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Astronomers see ancient galaxies flickering in slow motion due to expanding space
NASA / ESA / J. Olmsted (STScI) Geraint Lewis, University of Sydney According to our best understanding of…
There could still be a ninth planet in our Solar System – here’s why
Artist’s rendering of Planet 9 with an icy surface. Image generated by the authors with the help of…
Brightest cosmic explosion of all time: how we may have solved the mystery of its puzzling persistence
An x-ray of the brightest ever gamma ray burst reflected off dust layers, creating extended ‘light echoes’ of…
AI is helping astronomers make new discoveries and learn about the universe faster than ever before
The sky is big and full of information that AI tools can help astronomers unlock. Yuga Kurita/Moment via…
New Study Reveals Possibility of Alien Life on Exoplanets’ “Twilight Zone”
Astronomers from the University of California Irvine have discovered that exoplanets within a particular “terminator zone” area could…
Water In our Solar System Formed Billions of Years Before the Sun, Scientists Find
Scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) have found water in the circumstellar disk of a nearby…
The “Guest Star” Supernova of 1181 Appears to Have Left a “Magnetic Monster” Star
Astronomers have observed the faint nebula Pa 30, located 7,500 light-years away in Cassiopeia, and found filaments of…
The largest structures in the Universe are still glowing with the shock of their creation
Tessa Vernstrom using Planck data, Author provided Tessa Vernstrom, The University of Western Australia and Christopher Riseley, Università…
Why is astronomy a science but astrology is not?
Your zodiac sign – like Sagittarius, the archer – might be in the stars, but your future isn’t.…
Modern Astronomy: Top Five Past Hits From the Stars
Fancy looking up at the sky and wondering what’s out there? You’re definitely not the only one; people…