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Category: Astronomy
Andromeda Sings in Light and Sound in Stunning New Tribute to Vera Rubin
In the vast stillness of space, just 2.5 million light-years away, a galaxy glows with quiet grandeur. It’s not just…
Distant Cousins of Jupiter and Saturn Finally Caught on Camera
Astronomers have spent decades listening for the whispers of distant planets—subtle dips in starlight, imperceptible wobbles in their stars, gravitational…
Astronomers Spot a Saturn-Sized Planet Hidden in Cosmic Dust
In the vast cosmic theater beyond our solar system, an extraordinary discovery is lighting up the dark—both literally and figuratively.…
Astronomers Discover Ancient Star Cluster That Lost 98 Percent of Its Mass
High in the Chilean Andes, beneath some of the darkest skies on Earth, a celestial mystery has quietly unraveled. Astronomers…
Black Hole Mergers Reveal Hidden Layers in Gravitational Wave Signals
In the silent symphony of the cosmos, black holes are the universe’s most enigmatic percussionists. When two of these celestial…
Desert Lichen Survives Deadly Space Radiation and Hints at Alien Life
For as long as humans have gazed upward, we’ve asked a question that cuts deeper than science—it strikes at the…
Astronomers Discover Massive Exoplanet Thanks to Worldwide Backyard Telescopes
In the deep, star-speckled fabric of the cosmos, 400 light-years from Earth, a new giant has been confirmed—one not of…
The Tiny Mountains That Might Be Bringing Dead Stars Back to Life
Imagine standing on a cosmic corpse—a dead star so incomprehensibly dense that a single teaspoon of its material would outweigh…
A Mysterious Third Star May Be Hiding in This Unstable Binary System
High above the restless glow of Earth’s atmosphere, NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) continues to do more than just…
Astronomers Uncover Hidden Pattern in Mysterious Pulsar Silences
Out in the vast silence between stars, pulsars act like celestial metronomes—dense, spinning remnants of exploded stars that emit rhythmic…
Planets Begin Forming Much Earlier Than Scientists Thought
In the stillness of space, far from the noise of our everyday lives, a silent dance is always unfolding—a cosmic…
Hatshepsut’s Statues Were Broken with Ritual, Not Revenge
In the shadow of the cliffs at Deir el-Bahri, where sun-bleached stone holds centuries of royal ambition, ancient secrets are…
A Long-Dead Satellite Just Sent a Signal and It Sounded Like a Cosmic Mystery
On a cold June night in 2024, astronomers at the Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) were scanning the sky…
What If an Asteroid Hits the Moon in 2032? Scientists Say Earth Could Feel the Impact—Spectacularly
In the cold darkness of space, a 200-foot-wide asteroid named 2024 YR4 is silently making its way around the Sun.…
Elder Twin of the Sun Shows Unexpected Magnetic Strength
High above the southern skies, visible to the naked eye and gleaming with quiet brilliance, β Hydri has long been…
Mysterious Mineral Discovery in Ryugu Challenges Solar System History
When Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft returned to Earth in December 2020 carrying precious grains of asteroid Ryugu, it brought back more…
A Cosmic Jellyfish Spotted Eight Billion Light Years Away
In the vast, ancient reaches of the universe—over eight billion light-years away—a galaxy is being torn apart. Not by violence…
Mars Reveals Midday Atmospheric Secrets with New Radio Technique
For decades, Mars has stared back at us through dusty winds and thin air, guarding the mysteries of its red…
Astronomers May Have Just Caught a Glimpse of Planet Nine—By Feeling Its Heat
For years, it has haunted the minds of astronomers like a ghost in the void—Planet Nine, the mysterious, massive world…
The First Stars Are Speaking Through Radio Waves Across Time
In the beginning, there was darkness. And then—light. But how did it begin? Astronomers have long grappled with one of…
The Telescope That Will Redefine Our Universe Is Almost Ready
On a clear Italian night more than 400 years ago, Galileo Galilei lifted a tube of glass to the sky…