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Water may be forming on the moon thanks to Earth’s magnetic field
As the moon orbits Earth, it can pass through the long tail of Earth’s magnetic field,…
A glimpse inside how the James Webb Space Telescope was put together
JWST’s Optical Telescope Element Chris Gunn/NASA THESE photos offer a glimpse into an extraordinary project three…
Amazon is launching its first Project Kuiper internet satellites to rival Starlink
Amazon is launching its Kuiper satellites aboard an Atlas V rocket United Launch Alliance Amazon is…
Astronomers spotted the highest energy light ever seen from a pulsar
Artist’s impression of the Vela pulsar, with blue tracks representing the paths of accelerated particles Science…
Annular eclipse: How to spot October 2023’s ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse across the Americas
An annular solar eclipse will be visible in the Americas on 14 October Darkfoxelixir/Shutterstock An annular…
How the end of the universe was completely rewritten
How will the universe end? NASA/ESA/Hubble The following is an extract from our Lost in Space-Time…
JWST should soon glimpse the very first stars born after the big bang
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured images of actively forming stars like this pair, known…
Why trying to photograph a black hole was a massive gamble
The image of the black hole in the M87 galaxy produced in 2019 Event Horizon Telescope…
Robotic chemist discovers how to make oxygen from Martian minerals
A robotic chemist working autonomously in a lab has developed an oxygen-producing catalyst from minerals found…