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The James Webb Space Telescope is helping astronomers become alien weather forecasters
We're one step closer to interstellar weather forecasting.
Space.com · 40 days ago
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Scientists track 27 years of a supermassive black hole blasting plasma at our planet
"This is the most extreme regime in which we can test general relativity, the best and most elegant theory we have so fa…
Space.com · 40 days ago
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A giant new crater on the moon | Space photo of the day for Sept. 21, 2026
McGetchin crater formed some time in 2024 and is as wide as two football fields.
Space.com · 40 days ago
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How supermassive black holes are the architects of entire galaxies
"We're seeing that black holes are not just consuming material at the centers of galaxies, but they're actively reshapin…
Space.com · 41 days ago
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Record-breaking carbon capture plant to snatch 800K tons of CO2 a year
Norwegian chemical company Yara has inaugurated the largest industrial carbon capture facility in all of Europe this wee…
New Atlas · 41 days ago
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Flavor-changing 'ghost particles' may reveal which stars go supernova — and which turn into black holes
"Neutrinos are not a side detail in supernovas."
Space.com · 42 days ago
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A rare 'born again' star is changing again
"We can test theories of how stars evolve and gain new insights into one of the shortest and least understood phases in…
Space.com · 43 days ago
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Galaxies housing the James Webb Space Telescope's mysterious 'Little Red Dots' might've revealed their secrets
"We hadn't seen anything like this in the local universe."
Space.com · 44 days ago
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A NASA spacecraft just found a giant new crater on the moon. Here's why everyone's talking about the 'once-in-a-century' discovery
"McGetchin crater is exceptional because it is the largest newly formed impact crater that has been identified to date."
Space.com · 44 days ago
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Mars settlers may live in houses made of yeast and gelatin
"You can probably easily build a multistory building on Mars with the material."
Space.com · 44 days ago
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Astronomers discover 50 missing 'ghost' dwarf galaxies
"Studying these islands of nearly invisible stars is not just astronomical stamp collecting."
Space.com · 44 days ago
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Scientists find youngest exoplanet on record — a 'newborn' named Elias
That's one big baby.
Space.com · 45 days ago