Exoplanet WASP-76b, which is about 390 light years from the solar system, has a strange iron…
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Oxygen in lunar rocks suggests the moon formed in huge collision
A leading theory for the formation of the moon is that a planet called Theia smashed…
Black hole from the early universe is blasting us with a powerful jet
A huge black hole from when the universe was less than a billion years old is…
Neutrinos determined where galaxies formed in the early universe
In the early universe, particles called neutrinos had a starring role in determining where galaxy clusters…
Lettuce grown on space station is just as good as on Earth
Lettuce grown on the International Space Station has been served with tacos and cheeseburgers, and it…
SpaceX plans to send 3 tourists to the space station next year
SpaceX is partnering with a US start-up called Axiom Space to launch three space tourists on…
NASA's next Mars rover is called Perseverance and will search for life
Out of 28,000 suggestions, NASA selected the name Perseverance for its Mars 2020 rover, which will…
Have we really found an alien protein inside a meteorite?
A team of researchers say they have discovered a protein molecule inside a meteorite, the first…
How red is a black hole? The strange reality of what space looks like
Our images of deep space are spectacular, but don’t reflect what our eyes would see. Here’s…
Weird star was born when two white dwarfs merged instead of blowing up
White dwarf stars are common in the galaxy, but astronomers have found one that doesn’t seem…