Centaurs are small solar system bodies that orbit the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune. Because they move...
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In September 2022, astronomers observed something very odd in a galaxy around 7.5 billion light-years from Earth....
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Mercury’s surface is barren and covered in impact craters, and looks very much like the surface of...
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Spacecraft famously have small bits of them disintegrate on reentry. That’s by design, as it is one...
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Ah, that ever-elusive dark matter. Although there has been some tantalizing evidence suggesting the detection of a...
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The search for dark matter has reached another milestone – in this case the start of science...
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Keeping track of time in the universe is a difficult task. It’s constantly evolving and changing, and...
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Dark matter is the invisible stuff that accounts for roughly 85% of the mass in the universe,...
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Among the rarest objects in the universe, high redshift quasars — of the sort that formed before...
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If you visit the New Horizons mission website frequently, you’ll notice that the spacecraft continues to generate...
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There’s widespread agreement that large galaxies in today’s Universe host supermassive black holes (SMBH). But how exactly...
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The JWST examined ancient light from the Universe’s first galaxies and black holes and uncovered some puzzles....
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As any amateur astronomer can tell you, Venus is famous for its yellow coloration in visible light....
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The planet Mars is a cold and dry world completely devoid of life, but billions of years...
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Black holes are some of the most awe-inspiring and mysterious celestial objects in the universe. This is...
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Scientists and philosophers have argued over the nature of time since … well, since time immemorial. Does...
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What’s so special about spotting Phobos crossing in front of the Sun? Sure. It’s just another image...
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Astrophysicists at Syracuse University in New York think they’ve found a hitherto-hidden explanation for strange activity during...
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While astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets over the last few decades, the true prize continues to...
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Cislunar space is already getting crowded. And with that crowding comes infrastructure complications. One is navigation –...