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Why don't more Tatooine-like exoplanets exist in our Milky Way galaxy? Astronomers might have an answer

By Stefanie Waldek published

Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity strikes again.

Exoplanets
a pale green cloud of gas on a starry background

Astronomers discover chemicals that could seed life in the core of a developing star

By Kiona N. Smith published

An organic molecule called methanimine was found scattered throughout a dense clump of gas and dust 554 light-years away.

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An illustration of matter pouring into a black hole, crossing an Einstein-Rosen bridge and emerging in another region of the universe

Wormholes may not exist – we've found they reveal something deeper about time and the universe

By Enrique Gaztanaga published

The puzzle Einstein and Rosen were addressing was never about space travel, but about how quantum fields behave in curved spacetime. I

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A simulation of a vast area of the cosmos made using a supercomputer and based upon the standard model of cosmology.

How astronomers are unveiling the 'skeleton' of the universe

By Paul Sutter published

Faint structures play a crucial role in cosmic development, and scientists are only just beginning to grasp their full extent and role in shaping the universe.

Dark Universe
An enormous telescope dome is pictured in a desert during the day surrounded by cranes. Two huge silver sliding doors are visible, closed in the middle of the dome.

This giant metal dome will hide a truly colossal telescope mirror | Space photo of the day for Feb. 16, 2026

By Anthony Wood published

Straight to the dome.

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What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2026

By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2026.

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Trump's Greenland grab is part of a new space race – and the stakes are getting higher

By Anna Marie Brennan published

As global tensions rise, the island has become a geopolitical pressure gauge, revealing how the old international legal order is beginning to fray.

Earth

A stellar treat for Valentine's Day: Heart-shaped outburst stuns astronomers

By Samantha Mathewson published

Astronomers have spotted a heart in the cosmos — not Cupid's doing, but a dying star shedding its layers — just in time for Valentine's Day.

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'The beacons were lit!' Scientists name merging supermassive black holes after 'Lord of the Rings' locations

By Robert Lea published

Scientists have named two systems of colliding supermassive black holes after Lord of the Rings locations, Gondor and Rohan.

Black Holes

A mystery object is dimming a distant star. Could it be a massive exoplanet, or a 'failed star'?

By Robert Lea published

A mysterious object has caused a long-lasting and extreme dimming of a distant star, but is this object a 'failed star' brown dwarf, or an exceptionally massive super-Jupiter exoplanet?

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