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Hubble is getting a bit long in the tooth. Initially launched in 1990, it has been one of the most…
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Frameworks are a valuable tool in science. They give context to sometimes abstract concepts such as “how powerful can an…
In the Milky Way, the formation rate of stars is about one solar mass every year. About 10 billion years…
Not that long ago,, astronomers weren't sure that exoplanets even existed. Now we know that there are thousands of them…
According to a new op-ed by Harvard Prof. Avi Loeb, our Universe may have been created by an advanced civilization,…
In their book, two Australian astrophysicists question the idea that our Universe "fine-tuned" for life, with some interesting conclusions.
If we define planets as worlds that are geologically complex, then some moons are planets too.
The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter took a short hop flight on October 24, giving the mission team both a sigh of…