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Tatooine exoplanets are oddly rare, and we finally know why
Artist’s concept of a planet – the black dot – orbiting a pair of stars in…
Galaxy MoM-z14 confirmed as most distant object ever seen
Spotted by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the galaxy MoM-z14 is currently the farthest galaxy ever…
New discovery of ammonia on Europa hints at active geology
View larger. | Composite image showing location of some of the ammonia-bearing compounds on Jupiter’s moon…
Dark matter, not a black hole, could power Milky Way’s heart
AI image of our Milky Way galaxy. The innermost stars in the galaxy are depicted as moving at near…
Spring fireball season is underway! Watch for them
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Greg Johnson captured this image on March 22, 2025, from…
Did we see a black hole explode? If so, it could explain a lot
Did we just see a black hole explode? UMass Amherst’s physicists think so. This artist’s concept…
Simulation of Enceladus’ ocean shows strong potential for life
This artist’s concept shows water vapor plumes erupting onto the surface of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. In…
Ice-cold Earth? Possible new exoplanet might be chillier than Mars
View larger. | Artist’s concept of HD 137010 b. This candidate exoplanet is rocky and just…
Mercury lives on? Strange streaks hint at active world
Mercury, as seen by NASA’s MESSENGER orbiter. Through a new analysis of MESSENGER’s images, researchers have…