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Category: Astronomy
The Star That Defies Physics Pulses with Mysterious Cosmic Rhythm
In the deep, dim heart of a distant galaxy, a ghostly star pulses with furious energy—bright enough to momentarily rival…
A Spacecraft Just Took a Celestial Selfie That Proved a 200-Year-Old Theory
438 million miles from Earth, in the cold, silent shadows of the Kuiper Belt, a lone spacecraft turned its camera…
This Forgotten Star Cluster Could Hold Secrets of the Milky Way’s Past
High above Earth’s atmosphere, in the silence of space, the Hubble Space Telescope has once again turned its eye toward…
Two Hidden Planets Discovered Dancing in a Cosmic Merry-Go-Round
In a distant patch of sky, where a star once sat alone in the eyes of science, two exoplanets have…
AI Unlocks the Secret Clocks Hidden in Stars
In the heart of our galaxy and far beyond, stars blaze with light that has traveled across time and space.…
This Planet Is Triggering Its Own Star’s Deadly Flares
In the vast black ocean of space, where stars burn quietly and planets drift in silent obedience, a cosmic tragedy…
Galaxies Caught in the Act of Forming Just One Billion Years After the Big Bang
Long before Earth formed, before our Sun began to burn, before the Milky Way spiraled into its elegant dance, galaxies…
The Scientist Racing the Sun to Protect Our Satellites
Just a few weeks ago, skies across the northern hemisphere shimmered with hues of green, pink, and violet—vivid auroras usually…
The Sun’s Electric Heartbeat Tracked During Powerful Solar Flare
In the silent void of space, the Sun roared. It was an X-class solar flare—one of the most powerful categories…
Astronomers Discover a Steamy Super-Earth Just 154 Light-Years Away
In a quiet corner of the galaxy, just 154 light-years from Earth, a small, ancient star pulses steadily—unremarkable at first…
This Supernova Didn’t Explode Once It Exploded Twice
In the vast stillness of space, where the light from ancient stars lingers like whispers from the past, astronomers have…
Galactic Discovery Uncovers Mysterious Gas Clouds Fueling Star Birth
In the swirling arms of a galaxy 15 million light-years away, something extraordinary is happening. The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, known…
The Metal That Shrinks When Heated Could Help NASA Find Alien Life
In the vast stillness of deep space, even the smallest movements matter. NASA’s upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory—a next-generation space telescope…
Astronomers Capture the Deepest Radio Glimpse of Pandora’s Cluster
Far beyond the reach of any telescope in your backyard, some four billion light years away, lies one of the…
Astronomers Discover Ghostly Stars Tracing Dark Matter in Violent Cosmic Collision
In a distant corner of the universe, two colossal clusters of galaxies slammed into each other billions of years ago…
Enceladus’s Hidden Ocean May Be Even Stranger—And More Life-Friendly—Than We Thought
Far beyond the warmth of Earth, orbiting a planet adorned in rings, lies a moon barely 500 kilometers across—yet packed…
Astronomers Detect Baby Stars Hidden in a Distant Cosmic Cloud
In a dark, quiet corner of the southern sky, 620 light-years from Earth, a vast molecular cloud silently churns with…
Venus Accidentally Photobombs Earth Satellite and Reveals a Decade of Weather Data
It started with something unexpected—an accidental guest in the background of images meant only for Earth. While scanning through routine…
Superconducting Magnets Could Unlock a Hidden Universe of Gravitational Waves
It begins with a ripple—a faint tremor in the very fabric of space and time. Long before it reaches Earth,…
Scientists Plan Bold Journey to a Frozen World Beyond Pluto
In the frigid darkness beyond Pluto, where sunlight is a faint whisper and temperatures drop to an unimaginable −240°C, a…
Astronomers Get Closer to Finding the Universe’s First Stars
Long before Earth was born, before the Milky Way had its iconic spiral arms, before even the concept of a…