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Is there an ancient black hole at the edge of the solar system?
Hints of a hefty source of gravity beyond Pluto sparked the search for a possible “Planet…
Weird lava flows reveal the moon’s insides may be wetter than expected
Some dried lava flows on the moon have far more water bound up in the rocks…
Interstellar comet Borisov is the most pristine space object ever seen
The interstellar comet Borisov probably formed in the presence of giant planets, but it has never…
Blasts of intergalactic radiation hint at elusive mid-sized black hole
Mid-sized black holes are harder to spot than their smaller or supermassive cousins, but powerful bursts…
Mercury may have shrunk because magma was being piped to the surface
Mercury started shrinking rapidly just after its formation, which may be explained by magma travelling from…
New picture of famous black hole reveals its swirling magnetic field
The team that released the first image of a black hole in 2019 has added magnetic…
NASA’s InSight lander has measured the size of Mars’s molten core
The InSight lander has observed more than 500 marsquakes so far, and it has used these…
Perseverance’s first month on Mars has yielded new sights and sounds
NASA’s Perseverance rover has now been on Mars for about a month, and in that time…
Elon Musk's SpaceX may have been one explosion away from going bust
The compelling story of how Elon Musk’s relentless quest to get humans to Mars helped SpaceX…