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Mystery of the sun's mind-bogglingly hot atmosphere may finally be solved
Scientists have spotted elusive "magnetic waves" in the sun's atmosphere that may explain why the sun's corona is much hotter than its surface.
Building blocks of life detected in ice outside the Milky Way for first time ever
New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered five complex organic molecules trapped in the ice around a star outside our galaxy. This cosmic first hints that the stuff of life may be widespread throughout space.
'Miracle' photo captures Comet Lemmon and meteor seemingly entwined over Earth
An astronomer in Italy caught a fortuitous image of the bright comet Lemmon seemingly entwined with the glowing trail of a "shooting star."
'Puzzling' object discovered by James Webb telescope may be the earliest known galaxy in the universe
While scouring images from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers spotted Capotauro, "one of the most puzzling discoveries" to date.
Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is about to get very active — Space photo of the week
The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is barreling toward its closest point to the sun as perihelion looms on Oct. 29. How different will it look when it reappears on the other side?
Strange object between Saturn and Uranus is 'evolving' its own ring system, study suggests
Astronomers have found signs that the small icy world Chiron, orbiting between Saturn and Uranus, may be forming a new ring system in near-real time.
New images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS show giant 'jet' shooting toward the sun
New telescope images show that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is shooting a giant jet of gas and dust toward the sun. This is normal behavior for comets, an expert told Live Science.
Astronomers spot giant hidden 'bridge' and record-breaking tail between 2 dwarf galaxies
Researchers discovered a hidden 185,000 light-year "bridge" of gas between two distant galaxies, which are also trailed by a 1.6 million light-year galactic tail — the largest of its kind ever seen.
Astronomers discover skyscraper-size asteroid hidden in sun's glare
The newly discovered "twilight" asteroid, 2025 SC79, was obscured by the sun's glare until an astronomer pointed the Dark Energy Camera at it, highlighting the potential dangers of unseen asteroids.
James Webb telescope finds that galaxies in the early universe were much more chaotic than we thought
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have charted billions of years of galactic evolution, finding that galaxies near the dawn of time were much more chaotic than they are today.
