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New simulation shows the first 2 billion years of the universe's history play out in stunning detailA new program aims to help scientists figure out how the ingredients of the universe formed early galaxies, which lit up the cosmos after a "dark age."
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James Webb telescope discovers surprising trove of metals around the Milky Way's supermassive black holeNew observations from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal a concentration of heavy metals near the Milky Way's central black hole. The discovery deepens a mystery about why our galaxy's black hole behaves the way it does.
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Astronomers discover the first-ever green star, plus the reddest 'white dwarf' ever seenStellar remnants called white dwarfs ‪appear to come in a rainbow of colors, according to a new study.
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James Webb telescope pinpoints the most distant 'fast radio burst' ever seenThe James Webb Space Telescope has detected the farthest "fast radio burst" ever seen, providing more clues about these mysterious explosions.
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CHIME telescope unlocks new way to study the universe's baffling expansionAfter seven years of work, Canada's CHIME telescope has a measurement of dark energy from 2019. More detailed studies are planned to expand the research.
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NASA teases new PRIMA telescope that could see what even the James Webb telescope can'tNASA has announced that a new telescope concept called PRIMA is moving forward in consideration for a 2033 launch to look at the origins of planets and galaxies.
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Space 'shark' takes top prize at ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year contestA Royal Observatory Greenwich contest showcased work from around the night sky and the solar system, with prize-winning photos spanning topics ranging from auroras to planets.
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Strange ringed object beyond Saturn looks even stranger in new James Webb telescope studyJames Webb Space Telescope observations of Chariklo, one of the smallest ringed worlds in the solar system, reveal some inexplicable changes.
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Mercury is shrinking more than we thought — and it's hiding the evidence from usMercury may be shrinking much faster than we thought — and that could reveal new clues about its violent origins.
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Watch: Scientists reveal the most detailed video of a black hole jet ever madeResearchers combined 100-plus images of a single black hole into an AI-powered video to chart the activity of a mighty blazar's jet.
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Hubble confirms mysterious, 10-sided cloud is growing over Saturn's south poleThe Hubble Space Telescope spied a large atmospheric phenomenon on Saturn: a decagon surrounding the south pole.
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Astronomers drop one of the largest-ever maps of the universe, charting 4 billion objectsA new celestial map not only catalogs a variety of cosmic objects but also serves as a pointer for other telescopes on Earth and in space.
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NASA grants Voyager 2 another year of power with risky 'Big Bang' maneuverVoyager 1 is running low on power for science, but a successful energy-saving maneuver on Voyager 2 raises hope that the 50-year-old spacecraft can keep going.
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First moments of a supernova explosion captured in the most detailed observations of their kindA team of telescopes around the world, including the newly activated Vera C. Rubin Observatory, joined forces to observe the first shocking moments of a supernova explosion in unprecedented detail.
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'We are not giving up yet': Private mission to rescue NASA's Swift telescope is spinning out of controlKatalyst Space's LINK spacecraft is recovering from an unexpected spin in orbit, and will need a little more time to rescue NASA's falling Swift observatory.
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'Fireball' meteorite that smashed into New Jersey home contains ingredients of life from ancient proto-planetAmino acids and other "pre-biotic" molecules were spotted in a meteorite that crashed into a New Jersey home in 2024.
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Sugar found in raspberries discovered near the center of the Milky WayErythrulose, a sugar found in raspberries, was spotted in a gas and dust cloud near the center of the Milky Way.
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NASA mission to rescue a space telescope plummeting to Earth launches into orbit
NASA's Swift Observatory is slated to enter Earth's atmosphere later this year, but the Katalyst Space spacecraft is finally on its way to boost it higher this summer
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60 million stars: Euclid space telescope snaps the most detailed photo of the Milky Way ever takenPlanet hunters and stargazers will both benefit from the Euclid space telescope's newest image, which was released after 26 hours of deep-space observations.
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An ancient piece of the moon found in Africa hints at a violent, long-ago collisionA meteorite shows evidence that an ancient crash on the moon 3.5 billion years ago was so powerful, it turned the surface molten.
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This 'crawling' robot rolled around the moon and took a historic photoA morphable moon robot operated for 100 minutes in 2024, allowing investigators to get images of an upside-down spacecraft on the lunar surface.
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James Webb telescope detects most distant dormant black hole ever, invisible in all wavelengths of lightJWST found a black hole hiding in a galaxy more than 10 billion light-years away from Earth, and used a cosmic magnifying glass to determine its mass.
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One of Neptune's 16 moons is not like the others, James Webb telescope findsNeptune has a complicated life story, and its moon Nereid might be the only one left standing from the planet’s multibillion-year history.
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'I heard gasps': Artemis II astronauts reveal inside story of their mind-bending solar eclipseIn their first visit to Canada since returning to Earth, the Artemis II astronauts opened up about the moments that blew their minds — and brought them to tears.
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