NASA’s newest space telescope blasts off to map the entire sky and millions of galaxies
The $488 million Spherex mission aims to explain how galaxies formed and evolved over billions of years, and how the universe ...
Kultarrs are tiny, cryptic creatures that only come out at night. Scientists are finally learning how they live
In Australia’s arid and semi-arid zones lives a highly elusive predator. It’s small but fierce and feisty, with big eyes, ...
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Four small planets discovered orbiting the nearest single star to Earth
Exciting new research suggests there are four miniature planets orbiting Barnard’s Star, each thought to be just 20 to 30% ...
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The asteroid Bennu is even weirder than we thought
Analysis of samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu reveal that it has a bizarre chemical make-up and is ...
Investigating more than 1,000 star-forming regions to understand stellar birth
In the ALMAGAL project, an international research team will analyze observations of more than a thousand "star factories" to ...
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Study by UChicago scientists finds four tiny planets around one of our nearest stars
Astronomers have revealed new evidence that there are not just one but four tiny planets circling around Barnard’s Star, the second-nearest star system to Earth.
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Members of the voyaging canoe Hokulea gather in Hawaii to celebrate the vessel's 50th birthday
A canoe launched half a century ago helped turn Hawaiian culture from a source of shame to one of pride, reviving the skill ...
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How a canoe helped turn Hawaiian culture into a source of pride and even influenced Hollywood
Hawaii’s American colonizers once banned the Hawaiian language in schools. Some Native Hawaiians tried to lighten their skin ...
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March skies of the Gulf Coast
The Vernal Equinox occurs on Saturday, March 22 to begin spring in the northern hemisphere. Days and nights will be equally ...
T Coronae Borealis Nova Event: When and Where to See the 'Blaze Star'
T Coronae Borealis, a recurrent nova, may soon brighten significantly. Here's when and where to see this rare event.
'Thermonuclear blast': A star is about to explode in deep space and it will be visible from Earth
T Coronae Borealis (T CrB), known as the "Blaze Star," is expected to undergo a rare thermonuclear explosion. Astronomers had ...
'Next one after 80 years': Blaze Star eruption could light up the sky any day this month
T Coronae Borealis, the Blaze Star, is set to erupt after 80 years, becoming visible to the naked eye. Skywatchers may ...