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The strange orbits of some objects in the farthest reaches of our solar system, hypothesized…
This picture showcases a gravitational lensing system called SDSS J0928+2031. Quite a few images of…
The universe is about 13.8 billion years old, and its stars are arguably its most…
This image of Jupiter’s turbulent southern hemisphere was captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft as it…
Using new data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, researchers believe they have solved a longstanding mystery…
The human brain owes its characteristic wrinkled appearance to its outer layer, the cerebral cortex.…
The rings of Saturn may be iconic, but there was a time when the majestic…
By looking at the Moon, the most complete and accessible chronicle of the asteroid collisions…
The end of a star’s life can occur in a tranquil manner in the case…
This movie shows the propeller-like rotation of Ultima Thule in the seven hours between 20:00…
Microbes screened with a new microfluidic process might be used in power generation or environmental…
An international consortium of scientists studying gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) as part of the POLAR (GRB…
Supermassive black holes weigh millions to billions times more than our sun and lie at…
New research that included astronomers Luca Matra and David J. Wilner of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center…
Astronomers have discovered behavior by a jet from a giant black hole that has never…
This huge ball of stars — around 100 billion in total — is an elliptical…
The combination of naltrexone and ketamine can help treat both symptoms of addiction and depression,…