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JWST found rogue worlds that blur the line between stars and planets
Stellar cluster NGC 1333 is home to a large number of brown dwarfs NASA/CXC/JPL-Caltech/NOAO/DSS Astronomers have…
New Scientist recommends multiverse thriller Dark Matter
Jennifer Connelly in “Dark Matter” Apple TV+ To me, one of the best parts of a…
Sam Howell: ‘One day we might look for life directly on Europa’
NASA’s Europa Clipper is setting off for one of Jupiter’s icy moons, Europa, to see if…
Our galaxy may host strange black holes born just after the big bang
The Milky Way may be home to strange black holes from the first moments of the…
Starlink tests show how to save radio astronomy from satellites
A radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia J. Seymour/Green Bank Observatory Radio…
A giant wave in the Milky Way may have been created by another galaxy
Was the Milky Way set rippling by another galaxy? Buradaki/Alamy The Milky Way appears to have…
Strange stars full of metals may be created by imploding supernovae
A supernova remnant in the Milky Way galaxy Chandra X-ray Observatory After a star explodes in…
Why we need to save the Chandra space telescope
Chandra X-ray Observatory NASA/CXC & J. Vaughan On 23 July 1999, just months before I started…
Why NASA is sending a probe to Europa – and what it’s looking for
Seen against the backdrop of Jupiter’s dramatic, swirling atmosphere, Europa might at first appear a bit…