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1st known interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua is an 'exo-Pluto' — a completely new class of object, scientists say
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
"'Oumuamua is in a different category of object. It's much harder to find, but there are a lot more of them."

South Pole Telescope beneath a rainbow of colors | Space photo of the day for Sept. 8, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
A panorama captures a breathtaking view of the night sky above a frozen landscape.

Astronomy or astrology? A quiz of science and stars
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
Dive into the fascinating crossroads of astronomy and astrology — where science meets symbolism, and the sky tells two very different stories.

The first stars may not have been as uniformly massive as astronomers thought
By Luke Keller published
Chemistry in the first 50 million to 100 million years after the Big Bang may have been more active than we expected.

'It shouldn't survive': Astronomers discover dust on an epic journey far beyond its galaxy
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
"Webb was the key that made it happen."

Earth-size stars and alien oceans – an astronomer explains the case for life around white dwarfs
By Juliette Becker published
Could an ocean – likely needed to sustain life – even survive on a planet orbiting close to a dead star?

Don’t get burned! The ultimate sun quiz
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
This quiz is a deep dive into the physics, history, and mysteries of our nearest star.

Baby 'failed star' has unusually rich planet-forming disk, James Webb Space Telescope finds
By Victoria Corless published
"The results provide a rare, detailed look at how planet-forming chemistry operates in the extreme environments around brown dwarfs, potentially offering clues to the diversity of worlds beyond our solar system."

A new particle detector is ready to probe 'ashes' of the Big Bang after passing its 'standard candle' test
By Robert Lea published
"You never see the Quark Gluon Plasma itself — you just see its ashes."

How the James Webb, Euclid and Roman space telescopes could team up to hunt supermassive black holes from the dawn of time
By Robert Lea published
Three powerful space telescopes, Euclid, Roman, and the James Webb Space Telescope, could team up to detect black holes as early as 250 million years after the Big Bang.
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