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Astronomers Discover Inexplicable Flying Fox in Hydra Galaxy Cluster

The Flying Fox, a mysterious plasma cloud in the Hydra galaxy cluster, defies conventional astronomical categories with its unique structure…

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Potentially Habitable World Just 48 Light-Years Away

Temperate exoplanet LHS 1140 b may be a world completely covered in ice (left) similar to Jupiter’s moon Europa or…

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Quantum Technology and the Quest To Solve Space’s Biggest Mystery

Researchers are using quantum technologies to develop sensitive dark matter detectors, focusing on two likely candidates: weakly interacting particles and…

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Discovering Hidden Cosmic Chemistry on a Nearby Exoplanet

Concept art of HD 189733 b, the closest transiting hot Jupiter to Earth. Credit: Roberto Molar Candanosa/Johns Hopkins University Researchers…

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How Hubble Sees Through Cosmic Dust to Map Galaxies

The Hubble Space Telescope aids in cosmic distance measurement by observing Type Ia supernovae, like those in NGC 3810, using…

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Webb Space Telescope Captures a Staggering Quasar-Galaxy Merger Billions of Light Years Away

Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope have investigated a quasar’s interaction with satellite galaxies, uncovering critical insights into early…

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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Gets Cosmic “Sneak Peek” From Supercomputers

This graphic highlights part of a new simulation of what NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could see when it…

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Exploring the Strange Milky Way Satellite, Crater 2

Identified in 2016, Crater 2 stands out among satellite galaxies due to its enormous size and extremely low brightness, hinting…

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Dartboard or Doughnut? Iron Meteorites Reveal Shape of Our Infant Solar System

The formation of our solar system involved the accretion of gas and dust into a protoplanetary disk, with meteorites providing…

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Cosmic History Rewritten With New Webb Telescope Discoveries

New results from the James Webb Space Telescope show that spiral galaxies were prevalent just 2 billion years after the…

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