Researchers at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (together with collaborators in Sweden,…
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Astronomers observe a star swallowing a planet for the first time
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Discover a supermassive black hole 30 billion times more massive than the sun
A new supermassive black hole has been discovered, and we’re not even trying to make our…
The “zenith of Venus” and the occultation of Jupiter
An occultation is a celestial event that occurs when an object is obscured by another object…
Hycean exoplanets may not be able to support life after all
In 2021, astronomers proposed a new class of exoplanets that have hydrogen-rich atmospheres and support vast…
The Jupiter-bound ESA probe hits the antenna snag
While the few minutes it takes for the spacecraft’s booster rocket to claw its way out…
The lunar scientist said that China will land astronauts on the moon by 2030
China is sure to put boots on the moon within the next seven years, according to…
The Emirati Mars Probe takes an epic picture of the Mars moon
Deimos, the smallest of Mars’ two moons, may be more like Mars than we realize. New…
A rare planet has been found twice the size of Earth that could be completely covered by an ocean
A rare planet has been discovered hundreds of light-years away, and it could be key to…
Scientists are exploring new options for farming on Mars
An artist’s conception of a mobile Mars greenhouse is currently being developed at NASA. The space…