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Are mysterious 'Little Red Dots' discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope actually baby galaxies under construction?
By Paul Sutter published
What if the mysterious 'Little Red Dots' aren't baby black holes, but rather globular clusters in their messy, glorious formation?

Could our universe exist because black holes ate up all the antimatter?
By Robert Lea published
Did primordial black holes born during the Big Bang swallow the universe's antimatter, allowing matter to dominate the cosmos?

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.

What if the next great astronomer isn't human? How AI is revolutionizing our study of the cosmos
By Paul Sutter published
We're just scratching the surface of what the innovative collaboration between human astronomers and AI can unlock.

The loneliest places in the universe might actually be some of the best places for life
By Paul Sutter published
Extreme exomoons with tidal heating and thick, hydrogen-rich atmospheres may be able to create billions of years of potentially habitable surface conditions.

Astronomers keep finding new moons of Jupiter and Saturn
By Keith Cooper published
Astronomers have found four new moons orbiting Jupiter and 11 new moons around Saturn.

Hubble Space Telescope accidentally witnesses comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) breaking apart
By Samantha Mathewson published
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a rare cosmic moment: a comet breaking apart in real time.

Astronomers missed a space explosion as powerful as a billion suns — until they spotted its echo
By Robert Lea published
A cosmic explosion with an energy equivalent to the output of a billion suns went unnoticed by astronomers until they caught the "echo" of this gamma-ray burst.
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