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Solar physicists discover long-hidden source of gamma rays unleashed by flares Solar physicists say they have found a key source…
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Study unveils the dual nature of a young stellar object Astronomers from the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES)…
Einstein Probe detects an X-ray flare from nearby star Using the Einstein Probe (EP), astronomers have detected a new X-ray…
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Forget stardust—it was star ice all along Carl Sagan famously said that “We’re all made of star stuff.” But he…
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Why SpaceX IPO plan is generating so much buzz More than 20 years after founding SpaceX, the record-breaking company that…
Comet 3I/ATLAS displays greenish hue in new Gemini North telescope images Gemini North captured new images of Comet 3I/ATLAS after…
Parker Solar Probe spies solar wind ‘U-turn’ Images captured by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe as the spacecraft made its record-breaking…
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K-DRIFT pathfinder: A compact telescope for observing faint galactic structures Conventional telescopes are limited in detecting low-surface-brightness (LSB) structures, which…
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An adolescent growth spurt in young stars helps giant planets form Stars form in massive clouds of gas called molecular…
Long ago, Mars had massive watersheds—now finally mapped What can mapped drainage systems on Mars teach scientists about the red…
Close-up images show how stars explode in real time Astronomers have captured images of two stellar explosions—known as novae—within days…
Space debris: Will it take a catastrophe for nations to take the issue seriously? China routinely sends astronauts to and…
Astronomers find vast spinning filament of galaxies 140 million light-years away An international team led by the University of Oxford…
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What seven decades of hunting for aliens tells us Since the 1950s, humanity has been searching for extraterrestrial life with…
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Local space weather impacts on technology and safety vary more than expected A strong geomagnetic storm in spring 2024 brought…
US-Russian crew of 3 blasts off to the International Space Station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft A U.S.-Russian crew of…
Red spider nebula photo taken by Webb Using its Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam), NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured never-before-seen details…
When darkness shines: How dark stars could illuminate the early universe Scientists working with the James Webb Space Telescope discovered…
Boeing’s troubled capsule won’t carry astronauts on next space station flight Boeing and NASA have agreed to keep astronauts off…
Scientists track recent solar flare disruptions in Earth’s ionosphere As this month’s string of powerful X-class solar flares sparked brilliant…
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NASA releases detailed images of rare interstellar comet passing through solar system NASA unveiled close-up pictures on Wednesday of the…
Collaboration completes richest observation run of gravitational signals to date The international LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration has completed the fourth observation campaign…
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Cosmic ray puzzle resolved as scientists link ‘knee’ formation to black holes Milestone results released by the Large High Altitude…
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The hidden danger of lunar micrometeoroid storms The moon has no significant atmosphere, no weather, and no wind. Yet it…
Never mind rogue planets—their rogue moons could support life At a young age, we’re told how the sun warms Earth…
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Saturn’s icy moon may host a stable ocean fit for life A new study led by researchers from Oxford University,…
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India space agency launches its heaviest satellite India launched its heaviest ever communication satellite on Sunday, the latest step in…
China’s Shenzhou 21 docks with space station, sets the country’s own speed record China announced Saturday that its Shenzhou 21…
NASA rejects Kardashian’s claim Moon landing ‘didn’t happen’ NASA hit back on Thursday at reality TV star Kim Kardashian’s claim…
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New images reveal the Milky Way’s stunning galactic plane in more detail than ever before The Milky Way is a…
A new, expansive view of the Milky Way reveals our galaxy in unprecedented radio color Astronomers from the International Centre…
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Simulating solar storms for satellite operator training Threats from space aren’t always obvious, but statistically, it’s only a matter of…
Europe’s deep-sea telescope on a hunt for the origins of the universe Below the waves of the Mediterranean, Europe’s KM3NeT…
Astronomers expose CO-dark molecular gas, previously invisible to telescopes An international team of astronomers has created the first-ever large-scale maps…
Researchers use NVST high-resolution data to study chromospheric fibrils around quiescent filament Using high-resolution data from the one-meter New Vacuum…
How spacefaring nations could avoid conflict on the moon In the 1960s, Frank Sinatra’s song “Fly Me to the Moon”…
Giant magnetofossils suggest ancient ocean life had built-in ‘GPS’ and may shed light on Mars particles Some ancient marine organisms…
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Follow-up observations by Webb confirm GRB 250702B is most energetic cosmic explosion ever recorded Considering the immense size of the…
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‘Space tornadoes’ could cause geomagnetic storms, but these phenomena aren’t easy to study Weather forecasting is a powerful tool. During…
Young sunlike star reveals rapid two-year magnetic cycle Scientists at the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) have uncovered the…
Event Horizon Telescope images reveal new dark matter detection method According to a new Physical Review Letters study, black holes…
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SpaceX targets nighttime launch of competitor Amazon’s satellites SpaceX is set to finish up its third of three contracted launches…
Mars dust devils mapped in detail, revealing faster winds than expected Combing through 20 years of images from the European…
Physicists detect water’s ultraviolet fingerprint in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS For millions of years, a fragment of ice and dust drifted…
With new analysis, Apollo samples brought to Earth in 1972 reveal exotic sulfur hidden in moon’s mantle When astronauts returned…
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Undergrad students deploy applications to geosynchronous satellite 22,236 miles above Earth For many college students, satellites are faint dots crossing…
New telescope cuts through space noise in hunt for distant Earth-like worlds EU researchers are developing powerful new telescopes to…
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