astronomy

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This week sees a conjunction between the crescent moon and Mars. getty Each Monday, I pick out North…

Red supergiant DFK 52 and its surroundings as seen by ALMA. The vast, complex bubble blown by this…

Astronomers were astonished when a seemingly stable star, ASASSN-24fw, nearly vanished from view for eight months between 2024…

Talk about fake news: In 1907 a New York Times banner headline declared, “There Is Life On the…

James Webb has revealed Uranus’ smallest moon yet, a six-mile-wide world hidden near its inner rings. This discovery…

Exoplanets might hold hidden clues about dark matter. New research suggests these distant worlds could even collapse into…

By simulating Einstein’s equations under extreme conditions, researchers may finally glimpse what happened before the Big Bang. Credit:…

Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have spotted 300 mysterious objects that may be some of the…

The Earth is constantly receiving space signals that contain vital information about extremely energetic phenomena. Among the most…

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has said that it will launch the first HTV-X new resupply vehicle…

The dazzling “RBFLOAT” radio burst, originating nearby in the Ursa Major constellation, offers the clearest view yet of…

That small dot in the picture? A baby planet just discovered by Irish researchers