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James Webb telescope reveals largest-ever map of the universe's megastructures 4 Comments -
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'It's more than a hope, it's a guarantee': The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's 10-year movie of the universe is about to 'blow our minds,' chief scientist says
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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.
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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Mysterious repeating radio signal traced to 'vampire' star that's slowly eating its companionRadio astronomers have decoded a peculiar repeating radio signal from deep space, tracing it to a vampiric binary star system.
By Sarah Wild Published
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'Cannibal' CME from rare 'anti-Hale' sunspot will slam into Earth today, bringing auroras to 23 US statesNorthern lights are projected across the Northern U.S. and Europe tonight as Earth gets hit by a strong solar eruption.
By Ben Turner Published
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NASA confirms MAVEN spacecraft is officially dead after loss of signal behind MarsNASA has confirmed its MAVEN spacecraft is officially dead after losing contact with the probe in December. An anomaly in the probe's rotation speed led to an unexpected loss of power, though the exact cause remains unknown.
By Brandon Specktor Last updated
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'Totally counterintuitive': Scientists accidentally discover magnetic fields around 7 distant planets, opening new window in the search for lifeScientists accidentally discover magnetic fields around 7 distant planets
By Ivan Farkas Published
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China launches new Long March 12B rocket, reportedly without any safety warningChina's Long March 12B rocket has blasted off on its maiden voyage carrying more Qianfan "Thousand Sails" satellites, during a surprise launch for which there were reportedly no airspace notices.
By Patrick Pester Published
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NASA confirms meteor exploded over northeastern US with force of 230 tons of TNTNASA shared an initial analysis of a 5-foot-wide fireball meteor that exploded in the sky over the northeastern U.S. on Saturday, May 30.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Astronauts could use lightning-like plasma jets to kill germs on the moon and Mars, demo hintsA new lab experiment is testing plasma jets as a water-free solution for "space laundry" on future missions to the moon and Mars.
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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'Astonishing': James Webb telescope spots the most chemically primitive galaxy in the ancient universeThe James Webb telescope peered into an ancient spot of light, and found it to be the most metal-poor galaxy in the early universe.
By Matthew Williams Published
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