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Watch the sun unleash 'extremely rare' solar storm in explosive eruption (video)
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
All three eruptions were not Earth-directed.
Human artifacts abandoned on Mars should be cataloged to track our migration beyond Earth
By Victoria Corless published
Just as Homo sapiens once exploded out of Africa to colonize the Earth our influence is spreading in the solar system. New research says we must track the cosmic migration to Mars.
Astronomers discover 1st binary stars orbiting supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers have used the Very Large Telescope to discover the first binary stars around the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way.
James Webb Space Telescope witnesses Firefly Sparkle galaxy 'being assembled brick by brick' (image, video)
By Samantha Mathewson published
A relic galaxy has been uncovered from the early universe, revealing new clues about what our own Milky Way galaxy may have looked like back then.
1st monster black hole ever pictured erupts with surprise gamma-ray explosion
By Robert Lea published
The Event Horizon Telescope, which captured the first image of a black hole, has done it again. The Earth-sized telescope spotted an unexpected explosion from the same supermassive black hole.
Saturn's rings could be much older than scientists first thought
By Charles Q. Choi published
Saturn's rings might not be younger than the dinosaurs as recently suggested, but nearly as old as the giant planet itself at billions of years in age, a new study says.
December full moon 2024: Cold Moon puts on a dazzling show for skywatchers worldwide (photos)
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
The last full moon of 2024 did not disappoint.
This red giant star has starspots larger than the entire sun
By Conor Feehly published
Astronomers modeled sunspot activity on a nearby red giant star to learn about its chaotic interior.
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