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The strange story of the grave of Copernicus
By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski published
Nicholas Copernicus was the astronomer who, five centuries ago, explained that Earth revolves around the Sun, rather than vice versa.

The mystery of vast 'cosmic ORCs' — odd radio circles that encompass entire galaxies — may be solved
By Robert Lea published
Mysterious "odd radio circles" or ORCs that compass entire galaxies may have finally been explained, with astronomers pointing the finger at winds from bursts of supernova star explosions.

NASA outlines plan to deploy burrowing 'cryobots' on icy moons of Saturn and Jupiter
By Robert Lea published
NASA has laid out a roadmap for major aspects that need to be addressed while developing a robotic system that can explore icy moons with water oceans.

13 record-breaking space discoveries of 2023
By Keith Cooper published
Some of the strongest, longest, smallest, biggest and best reasons to celebrate space as the year comes to a close. There are a handful of awesome firsts in here too.

Intergalactic 'stream of stars' 10 times longer than the Milky Way is the 1st of its kind ever spotted
By Harry Baker published
While hunting for dark matter, astronomers accidentally discovered the first known stellar stream stretching between galaxies. The trail of stars is also the longest ever seen.

James Webb Space Telescope's 'Cosmic Christmas Bauble' earns spot in White House Advent Calendar (photo, video)
By Robert Lea published
The powerful space telescope's image of Cassiopeia A shining brightly and silently was revealed as part of the first-ever White House Advent Calendar.

This 'forbidden' exoplanet is way too massive for its star
By Robert Lea published
"This discovery really drives home the point of just how little we know about the universe. We wouldn’t expect a planet this heavy around such a low-mass star to exist."

Gemini South Telescope in Chile to run solely on clean energy by 2027
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
NOIRLab says it's on track to halve its planet-warming emissions by the end of 2027.
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