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Confused about life? So is the universe! Scientists spot a massive question mark in space made of two warped galaxies!
The James Webb Space Telescope captured two galaxies forming a question mark through gravitational …
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Interstellar internet may be possible if we can weaponise the gravity of massive stars, say scientists
The potential to manipulate long-range signals, such as light, is enormous, as it paves the way for…
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Two dead stars are dancing around each other proving Einstein's theory right
A star that’s 1.27 times the mass of the Sun is dragging the fabric of space and time with it
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Astronomers found evidence for a 'dark' gravitational force that might fix Einstein's most famous theory
While general relativity says a strong source of gravity - like the sun - will warp the fabric of s…
Dave Mosher
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New James Webb telescope photo of a galaxy cluster 6 billion light years away shows a trippy phenomenon where gravity warps spacetime
One of the galaxies captured by Nasa's James Webb Telescope includes a galaxy known as the Cosmic S…
Hannah Getahun
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We've just discovered the most distant supermassive black hole ever. And boy, is it one massive infant!
Utilizing data from the James Webb Space Telescope, it was revealed that this black hole emerged ju…
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Scientists want to build telescopes on the moon for up to $10 billion to see more of the universe than the James Webb Space Telescope
Astronomers want to build giant telescopes on the moon. They're already drafting blueprints and mak…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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I'm a millennial who went to high school during the 'swag era.' Here are 3 trends I'd love to see Gen Z revive, and one that can stay in the past.
The era sparked around early 2009 after California-based rap duo New Boyz released their hit single…
Lauren Edmonds
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An 'ultramassive' black hole has been discovered that's 33 billion times the mass of the sun
Scientists at Durham University in the UK used the way gravity bends light at great distances to pi…
Marianne Guenot
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Physicists analyzed the earliest light in the universe and detected dark matter from 12 billion years ago
Researchers used radiation left over from the Big Bang to explore how dark matter is distributed ar…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope watched a distant star die, explode, and fade away in rare, colorful detail
A star 500 times larger than the sun collapsed, exploded, and died in a supernova 11 billion years …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Side-by-side photos show how much more powerful NASA's new James Webb telescope is than Hubble
The James Webb telescope is six times larger and 100 times more powerful than the Hubble Space Tele…
Marianne Guenot
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NASA releases first batch of images from the James Webb Space Telescope, ushering in a new era in space
After decades of development, the James Webb Space Telescope is now capturing light from 400 millio…
Paola Rosa-Aquino,Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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In its first 100 days, the James Webb telescope peered deep into space, took beauty shots of faraway galaxies and glittering nebulae, and saw a spacecraft slam into an asteroid
Since July, the powerful infrared telescope has sent hundreds of observations back to scientists on…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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NASA's first full-color image from the James Webb Space Telescope peers further back in time than any prior infrared lens, revealing 13 billion years of galaxies
The James Webb Space Telescope captured galaxies from more than 13 billion years ago in stunning in…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Paola Rosa-Aquino
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In a single month, the James Webb Space Telescope has seen the oldest galaxies, messy cosmic collisions, and a hot gas planet's atmosphere
In the month since the space telescope released its first batch of images, it's deluged astronomers…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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Hubble vs. Webb: New NASA telescope reveals never-before-seen details from the early universe, within 400 million years after the Big Bang
Astronomers thought Hubble was showing them a single galaxy from the beginning of the universe. But…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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7 Easter eggs in the images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are totally new to astronomy
An astronomer points out hidden sights in NASA's new images, from previously invisible star cluster…
Marianne Guenot,Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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10 times NASA's James Webb Space Telescope spotted something Hubble missed
With its infrared gaze, the James Webb Space Telescope can capture galaxies, planets, moons, and au…
Paola Rosa-Aquino,Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Westward Leaning is a socially-conscious eyewear brand that offers gender-neutral styles. We review…