising Coincidences in Physics Revealed in Harvard’s Astrophysics Class
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The academic year has just started at Harvard University, and Professor Avi Loeb is teaching “Radiative Processes in Astrophysics.” This…
Scientists Confirm Most of the Universe Is Darkness—And Little Else
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The universe is overwhelmingly dark, with very little light. Thanks to NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, scientists have now made the…
Could Earth’s Upper Atmosphere Hold a Clue to Dark Matter?
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A new study hints that dark matter, one of the most elusive components of the universe, might be interacting with…
Did the Universe Have a Hidden ‘Life’ Before the Big Bang?
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This bold theory of bouncing cosmology challenges the standard model of the Big Bang as the universe’s beginning, proposing that…
The James Webb Telescope Found Hundreds of ‘Little Red Dots’ in the Ancient Universe—What Are They?
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has unveiled a new cosmic mystery: a collection of compact, extremely red galaxies, dubbed…
Hubble’s New Image Reveals Triangulum Galaxy’s Swarm of Stars and Gas Clouds
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The Triangulum Galaxy (Messier 33), a vibrant hub of star formation, has been showcased in a stunning new image captured…
The Enigma of Dark Matter: 85% of the Universe’s Matter Remains Unseen
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A staggering 85% of the matter in the universe is unaccounted for. Scientists believe that this missing matter is composed…
Exploring the Possibility of Encountering Non-Human Intelligence
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As we advance deeper into the realm of artificial intelligence (AI), the prospect of encountering non-human intelligence becomes increasingly intriguing….
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…