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Astronomers Found an Ancient Galaxy with a Halo of Dark Matter

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4 weeks ago

Astronomers Found an Ancient Galaxy with a Halo of Dark Matter

Isaac Schultz

Intriguing ‘Life’ Signal on Venus Was Plain Old Sulphur Dioxide, New Research Suggests

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1 month ago

Intriguing ‘Life’ Signal on Venus Was Plain Old Sulphur Dioxide, New Research Suggests

George Dvorsky

Actually, Venus Isn’t The Closest Planet To Earth

1 month ago

Actually, Venus Isn’t The Closest Planet To Earth

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Sweet View From Deep Space Shows Earth, Venus, and Mars in a Single Frame

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1 month ago

Sweet View From Deep Space Shows Earth, Venus, and Mars in a Single Frame

George Dvorsky

The Stories Behind Aboriginal Star Names

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1 month ago

The Stories Behind Aboriginal Star Names

Duane W. Hamacher

Mars Is the Star of the Show for Astronomy Fans This February

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1 month ago

Mars Is the Star of the Show for Astronomy Fans This February

Ammonia May Lurk in the Ice of Saturn’s Moons, a Clue to Possible Oceans

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1 month ago

Ammonia May Lurk in the Ice of Saturn’s Moons, a Clue to Possible Oceans

Isaac Schultz

Rare Planet With Three Suns Has a Super Weird Orbit

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2 months ago

Rare Planet With Three Suns Has a Super Weird Orbit

George Dvorsky

Two Failed Stars in Our Cosmic Neighbourhood Seem to Have… Stripes?

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2 months ago

Two Failed Stars in Our Cosmic Neighbourhood Seem to Have… Stripes?

George Dvorsky

Astronomers Calculate Universe’s Age With Atacama Desert Telescope

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2 months ago

Astronomers Calculate Universe’s Age With Atacama Desert Telescope

Isaac Schultz

The Best Meteor Showers to Keep an Eye Out for in 2021

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2 months ago

The Best Meteor Showers to Keep an Eye Out for in 2021

Jonti Horner and Tanya Hill

This ‘Unusual Star’ Is Unlike Anything Astronomers Have Seen Before

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2 months ago

This ‘Unusual Star’ Is Unlike Anything Astronomers Have Seen Before

George Dvorsky

A Rare Planetary Trio Will Light up the Night Sky This Month

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2 months ago

A Rare Planetary Trio Will Light up the Night Sky This Month

A Massive Radioactive Jet From the Early Universe Has Been Spotted

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2 months ago

A Massive Radioactive Jet From the Early Universe Has Been Spotted

Isaac Schultz

Jupiter and Saturn Are About to ‘Kiss’ For the First Time Since 1623

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2 months ago

Jupiter and Saturn Are About to ‘Kiss’ For the First Time Since 1623

This Eerily Festive Scene on Mars Is Genuinely Unnerving

2 months ago

This Eerily Festive Scene on Mars Is Genuinely Unnerving

George Dvorsky

Discoveries That Really, Really Seemed Like Aliens

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2 months ago

Discoveries That Really, Really Seemed Like Aliens

George Dvorsky

A Black Hole Collided With Something That Shouldn’t Exist

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2 months ago

A Black Hole Collided With Something That Shouldn’t Exist

George Dvorsky

What’s The Loudest Sound In The Universe?

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3 months ago

What’s The Loudest Sound In The Universe?

Daniel Kolitz

Hubble Found Something Weird About How The Universe Is Expanding

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3 months ago

Hubble Found Something Weird About How The Universe Is Expanding

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Newly Discovered Ghostly Circles in the Sky Can’t Be Explained by Current Theories

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3 months ago

Newly Discovered Ghostly Circles in the Sky Can’t Be Explained by Current Theories

Ray Norris

Drone Video Shows Dramatic Moment of Arecibo Observatory Collapse

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3 months ago

Drone Video Shows Dramatic Moment of Arecibo Observatory Collapse

George Dvorsky

Gut-Wrenching Photos Show Damage at Arecibo Observatory Following Collapse

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3 months ago

Gut-Wrenching Photos Show Damage at Arecibo Observatory Following Collapse

George Dvorsky

Iconic Dish at Arecibo Observatory Has Collapsed

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3 months ago

Iconic Dish at Arecibo Observatory Has Collapsed

George Dvorsky

Here’s What We Know About Earth’s Second Detected ‘Minimoon’

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3 months ago

Here’s What We Know About Earth’s Second Detected ‘Minimoon’

George Dvorsky

Watch: China Is Launching Its Chang’e-5 Spacecraft to Get Some Moon Rocks of Its Own

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3 months ago

Watch: China Is Launching Its Chang’e-5 Spacecraft to Get Some Moon Rocks of Its Own

Tom McKay

‘A Magically Surreal Symbol of Human Ingenuity’: Scientists Reflect on Arecibo’s Doomed Big Dish

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3 months ago

‘A Magically Surreal Symbol of Human Ingenuity’: Scientists Reflect on Arecibo’s Doomed Big Dish

George Dvorsky

Arecibo Observatory’s Greatest Triumphs

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3 months ago

Arecibo Observatory’s Greatest Triumphs

George Dvorsky

Arecibo Heartbreak: Iconic SETI Dish Will Be Demolished Due to Risk of ‘Catastrophic’ Collapse

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3 months ago

Arecibo Heartbreak: Iconic SETI Dish Will Be Demolished Due to Risk of ‘Catastrophic’ Collapse

George Dvorsky

800-Tonne Platform Threatens to Crush Famed Arecibo Observatory Dish

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3 months ago

800-Tonne Platform Threatens to Crush Famed Arecibo Observatory Dish

George Dvorsky

Second Cable Fails at Arecibo, Causing Even More Damage to Famed SETI Dish

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4 months ago

Second Cable Fails at Arecibo, Causing Even More Damage to Famed SETI Dish

George Dvorsky

Mysterious Radio Burst in Our Galaxy Came From a Magnetar

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4 months ago

Mysterious Radio Burst in Our Galaxy Came From a Magnetar

George Dvorsky

Warped Starlight Reveals Smallest Rogue Planet Known to Science

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4 months ago

Warped Starlight Reveals Smallest Rogue Planet Known to Science

George Dvorsky

Aliens From These Worlds Could Be Watching Us Right Now

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4 months ago

Aliens From These Worlds Could Be Watching Us Right Now

George Dvorsky

Astronomers Observe Star Being ‘Spaghettified’ by a Supermassive Black Hole

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5 months ago

Astronomers Observe Star Being ‘Spaghettified’ by a Supermassive Black Hole

George Dvorsky

Scientists Used AI to Create a Hyper Detailed 3D Map of Stars, Galaxies, and Quasars

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5 months ago

Scientists Used AI to Create a Hyper Detailed 3D Map of Stars, Galaxies, and Quasars

George Dvorsky

These 24 Planets Might Be Better Places to Live Than Earth, Astrobiologists Say

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5 months ago

These 24 Planets Might Be Better Places to Live Than Earth, Astrobiologists Say

George Dvorsky

Black Hole From the Beginning of Time Has Galaxies Caught in Its ‘Spider Web’

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5 months ago

Black Hole From the Beginning of Time Has Galaxies Caught in Its ‘Spider Web’

George Dvorsky

A Distant Blue Star Hosts One of the Most Extreme Exoplanets Known to Science

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5 months ago

A Distant Blue Star Hosts One of the Most Extreme Exoplanets Known to Science

George Dvorsky

New Mini-Moon Might Actually Be Old Space Junk Coming Back to Haunt Us

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5 months ago

New Mini-Moon Might Actually Be Old Space Junk Coming Back to Haunt Us

George Dvorsky

Astronomers Discover First Known Planet to Orbit a White Dwarf Star

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6 months ago

Astronomers Discover First Known Planet to Orbit a White Dwarf Star

George Dvorsky

New Coins Celebrate Indigenous Astronomy, the Stars, and the Dark Spaces Between Them

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6 months ago

New Coins Celebrate Indigenous Astronomy, the Stars, and the Dark Spaces Between Them

Duane W. Hamacher

Funky Discrepancy Deepens Dark Matter Mystery

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6 months ago

Funky Discrepancy Deepens Dark Matter Mystery

George Dvorsky

Astronomers Create 40% More Carbon Emissions Than the Average Australian, Here’s How They Can Be More Environmentally Friendly

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6 months ago

Astronomers Create 40% More Carbon Emissions Than the Average Australian, Here’s How They Can Be More Environmentally Friendly

Adam Stevens & Sabine Bellstedt

Flee Earth With Winning Images From the 2020 Astronomy Photographer of Year Competition

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6 months ago

Flee Earth With Winning Images From the 2020 Astronomy Photographer of Year Competition

George Dvorsky

Gigantic Camera Snaps First-Ever 3,200-Megapixel Digital Photos

6 months ago

Gigantic Camera Snaps First-Ever 3,200-Megapixel Digital Photos

George Dvorsky

A Guide to the Unearthly Oceans in Our Solar System

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6 months ago

A Guide to the Unearthly Oceans in Our Solar System

George Dvorsky

The Core of This Galaxy Far, Far Away Looks Like a TIE Fighter

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6 months ago

The Core of This Galaxy Far, Far Away Looks Like a TIE Fighter

George Dvorsky

Trillions of Rogue Planets Could Be Careening Through Our Galaxy

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6 months ago

Trillions of Rogue Planets Could Be Careening Through Our Galaxy

George Dvorsky

Close-Up View of Comet NEOWISE Shows It Survived Close Encounter With Sun

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6 months ago

Close-Up View of Comet NEOWISE Shows It Survived Close Encounter With Sun

George Dvorsky

A Car-Sized Asteroid Just Got Remarkably Close to Hitting Earth

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6 months ago

A Car-Sized Asteroid Just Got Remarkably Close to Hitting Earth

George Dvorsky

Does Our Sun Have a Long-Lost Twin?

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6 months ago

Does Our Sun Have a Long-Lost Twin?

George Dvorsky

Damaged SETI Observatory Could Be Sidelined for Months

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6 months ago

Damaged SETI Observatory Could Be Sidelined for Months

George Dvorsky

Somehow, a Tiny Black Hole Is Causing a ‘Heartbeat’ 100 Light-Years Away

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7 months ago

Somehow, a Tiny Black Hole Is Causing a ‘Heartbeat’ 100 Light-Years Away

George Dvorsky

A Dusty Burp Could Explain Mysterious Dimming of Supergiant Star Betelgeuse

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7 months ago

A Dusty Burp Could Explain Mysterious Dimming of Supergiant Star Betelgeuse

George Dvorsky

This Is the Best Spot on Earth for Stargazing, If You Can Handle It

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7 months ago

This Is the Best Spot on Earth for Stargazing, If You Can Handle It

George Dvorsky

SpaceX Satellites Ruin Perfectly Good View of Comet NEOWISE

7 months ago

SpaceX Satellites Ruin Perfectly Good View of Comet NEOWISE

Yessenia Funes

Incredible Image Shows a Pair of Exoplanets Around a Sun-Like Star

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7 months ago

Incredible Image Shows a Pair of Exoplanets Around a Sun-Like Star

George Dvorsky

New Map of the Universe Fills in Some ‘Troublesome’ Gaps

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7 months ago

New Map of the Universe Fills in Some ‘Troublesome’ Gaps

George Dvorsky

Runaway Star Blamed for Black Hole’s Bizarre Disappearing Act

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8 months ago

Runaway Star Blamed for Black Hole’s Bizarre Disappearing Act

George Dvorsky

NASA Ominously Chooses Halloween 2021 to Launch Long-Delayed Space Telescope

8 months ago

NASA Ominously Chooses Halloween 2021 to Launch Long-Delayed Space Telescope

George Dvorsky

How to See the NEOWISE Comet, Now Visible to the Naked Eye

8 months ago

How to See the NEOWISE Comet, Now Visible to the Naked Eye

George Dvorsky

Astronomers Have a Plan to Detect a Possible Black Hole in Our Solar System

8 months ago

Astronomers Have a Plan to Detect a Possible Black Hole in Our Solar System

George Dvorsky

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8 months ago

Jupiter Just Sprouted a Brand New Spot

George Dvorsky

What Does the Sun’s Core Look Like?

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8 months ago

What Does the Sun’s Core Look Like?

Sara Webb

A Massive Star Has Disappeared Without a Trace

8 months ago

A Massive Star Has Disappeared Without a Trace

George Dvorsky

Gigantic Splotches on the Star Betelgeuse Might Explain Its Freaky Dimming

8 months ago

Gigantic Splotches on the Star Betelgeuse Might Explain Its Freaky Dimming

George Dvorsky

For the First Time Ever, Astronomers Spot Light From a Black Hole Smash-up

8 months ago

For the First Time Ever, Astronomers Spot Light From a Black Hole Smash-up

George Dvorsky

Scientists Made a List of Every Place Aliens Could Be Hiding

8 months ago

Scientists Made a List of Every Place Aliens Could Be Hiding

George Dvorsky

Ominous Green Fireball Lights Up Skies Over Australian Outback

9 months ago

Ominous Green Fireball Lights Up Skies Over Australian Outback

George Dvorsky

See 14 Mind-Blowing Places in Our Solar System

9 months ago

See 14 Mind-Blowing Places in Our Solar System

George Dvorsky

Scientists Call for Academic Shutdown in Support of Black Lives

9 months ago

Scientists Call for Academic Shutdown in Support of Black Lives

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Repeating Cosmic Radio Burst Follows Bizarre 157-Day Cycle

9 months ago

Repeating Cosmic Radio Burst Follows Bizarre 157-Day Cycle

George Dvorsky

Intergalactic Pulses Solve Mystery of Universe’s Missing Matter

9 months ago

Intergalactic Pulses Solve Mystery of Universe’s Missing Matter

George Dvorsky

Turns Out That ‘Active’ Object in Jupiter’s Orbit Is a Comet in Disguise

9 months ago

Turns Out That ‘Active’ Object in Jupiter’s Orbit Is a Comet in Disguise

George Dvorsky

Why Astronomy Matters In Times Of Crisis

10 months ago

Why Astronomy Matters In Times Of Crisis

Fred Watson

Hunk Of Chinese Rocket Falls To Earth As Uncontrolled Space Debris

10 months ago

Hunk Of Chinese Rocket Falls To Earth As Uncontrolled Space Debris

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Astronomers May Have Found The Closest Black Hole To Earth

10 months ago

Astronomers May Have Found The Closest Black Hole To Earth

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Experiment Shows Some Life Can Survive In Exoplanet-Like Conditions

10 months ago

Experiment Shows Some Life Can Survive In Exoplanet-Like Conditions

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

How Self-Driving Telescopes Could Transform Astronomy

10 months ago

How Self-Driving Telescopes Could Transform Astronomy

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Say There Were A Black Hole In Our Solar System: How Would We Find It?

10 months ago

Say There Were A Black Hole In Our Solar System: How Would We Find It?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Research Casts Doubt On Elliptical Galaxies Being Cradles Of Intelligent Life

10 months ago

Research Casts Doubt On Elliptical Galaxies Being Cradles Of Intelligent Life

George Dvorsky

Telescopes Around The World Pick Up Fast Radio Burst Coming From Our Own Galaxy

10 months ago

Telescopes Around The World Pick Up Fast Radio Burst Coming From Our Own Galaxy

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

How Many Nukes Would It Take To Send The Earth Spiralling Off Into The Sun?

10 months ago

How Many Nukes Would It Take To Send The Earth Spiralling Off Into The Sun?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Hubble Captures Incredible Images Of Highly Anticipated Comet Breaking Up

10 months ago

Hubble Captures Incredible Images Of Highly Anticipated Comet Breaking Up

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

4 Amazing Astronomical Discoveries From Ancient Greece

10 months ago

4 Amazing Astronomical Discoveries From Ancient Greece

Gareth Dorrian, Ian Whittaker

Celebrate Hubble’s 30th Birthday By Gazing Into This Shimmering Stellar Expanse

10 months ago

Celebrate Hubble’s 30th Birthday By Gazing Into This Shimmering Stellar Expanse

George Dvorsky

Incredible New Map Of Moon Shows Its Every Nook And Cranny

10 months ago

Incredible New Map Of Moon Shows Its Every Nook And Cranny

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Astronomers Think They Have Found A Whole Population Of Rocks From Outside The Solar System

10 months ago

Astronomers Think They Have Found A Whole Population Of Rocks From Outside The Solar System

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Vanishing Exoplanet Might Actually Be The Aftermath Of A ‘Supercatastrophic’ Collision

10 months ago

Vanishing Exoplanet Might Actually Be The Aftermath Of A ‘Supercatastrophic’ Collision

George Dvorsky

Goodbye, Earth

11 months ago

Goodbye, Earth

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Astronomers See Glimmers Of A Second World Circling The Nearest Star To The Sun

11 months ago

Astronomers See Glimmers Of A Second World Circling The Nearest Star To The Sun

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

NASA Funds Proposal To Build A Gigantic Telescope On The Far Side Of The Moon

11 months ago

NASA Funds Proposal To Build A Gigantic Telescope On The Far Side Of The Moon

George Dvorsky

New Theory Explains How Interstellar Object ‘Oumuamua Got Its Freaky Shape

11 months ago

New Theory Explains How Interstellar Object ‘Oumuamua Got Its Freaky Shape

George Dvorsky

Astronomers Spot The Brightest Supernova Ever Recorded

11 months ago

Astronomers Spot The Brightest Supernova Ever Recorded

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

This Black Hole Is Bending Light Back Toward Itself

11 months ago

This Black Hole Is Bending Light Back Toward Itself

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The Universe Might Be Expanding Like A Lumpy Balloon

11 months ago

The Universe Might Be Expanding Like A Lumpy Balloon

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Earth-Spanning Telescope Takes Unprecedented Image Of Black Hole Spewing Radiation

11 months ago

Earth-Spanning Telescope Takes Unprecedented Image Of Black Hole Spewing Radiation

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Interstellar Comet Borisov Just Lost A Chunk

11 months ago

Interstellar Comet Borisov Just Lost A Chunk

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

How Neon Can Make A Star Destroy Itself

11 months ago

How Neon Can Make A Star Destroy Itself

Ryan F. Mandelbaum