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Chaotically shifting planets could be a sign of advanced aliens
Simulations show planets that jockey for position around their star and appear to bounce off each…
Astronomers have spotted the biggest cosmic explosion ever seen
The most powerful explosion ever seen seems to come from a supermassive black hole devouring a…
A distant supernova defies our understanding of the cosmos’s expansion
The two main methods of measuring the expansion of the universe have always disagreed, and observations…
Saturn now has over 100 known moons – more than any other planet
Astronomers are still discovering new natural satellites of Saturn and Jupiter, with the latest update seeing…
Absolutely enormous asteroid belt discovered around a nearby star
Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to spot strange asteroid belts around the nearby star…
We've seen a star devouring a planet for the first time
In a preview of what’s to come for Earth in about 5 billion years, astronomers have…
Remnants of the universe's first stars may have been found
The first stars in our universe may have blown up in relatively weak supernovae, and astronomers…
Alien replies to NASA's spacecraft signals might reach us by 2029
Radio signals sent to NASA spacecraft could have already reached four neighbouring star systems, and if…
Alien messages responding to NASA signals could reach us by 2029
Radio signals sent to NASA spacecraft could have already reached four neighbouring star systems, and if…