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A primitive star sheds light on how the universe learned to breathe
Oxygen is the third most abundant element in the universe and essential for life on Earth — or any …
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Side-by-side images of Uranus show how NASA's James Webb telescope outclasses Hubble, spotting vivid rings that used to go unseen
The infrared image from the JWST shows Uranus glowing with 11 of its 13 rings visible. It also reve…
Marianne Guenot
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Astronomers spot a sneak peek of Earth's death a star swallowing a planet whole — for the first time
Telescopes saw into our future when they spotted a burst of light from a distant star. It was gulpi…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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We could be the last humans to see the green comet passing Earth for the first time since the Ice Age. Here's how, where, and when to watch it.
Bright green Comet ZTF may be visible to human eyes for the last time ever. Here's how, when, and w…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Kenneth…
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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 McFa…
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Astronomers discover whirling electric winds at Saturn's north pole, solving a decades-old NASA mystery
Saturn's aurora borealis, unlike auroras on other planets, is driven by a powerful weather system. …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The 30 highest-paying jobs in Hawaii
Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment Statistics program, we foun…
Ivan De Luce
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There was a big spark — 75 times brighter than usual — from the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way
Our solar system, the Milky Way, has a supermassive black hole at the heart of it and it just shine…
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The universe is expanding faster than scientists thought, a study confirms - a 'crisis in cosmology' that could require a 'new physics'
They studied the quasars using a process called gravitational lensing, which measures the way light…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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An ancient super-Earth offers an unexpected clue that life in our galaxy could be older than scientists thought
This rocky planet formed about 10 billion years ago, making it twice as old as Earth. It's too hot …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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This freezing cold isolated block of ice is the best place on Earth for a telescope
In the far reaches of Antarctica, scientists have found the plateau that offers the clearest view o…
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Milky Way’s ‘quiet wimpy’ black hole is getting hungrier and brighter
The black hole at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, is normally benign. But, for the first…
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A planet thrice the size of Jupiter discovered due to its 'strange orbit'
It took 20 years of observations to figure out that the planet has an 'highly eccentric'…
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Rare doughnut-shaped galaxy — a ‘cosmic ring of fire' — is making baby stars 50 times faster than the Milky Way
Astronomers have spotted a ‘cosmic ring of fire’ making stars 50 times faster than the Milky Way — …
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An 'absolutely phenomenal' discovery hints 4 Earth-size planets may orbit the closest sun to our own
"We're getting tantalizingly close to observing the correct limits required for detecting Earth-lik…
Dave Mosher
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The supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy suddenly lit up brighter than scientists had ever seen, and nobody knows why
In black holes, matter gets packed into a tiny space, giving them extremely powerful gravity - Sgr …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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This space telescope just uncovered more than 100 new planets, including a planetary system that might harbor life
"Our analysis shows that by the end of the K2 mission, we expect to double or triple the number of …
Ali Sundermier
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Uranus is hiding 13 invisible rings. These images captured their warm glow for the first time.
"We already know that the epsilon ring is a bit weird, because we don't see the smaller stuff," Mol…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A second mysterious object from interstellar space may be about to fly through our solar system
"It's so exciting, we're basically looking away from all of our other projects right now," Olivier …
Dave Mosher,Morgan McFall-Joh…
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Astronomers have finally solved the mystery of these giant blobs in space
"Think of a streetlight on a foggy night - you see the diffuse glow because light is scattering off…