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China sees commercial sector as next frontier in US space race
China’s ambitions in space are turning to the commecial sector after its successful launch from the…
Milky Way’s last major collision was surprisingly recent
Visualization of a ‘wrinkly’ halo of stars around the Milky Way. Credit: Halo stars: ESA/Gaia/DPAC, T…
Welcome to the age of space skepticism—and a growing revolt against elites
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Over the past decade, a new form of skepticism about human activities…
Primordial black holes can only explain a fraction of dark matter, research suggests
This artist’s illustration shows what primordial black holes might look like. In reality, the black holes…
Earliest detection of metal challenges what we know about the first galaxies
Credit: arXiv (2023). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2311.09908 Astronomers have detected carbon in a galaxy just 350 million years…
Carving into carbonates on Mars
Abrading Old Faithful Geyser: On Sol 1151 (May 16, 2024), Perseverance abraded a carbonate-bearing rock called…
JWST discovers large variety of carbon-rich gases that serve as ingredients for future planets around very low-mass star
Artist’s impression of a protoplanetary disk around a very low-mass star. It depicts a selection of…
Boeing’s astronaut capsule arrives at the space station after thruster trouble
Boeing Starliner spacecraft prepares to dock with the International Space Station for the first time on…
New instrument to search for signs of life on other planets
Artist’s impression of the ANDES instrument. Credit: ESO The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has signed an…