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White Dwarfs Might Be Less Dead Than We Thought
At the end of their lives, most stars including the Sun will become white dwarfs. After…
Unexpected signals from Voyager 1 baffle engineers after 46 years of service
Over four decades after its launch and more than 24 billion km (15 billion miles) away…
Pentagon Report Rules Out UFO Coverup, But Debate Continues
The Pentagon office in charge of investigating UFO reports — now known officially as unidentified anomalous…
Science Fiction is Learning About Exoplanets From Science
As long as it has existed as a genre, there has been a notable relationship between…
Satellite Measurements Show That Global Carbon Emissions are Still Rising
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), human activities have…
Astronomers Image 62 Newly-Forming Planetary Systems
Astronomers using the Very Large Telescope in Chile have now completed one of the largest surveys…
Into Totality: Our Complete Guide to the April 8th Total Solar Eclipse Across North America
What to watch for on April 8th as totality sweeps across the continent. The time has…
Largest object ever jettisoned from ISS to make uncontrolled re-entry this week
The International Space Station’s (ISS) largest-ever discarded object, a hefty equipment pallet weighing 2.9 tons, is…
Drones Could Help Map the Lunar Surface with Extreme Precision
Exploring the Moon has become increasingly more of a focal point lately, especially with a series…