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What’s In The Space Between Stars?

You might think the space between stars is completely empty, but it’s actually packed with way more stuff than you’d […] ...
Scientists trying to work out whether a star exploded and the resulting debris crashed into Earth 10 million years ago may be one step closer to solving the mystery. They discovered an unusual amount ...
In the vast, uncharted realms of the cosmos, NASA’s telescopes have detected an eerie and peculiar celestial object. This enigmatic image, already shrouded in mystery, has only grown more perplexing, ...
Astronomers have spotted a cosmic explosion of high-energy gamma-rays unlike any ever seen before. The gamma-ray burst (GRB) designated GRB 250702B set itself apart from other explosive bursts of ...
At the heart of nearly every galaxy lurks a cosmic giant: a supermassive black hole. These mysterious objects, millions to billions of times more massive than our Sun, exert such powerful gravity that ...
Black Holes The James Webb telescope may have discovered a brand new class of cosmic object: the black hole star Space Scientists shocked to find rare 'Einstein cross' with a surprise in its center ...
Earth's wobbly orbit has shifted our view of the stars since the zodiac signs were first created. But that doesn't mean your ...
Why has silicon, one of the most common elements in the universe, gone largely undetected in the atmospheres of Jupiter, Saturn, and gas planets like them orbiting other stars? A new study using ...
Supermassive black hole surrounded by accretion disk - El.artico/Shutterstock At the heart of nearly every galaxy lurks a cosmic giant: a supermassive black hole. These mysterious objects, millions to ...
An unusual cosmic object is helping scientists better understand the chemistry hidden deep in Jupiter and Saturn’s atmospheres — and potentially those of exoplanets. Why has silicon, one of the most ...
Physicists may soon witness a cosmic fireworks show: the explosive death of a primordial black hole. Once thought to be unimaginably rare, new research suggests there’s up to a 90% chance of catching ...
"It would completely revolutionize physics and help us rewrite the history of the universe." New research suggests that there is a 90% chance that within the next decade, humanity could use a space or ...