California Startup Wants to Launch 4,000 Mirrors to Orbit. Scientists Are Alarmed
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Does Earth have 2 moons? Not exactly. Here’s what to know
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Pulsars or dark matter? The Milky Way’s central glow just got more puzzling
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Scientists May Have Found the Smallest Clump of Dark Matter Ever Seen — and It’s Still a Million Times Heavier Than the Sun
Overlay of the infrared emission (black and white) with the radio emission (colored). The dark, low-mass object is…
Could humans build floating cities on Venus?
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Titan’s icy surface hides a chemical mystery that could explain how life began
For decades, chemistry students have learned a simple truth: polar and nonpolar substances don’t mix. Water and oil…
Orionid meteor shower to hit 2025 peak. When it is, how to view
The Orionid meteor shower, which is due to peak in a matter of days, is the second shower…
Mysterious dark object could unlock theories about the Universe
Through a network of global telescopes, astronomers have discovered the lowest-mass dark object ever discovered in the Universe.…
You Need to See This Bright New Comet Shine in the Night Sky This Month Before It Disappears for 1,000 Years
This year is a boom time for comets. Not only did we have the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS gracing…
Astronomers detect million-solar-mass object in distant universe
Astronomers have detected one of the darkest objects ever seen at a record cosmic distance—only with the assistance…
Earth-sized ‘super telescope’ detects lowest-mass dark object ever seen
A team of astronomers used a global network of telescopes to detect the lowest-mass dark object ever observed.…
Stunning Cosmic Milestone: Astronomers Capture 1st-Ever Image of 2 Black Holes Orbiting Each Other Within Quasar OJ287
Stunning Cosmic Mystery: Astronomers Capture First-Ever Image of Two Black Holes Orbiting Each Other | Image: NASA/Representative In…