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New moon of April 2025 sees Venus and Saturn join up in the sky this weekend
By Jesse Emspak Published
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What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025
By Tariq Malik Last updated
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Mars is covered in evidence of ancient lakes, rain and snow — but scientists aren't sure how that's possible
By Victoria Corless Published
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Scientists discover super-Earth exoplanets are more common in the universe than we thought
By Robert Lea Published
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Climate change is officially the leading threat to imperiled species in the United States
By Stefanie Waldek Published
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World's largest solar telescope gains powerful new 'eye' to study the sun's secrets
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Astronomers discover dark matter 'bridge' linking colliding galaxies: 'This is the missing piece we've been looking for.'
By Robert Lea Published
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Black holes
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Has the James Webb Space Telescope discovered a 'missing' supermassive black hole? (video)
By Robert Lea Published
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How did this ancient black hole get so big?
By Paul Sutter Published
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Ultralight dark matter may have helped monstrous black holes form in the early universe
By Paul Sutter Published
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NASA spacecraft spots monster black hole bursting with X-rays 'releasing a hundred times more energy than we have seen elsewhere'
By Robert Lea Published
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Could we use black holes to power future human civilizations? 'There is no limitation to extracting the enormous energy from a rotating black hole'
By Robert Lea Published
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What is dark matter made of? New study bolsters case for 'primordial' black holes
By Paul Sutter Published
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Black holes may obey the laws of physics after all, new theory suggests
By Robert Lea Published
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Hidden monster black hole in the galaxy next door fired stars at us like million mph cosmic bullets
By Robert Lea Published
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How do black holes 'leak' energy? Scientists have a new spin on the answer
By Robert Lea Published
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Exoplanets
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Scientists discover super-Earth exoplanets are more common in the universe than we thought
By Robert Lea Published
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Astronomers discover doomed planet shedding a Mount Everest's worth of material every orbit, leaving behind a comet-like tail
By Victoria Corless Published
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Possible signs of alien life found on nearby exoplanet, study reports
By Mike Wall Published
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Scientists discover bizarre double-star system with exoplanet on a sideways orbit (video)
By Robert Lea Published
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How artificial intelligence is helping scientists hunt for alien Earths
By Keith Cooper Published
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Nearby exoplanet could offer clues about atmospheres around hot, rocky alien worlds
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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How science gets tested on alien worlds: 'We quickly realize how much there is yet to discover'
By Victoria Corless Published
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What's the difference between a young exoplanet and an old one?
By Victoria Corless Published
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This newly found super-Earth might have blown off its own atmosphere
By Keith Cooper Published
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Galaxies
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Our galactic neighbor Andromeda has a bunch of satellite galaxies — and they're weirdly pointing at us
By Keith Cooper Published
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Vast swarms of hidden galaxies may be secretly bathing the universe in a soft glow
By Keith Cooper Published
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Incredible photo shows supermassive black hole blowing a jet of matter into interstellar space
By Samantha Mathewson Published
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How do spiral galaxies get 'feathers'? All it takes is a little gravity
By Paul Sutter Published
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How did Andromeda's dwarf galaxies form? Hubble Telescope finds more questions than answers
By Keith Cooper Published
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Astronomers discover misshapen galaxy is a cosmic predator that bears 'scars' from its last meal (photo)
By Samantha Mathewson Published
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Astronomers discover 'Quipu,' the single largest structure in the known universe
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Scientists find hints of the dark universe in 3D maps of the cosmos
By Keith Cooper Published
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Dark Energy Camera captures thousands of galaxies in stunning image
By Victoria Corless Published
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Solar System
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New moon of April 2025 sees Venus and Saturn join up in the sky this weekend
By Jesse Emspak Published
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Reference
What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025
By Tariq Malik Last updated
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Mars is covered in evidence of ancient lakes, rain and snow — but scientists aren't sure how that's possible
By Victoria Corless Published
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Climate change is officially the leading threat to imperiled species in the United States
By Stefanie Waldek Published
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World's largest solar telescope gains powerful new 'eye' to study the sun's secrets
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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There's liquid on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. But something's missing and scientists are confused
By Julian Dossett Published
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NASA's Lucy probe captures 1st close-up images of asteroid Donaldjohanson, revealing 'strikingly complicated geology'
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Earth Day: What is it and why does it matter?
By Daisy Dobrijevic Last updated
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NASA's Lucy probe flies by the asteroid Donaldjohanson on Easter Sunday
By Stefanie Waldek Last updated
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Stars
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Twinkling star reveals the secrets of turbulent plasma in our cosmic neighborhood
By Daniel Reardon Published
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Where did this extremely magnetic, dense and dead star come from? Scientists aren't quite sure
By Robert Lea Published
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Scientists find rare double-star spiral doomed for supernova explosion
By Julian Dossett Published
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Scientists are using stellar 'quakes' to peer inside stars
By Victoria Corless Published
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Hold onto your hats! Is the 'Blaze Star' T Corona Borealis about to go boom?
By Keith Cooper Published
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New research on 'Death Star' that looks like a cosmic pinwheel reduces gamma-ray burst threat to Earth
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Some baby stars in ancient stellar nurseries were born in 'fluffy' cosmic blankets
By Robert Lea Published
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'Impossible' pair of vampire stars discovered by Einstein Probe's X-ray vision
By Keith Cooper Published
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Some planet-forming stars never 'grow up' and lose their 'Peter Pan' disks
By Nola Taylor Tillman Published
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More about The universe
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Astronomers discover dark matter 'bridge' linking colliding galaxies: 'This is the missing piece we've been looking for.'
By Robert Lea Published
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There's liquid on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. But something's missing and scientists are confused
By Julian Dossett Published
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Has the James Webb Space Telescope discovered a 'missing' supermassive black hole? (video)
By Robert Lea Published
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