This Newly Found Exoplanet Is So Light, Scientists Don’t Know What It’s Made Of
Astronomers discover a super-Earth and a sub-Neptune 250 light years away from our solar system. These planets offer a ...
How will the universe end? A changing understanding of dark energy may provide a new answer
And now scientists are getting a little closer to understanding how it behaves. The big question is whether this dark energy ...
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Scientists mystified by alarming changes to lakes at the 'roof of the world' — and they're racing to understand the consequences
It stands in stark contrast to observations elsewhere on the planet. An interesting phenomenon is unfolding at the top of the ...
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A map of 14 million galaxies and quasars deepens a dark energy mystery
The DESI experiment shocked cosmologists with a hint that dark energy varies over time. Now, with more data, the conclusions hold up.
European Space Agency releases new data that could help us understand the nature of the universe
European Space Agency releases new data that could help us understand the nature of the universe - Euclid space telescope is ...
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A Century Ago, Pioneering Astrophysicist Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Showed Us What Stars Are Made Of
The trailblazing Harvard scientist, who documented the dominance of hydrogen and helium in stars, is still inspiring ...
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Scientists Take “Baby Picture” of the Infant Universe and Then Weigh It. Here’s What Its First 380,000 Years Tell Us
A map of the CMB published by ACT researchers. Research by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope collaboration has led to the clearest and most precise images yet of the universe’s infancy, the cosmic ...
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James Webb Space Telescope captures galaxies merging
The James Webb Space Telescope is a collaborative effort between NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency. Unlike the Hubble Space Telescope, which orbits around the Earth, Webb ...
Supermassive Black Holes Could Give Life a Boost
Often seen as destructive, supermassive black holes could help sustain life under specific conditions, scientists have found.
Webb telescope just snapped direct image of worlds many light-years away
It's rare for any observatory to directly image a planet beyond our solar system, called an exoplanet, but the powerful James ...
Four small planets discovered around one of the closest stars to Earth—an expert explains what we know
Barnard's Star is a small, dim star of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is one of the ...
Scientists Just Mapped 130 Million Stars to Reveal the Universe’s Hidden Haze
Astronomers rely on clear observations to study celestial objects, but cosmic dust alters what we see, making stars appear ...