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Space refers to the vast, seemingly infinite expanse beyond Earth’s atmosphere where planets, stars, galaxies, and cosmic phenomena exist. It is a realm defined by extreme conditions—near vacuum, intense radiation, and temperatures ranging from blistering heat to freezing cold. Space exploration has revealed a universe rich with complexity, from black holes and exoplanets to the cosmic microwave background that offers clues to the Big Bang. For scientists, space is both a frontier and a laboratory, offering insights into fundamental physics, the origins of the universe, and the potential for life beyond Earth. It continues to inspire curiosity, innovation, and a deeper sense of our place in the cosmos.
Infalling gas found, star-forming galaxies likely primary energy source of Lyman-alpha radiation emitted from gigantic…
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Roscosmos Space Corporation have decided to postpone the…
A UNIGE researcher has solved a scientific controversy about the speed of the expansion of…
The subject of this Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week, a spiral galaxy named…
Feasting Behavior of Brainless Organisms Shows Astronomers Where to Point the Hubble Telescope A simple…
This updated catalog of trans-Neptunian objects and the methods used to find them could aid…
Researchers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have observed an extreme planet where they suspect…
A new study, conducted to better understand the origin of the universe, has provided insight…
By combining modern data analysis techniques with stellar structure modeling for main-sequence and giant stars,…
This summer, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will undertake NASA’s first-ever attempt to touch the surface of…
Numerical simulations showed that the temperature gradient in the disk of gas around a young…
A star that pulses on just one side has been predicted in theory. But it…
Near-earth space is becoming more crowded. UT Associate Professor of Aerospace Moriba Jah talks the…
Known for its wide swathes of rippling, textured, gently sloping dunes, the Terra Sabaea region…
Asteroid Bennu’s most prominent boulder, a rock chunk jutting out 71 ft (21.7 m) from…
Is life a game of chance? To help answer one of the great existential questions…
Science fiction often imagines our future on Mars and other planets as run by machines,…