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Building a prototype of the cosmos
A new simulation offers a glimpse of what NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could see…
We need to consider alternatives to dark matter that better explain cosmological observations
A composite image showing the distribution of dark matter, galaxies and hot gas in the core…
A once-in-a-lifetime explosion is about to create a ‘new’ star in the sky
Credit: Stellarium Web Online Star Map Any night now, a “new star” or nova will appear…
Countdown to first launch of Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket
Ariane 6’s maiden flight will carry 17 different ‘passengers’, including 11 university micro-satellites, as well as…
Evidence of water vapor detected in the atmosphere of Smertrios
Artist’s concept of Smertrios. Credit: NASA. Using the CARMENES spectrograph, astronomers have found evidence of water…
SpaceX sends up Space Coast’s 50th rocket launch of the year
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain SpaceX continued the Space Coast’s record rocket launch pace with a July…
Astronomers find surprising ice world in the habitable zone with JWST data
Temperate exoplanet LHS 1140 b may be a world completely covered in ice (left) similar to…
Nearby exoplanet has trace amounts of hydrogen sulfide, Webb data suggest
Concept art of HD 189733 b, the closest transiting hot Jupiter to Earth. Credit: Roberto Molar…
Researchers predict new phase in neutron stars that favors ‘nuclear pasta’
Phase diagram as a function of the total density 𝑛 and the proton fraction 𝑥 at…