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Satellites documented COVID-19’s impact from space
A new dashboard monitors the pandemic’s economic and environmental effects. Read more at The Verge…
A Black Hole Collided With Something That Shouldn’t Exist
Astronomers are puzzling over observations that show a black hole smashing into a mystery object of…
The Moon Is Lopsided, And New Research Could Finally Explain Why
The Moon may be Earth’s closest cosmic neighbour – and the only extraterrestrial body humans have…
Researchers verify ‘extremely odd’ black hole physics
A team at the University of Glasgow set out to validate British physicist Roger Penrose’s 1969…
New observations suggest the Universe might be expanding at a higher rate than we thought
Understanding the Hubble constant, the rate at which the Universe expands, is one of the crucial…
Scientists reveal a lost eight billion light years of universe evolution
Last year, the Advanced LIGO-VIRGO gravitational-wave detector network recorded data from 35 merging black holes and…
A cosmic baby is discovered, and it’s brilliant
Astronomers tend to have a slightly different sense of time than the rest of us. They…
Study says Milky Way may host six billion Earth-like worlds
Researchers suggest odds of a g-type star hosting an earth-like planet are roughly one-in-five. Study published…
Solar Orbiter lines up historic photo in closest pass to the Sun
The UK-built satellite came within 77 million kilometres of its surface on Monday. Read more at…
When were the *very* first stars born? Earlier than we can see, even with Hubble
When you look up at the night sky, you can see thousands of stars. The fact…
A green glow has appeared around Mars
The Mars Trace Gas Orbiter spotted a phenomenon on Mars that has also been observed around…
36 Alien Civilizations In The Milky Way? The Science Behind A Ridiculous Headline
Intelligent aliens may be detectable from a variety of signals: electromagnetic, from planet modification, or because…
Scientists say most likely number of contactable alien civilisations is 36
Experts say the work offers insights into the chances of life beyond earth. Work could shed…
NASA’s New Horizons Sees A Different Night Sky From 4 Billion Miles Away
The closest stars appear to shift relative to the more distant background stars: a geometric phenomenon…
New distance measurements bolster challenge to basic model of universe
A new set of precision distance measurements made with an international collection of radio telescopes have…
Scientists claim the universe is actually flat
“This result shows the power of galaxy surveys to pin down the amount of dark energy…
James Webb Space Telescope will “absolutely” not launch in March
Not surprisingly JWST lunch won’t happen according to most recent plan. Current pandemy is taking its…
A Surprise Discovery Points to the Source of Fast Radio Bursts
The mystery of where fast radio bursts come from appeared to have been solved. The astronomers…
Mysterious deep-space flashes repeat every 157 days
The find could be a big clue about the nature of fast radio bursts. Read more…