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Rural areas have darker skies but fewer resources for students interested in astronomy – telescopes in schools can help

January 13, 2026

The night sky has long sparked wonder and curiosity. Early civilizations studied the stars and tracked celestial events,…

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January 13, 2026

Refresh 2026-01-13T08:43:52.432Z Tuesday, Jan. 13: The Wintermaker (after dark) See the Wintermaker on Jan. 13. (Image credit: Starry…

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Fruit flies' embryonic stage reveals that climate adaptation begins early

January 13, 2026

As the climate changes, scientists are concerned about how well plants and animals will adapt to rapid…

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January 13, 2026

Astronomers may have uncovered how the most common types of planets in our Galaxy grow, a new study…

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Against a starry background, an inset square shows a multicolored plume flowing to the top right from an unseen dead star.

January 13, 2026

The inset image shows dead star RXJ0528+2838 creating a shock wave as it moves through space. A strong…

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Pandora Is In Orbit And Preparing To Study Something That’s Long Confused Astronomers

January 13, 2026

The search for habitable worlds beyond the solar system now faces a more technical obstacle than distance: uncertainty…

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Spacecraft capture the Sun building a massive superstorm

January 13, 2026

The Sun completes one full rotation about every 28 days. Because of this slow spin, observers on Earth…

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January 13, 2026

Last year was a busy one for the space industry, and the quest to explore the cosmos is…

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$Image shows a large spiral galaxy that that has a bright white center, with several lanes of reddish-brown dust and gas in between faint white arms. The galaxy takes up the center third of the frame. There are several thousand stars, some with diffraction spikes, scattered around the image. This image is labeled Hubble. A small box outlining an area at the center of the galaxy leads a pullout square at the top right. The image, labeled Webb, is dark with a white glowing oval at the center.$

January 13, 2026

The Circinus Galaxy, a galaxy about 13 million light-years away, contains an active supermassive black hole that continues…

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January 13, 2026

Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide from a single infectious agent, and…

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Ghost Particles Interacting With Dark Matter Could Solve a Huge Cosmic Mystery : ScienceAlert

January 13, 2026

A new investigation of the early Universe led by Poland’s National Centre for Nuclear Research has just found…

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January 13, 2026

Sperm whales are found throughout the world’s oceans, preferring deep water. As a result they are seldom found…

Rural areas have darker skies but fewer resources for students interested in astronomy – telescopes in schools can help

Night sky tonight — See the ‘Wintermaker’ dominate the sky after dark on Jan. 13

Fruit flies’ embryonic stage reveals that climate adaptation begins early

Most planets in our galaxy are born ‘bloated’, new study suggests

Strange shock wave around dead star surprises astronomers

NASA’s Pandora Space Telescope Enters Orbit After SpaceX Launch to Begin Alien Atmospheres Study Like Never Before

Spacecraft capture the Sun building a massive superstorm

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NASA’s Webb Delivers Unprecedented Look Into Heart of Circinus Galaxy

Characterization of mutations in oxyR and the oxyR-ahpC intergenic reg

Ghost Particles Interacting With Dark Matter Could Solve a Huge Cosmic Mystery : ScienceAlert

It can weigh the same as 9 elephants, is nearly as long as a tennis court and is the planet’s largest ‘active’ hunter