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Gas and stars 'stolen' from galaxy in striking European Southern Observatory photo and video
A galaxy is robbed of its gas and stars in a new image from the European Southern Observatory.
'Surprising' warmth above Antarctica is earliest observed on record
Temperature fluctuations above Antarctica in winter show the earliest warming of the stratosphere on record.
James Webb Space Telescope witnesses a black hole 'killing' its galaxy (photo)
Using the James Webb Space Telescope astronomers have observed a supermassive black hole "killing" its galaxy by starving it of the material needed to birth new stars.
Collisions could increase chance of 'God of Destruction' asteroid Apophis hitting Earth
A chance encounter with another asteroid could steer Apophis destructively close to Earth during a future passage.
Could we turn the sun into a gigantic telescope?
Using a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing, it might be possible to use the sun as a gigantic telescope to peer deep into space.
A sprinkling of cosmic dust may have helped kick-start life on Earth
Cosmic dust may have helped to kick-start life on Earth, new research suggests. The findings challenge a widely held assumption that this was not a plausible explanation.
Iron winds and molten metal rains ravage a hellish hot Jupiter exoplanet
"Iron Winds and Metal Rain." Not the title of a heavy metal album but an accurate weather prediction for a hellish exoplanet called WASP-76b.
Black hole or neutron star? Gravitational wave 'chirps' can tell us what becomes of dying stars
The current generation of gravitational wave detectors could "hear" supernovas over 65 million light-years away, helping scientists determine if a dying star creates a black hole or a neutron star.
