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This baby star's big explosion fired back: 'Nature is far more complex than humans think'
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Astronomers discovered a star-triggered explosion shaping its dusty disk, revealing a far more chaotic and intense environment than previously thought.

Milky Way and zodiacal light glow above telescopes in Chile | Space photo of the day for Aug. 15, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The Milky Way galaxy glows alongside the zodiacal light over the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) in Chile.

What if we've been thinking about dark matter all wrong, scientist wonders
By Keith Cooper published
Two exotic new theories suggest dark matter could be either made from tiny black holes or formed by Hawking radiation at the cosmic horizon.

NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon — a space lawyer explains why, and what the law has to say
By Michelle L.D. Hanlon published
Recently, acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy reportedly suggested a U.S. reactor would be operational on the moon by 2030.

NASA's new sun-studying mission 'PUNCH' attains its final form in Earth orbit
By Monisha Ravisetti published
The four spacecraft of NASA's PUNCH mission have successfully locked in place in Earth orbit.

TRAPPIST-1d isn't the Earth-like planet scientists had hoped it to be, according to JWST data
By Keith Cooper published
As another world around TRAPPIST-1 shows no signs of an atmosphere, astronomers urge us not to give up hope for an Earth-like atmosphere on one of the other worlds in the system.

Discovery of 250 'mini galaxies' could help scientists pin down the nature of dark matter
By Victoria Corless published
Only a fraction of the size of the Milky Way, these galaxies have thus far been too faint for most telescopes to spot.

Blue Origin pitches new 'Mars Telecommunications Orbiter' for Red Planet missions (video)
By Josh Dinner published
Blue Origin has used its Blue Ring spacecraft platform to develop the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter, which the company says could aid future NASA missions to the Red Planet.
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