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The new AEgIS detector (left) and a selection of the antiproton annihilations it captured (right). Annihilations appear as star-shaped events with multiple tracks emanating from one primary vertex. Green, cyan and orange arrows point to examples of nuclear fragments. Credit: AEgIS / CERN

Smartphone Tech Unlocks Antimatter Secrets

Artist’s impression of TOI-2005 b, a Jupiter-sized exoplanet with a highly eccentric orbit around its host star, located 1,070 light years away. The planet experiences dramatic temperature fluctuations as it orbits its star, making it a unique target for future astronomical studies.

TOI-2005 b: A Warm Jupiter with an Eccentric Orbit Discovered

This is an artist's illustration of a supermassive black hole that is inside the dust-shrouded core of a vigorously star-forming "starburst" galaxy. It will eventually become an extremely bright quasar once the dust is gone. The research team believes that the object, discovered in a Hubble deep-sky survey, could be the evolutionary "missing link" between quasars and starburst galaxies. The dusty black hole dates back to only 750 million years after the big bang. Credit : NASA, ESA, and N. Bartmann

Ultralight Dark Matter and the Origins of Supermassive Black Holes

Three spectra taken by the JWST/NIRSpec. The record galaxy is shown in the middle. Credit: NASA/CSA/ESA, A. Weibel, P. A. Oesch (University of Geneva), RUBIES team: A. de Graaff (MPIA Heidelberg), G. Brammer (Niels Bohr Institute), DAWN JWST Archive

Record-Breaking “Red and Dead” Galaxy Found 700 Million Years After Big Bang

An image of the Milky Way captured by the MeerKAT radio telescope array puts the James Webb Space Telescope's image of the Sagittarius C region in context. The MeerKAT image spans 1,000 light-years, while the Webb image covers 44 light-years. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, SARAO, Samuel Crowe (UVA), John Bally (CU), Ruben Fedriani (IAA-CSIC), Ian Heywood (Oxford)

Webb Telescope Uncovers Star Formation Mysteries in Galactic Center

The Ottoman Empire's seeming tolerance of non-Muslim religions was part of a way to manage communities that drew the empire's suspicions, according to an Osaka Metropolitan University historian. Credit: Osaka Metropolitan University

Was the Ottoman Empire Truly Tolerant? Surveillance in a Multicultural Realm

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Human Interactions, Not Just Climate, Drove the Agricultural Revolution

Finger paintings made by children in Rouffignac Cave, 14,000 to 20,000 years ago. Credit: Dr. Van Gelder

The Child Mediators: Unraveling the Mystery of Prehistoric Cave Art

View from the Takarkori rock shelter in Southern Libya. Credit: Archaeological Mission in the Sahara, Sapienza University of Rome

7,000-Year-Old DNA Unveils Secrets of North Africa’s Past

Sea trials in a reconstruction of the c. 350 BC Hjortspring boat, akin to a Scandinavian Bronze Age type boat, with a side view drawing of the boat under full crew inserted above. Photo by Knut Valbjørn. Credit: Boel Bengtsson, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

New Study Suggests Bronze Age Open-Sea Voyages

Quina technology was found in Europe decades ago but has never before been found in East Asia. Credit: Ben Marwick

50,000-Year-Old Quina Tools Found in China, a First for East Asia

Cetraria aculeata superimposed on Mars. Credit: Lichen: Skubała et al. Design: Pensoft Publishers. CC-BY4.0.

Life on Mars? Lichens Defy Expectations in New Study

Optical micrograph of the microwave-optical quantum transducer. Credit: Lončar group / Harvard SEAS

Researchers Develop Groundbreaking Photon Router for Quantum Networks

(a) In situ burial of Individual SP5; (b) pathological signs associated with possible scurvy; (c) pathological signs associated with possible scurvy and rickets; (d) pathological signs associated with rickets. Credit: Zinn et al. 2025

The Dark Side of 19th-Century Medicine: A Tragic Story of a Child’s Mercury Treatment for Rickets and Scurvy

Newly referred material of 'Martes' lydekkeri. Credit: Journal of Mammalian Evolution (2025). DOI: 10.1007/s10914-025-09749-4

New Carnivorous Mammal Fossils Discovered in the Siwaliks of the Himalayas

The approaching asteroid was observed using the 2.5-meter Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT) in La Palma, Canary Islands. The image in the top right corner shows the asteroid detected by the telescope in the centre of the green circle. The other bright spots are background stars, smeared due to the movement of the telescope. Credit: Viktoria Pinter, Zuri Gray

Asteroid 2024 YR4: A Close Call for Earth and the Moon – The Early Warning and Ongoing Observations

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The Fastest Things in the Universe

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How Black Holes Help Create Stars

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The Role of Radio Waves in Astronomy

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How the Moon Got Its Craters

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The Antikythera Mechanism: The Ancient Greek Astronomical Computer

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The Oldest Light in the Universe: A Look Back in Time

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Cosmic Rain: How Water Travels Through Space

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Do Planets Around Dead Stars Support Life?

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Plasma in Space: The Fourth State of Matter

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The Role of Neutrinos in Understanding the Universe

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Could We Live in a Globular Cluster?

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What’s Beyond the Observable Universe?

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Can the Sun Trigger Earthquakes? Scientists Uncover a Surprising Connection

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What is Midjourney AI? Unveiling the Future of AI-Generated Art