Science

Astronomers Detect Signal From Extraordinarily Distant Galaxy

One of the dishes of the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope near Pune in Maharashtra, India.  National Centre for Radio Astrophysics…

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See a Mind-Blowing Portrait of Over 3 Billion Stars in Our Galaxy

A cropped portion of the new Dark Energy Camera Plane Survey (DECaPS2) from NOIRLab still shows thousands upon thousands of…

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Inside NASA’s Plan to One-Up the James Webb Space Telescope

This is NASA's preliminary design of the Luvoir Telescope. The agency's upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory could possibly look like a…

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Scientists Find Rare 17-Pound Meteorite, an Unusually Heavy Space Rock

This hefty meteorite found in Antarctica weighs in at nearly 17 pounds (7.7 kilograms). Maria Valdes Antarctica is a wonderland…

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Surprise magma chamber found under Mediterranean Sea volcano near popular tourist destination

A new study has uncovered a previously undetected magma chamber beneath Kolumbo, an active submarine volcano in the Mediterranean Sea…

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Light Pollution Is Making Stars Disappear at an Alarming Rate

The Milky Way as seen from Poland. K. Ulaczyk/J. Skowron/OGLE/Astronomical Observatory, University of Warsaw Light pollution has robbed eight out…

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Watch a Boston Dynamics Atlas Robot Grab and Throw, Just Like People Can

Atlas is getting more sophisticated in how it interacts with objects and its environment. Video screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNET Boston…

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What Is NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory? Inside the Plan to One-Up Webb

This is NASA's preliminary design of the Luvoir Telescope. The agency's upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory could possibly look like a…

2 years ago

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Rocket Launch Looked Totally Magical From the ISS

The view of the Jan. 15, 2023 Falcon Heavy rocket launch from the International Space Station. NASA What does a…

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First Asteroid to Buzz Earth in 2023 Came Closer Than Many Satellites

Space may be vast, but it definitely isn't empty, especially around Earth.  NASA An asteroid passed by closer to Earth…

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