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Dark Matter Could Make Planets Spin Faster
Dark matter is a confounding concept that teeters on the leading edges of cosmology and physics.…
Revealing Proxima Centauri’s Extreme Flares
In this age of exoplanet discovery, the flaring of red dwarf stars (M-dwarfs) has taken on…
Its Mission Over, Gaia Rides Off Into the Sunset
No matter where on Earth you stand, if you have a view of the night sky,…
Asteroid 2025 FV12 flew past Earth at 0.2 LD
Asteroid 2025 FV12 was first observed at Catalina Sky Survey, Arizona, on March 27 — about…
Very deep partial solar eclipse of March 29, 2025
The partial solar eclipse on March 29, 2025, will be visible across North America, northwest Africa,…
Detecting Exoplanets by their Magnetospheres
Exoplanets, or planets beyond our Solar System, are discovered using a variety of techniques. The transit…
Webb Sees an Early Galaxy Blowing Away the Cosmic Fog
Scientists studying the early Universe have uncovered an intriguing mystery and as a closet Sherlock Holmes…
Webb Sees Neptune’s Auroras for the First Time
Neptune, the eighth and most distant planet in our Solar System, is a fascinating ice giant…
Webb Sees a Young Star Create a Cosmic Tornado
Way back in 2006, the Spitzer Space Telescope (SST) took an infrared look at a strange…