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SETI Researchers Just Got a $200 Million Gift to Search for Life
Among the many outstanding questions in science, ‘Are We Alone’ must be the one that captivates…
Gaia is so Accurate it Can Predict Microlensing Events
The ESA’s Gaia Observatory continues its astrometry mission, which consists of measuring the positions, distances, and…
China Wants to Retrieve a Sample of Mars by 2028
China continues to take great strides as part of its goal to become a superpower in…
How Einstein Unlocked the Quantum Universe and Created the Photon
It started with a simple experiment that was all the rage in the early 20th century.…
Sometimes Compact Galaxies Hide Their Black Holes
Quasars, short for quasi-stellar objects, are one of the most powerful and luminous classes of objects…
Some of the Moon’s Craters are From Interstellar Impacts. Can We Tell Which?
By discovering two interstellar objects (ISOs), we know that asteroids and comets from other star systems…
Meteorite fall over Sardinia, Italy — INAF calls for meteorite hunt
A bright fireball streaked through the night sky over Sardinia, Italy at 21:53 UTC on October…
Is Anything Absolute with Relativity?
The theory of relativity is at once simple and elegant but also maddeningly nonintuitive. There’s no…
Asteroid 2023 TO17 flew past Earth at 0.14 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 TO17 flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.14 LD…