The Universe is full of galaxy clusters, but Abell 2261 is in a class of its…
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Scientists think they’ve detected radio emissions from an alien world
Scientists used a radio telescope in the netherlands to study three different stars known to host…
NASA’s new Hubble images will blow your mind
NASA just released a treasure trove of cosmic imagery. Read more at Mashable ME…
Most detailed 3D map ever of Milky Way includes nearly 2 billion stars
The new data it offers provides measurements that are “orders of magnitude” more exact than prior…
Voyager Probes Spot Previously Unknown Phenomenon in Deep Space
NASA’s Voyager spacecraft may be billions of miles away and over 40 years old, but they’re…
The Black Hole Information Paradox Is Just About Solved
Good news: If you fall into a black hole, you’ll (probably) come back out. Read more…
Scientists spot a ‘kilonova’ flash so bright they can barely explain it
It may be from a magnetar born in a neutron star crash. Read more at Space.com…
Europa’s plumes may not originate from subsurface ocean
Jupiter’s moon Europa is a fascinating world, with a global subsurface ocean encased in an icy…
Scientists say they’ve found the missing 40 percent of the universe’s matter
They just had to revisit some decades-old data to do it. Read more at Futurism…
Fast radio burst may have come from the Milky Way
Since the discovery of fast radio bursts in 2007, scientists have worked to identify the sources…
Astronomers discover activity on distant planetary object
Centaurs are minor planets believed to have originated in the Kuiper Belt in the outer solar…
The BepiColombo Probe Just Took a Ridiculously Close Video of Venus as It Flew By
Two years after it left Earth, Mercury probe BepiColombo has completed the first of its first…
Evidence of broadside collision with dwarf galaxy discovered in Milky Way
Nearly 3 billion years ago, a dwarf galaxy plunged into the center of the Milky Way…
NASA’s Osiris-Rex spacecraft touches down on asteroid Bennu
The mission marks the space agency’s first landing on an asteroid. Read more at CNET…
A Supernova Exploded Perilously Close To Earth 2.5 Million Years Ago
The Earth has been through a lot in the 4.5 billion or so years it’s been…
There’s too much gold in the universe. No one knows where it came from.
Something is showering gold across the universe. But no one knows what it is. Read more…
Crew Dragon Suffered More Damage Than Expected on Crewed Mission | Digital Trends
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon suffered some unexpected damage during its first crewed mission recently, but the company…
What’s the matter with the Universe? About 31%.
If you want to understand the Universe — and we do — you have to understand…
Astronomers discover “pi Earth” planet that orbits every 3.14 days
Probably it should be called the Pi Planet. Read more at Futurism…
NASA says Artemis astronauts may not visit the lunar South Pole
NASA has had a primary focus for many months on putting astronauts back on the moon…