There are a lot of moving pieces when it comes to building the world’s largest telescope.
Scientists analyzing decades-old NASA’s Magellan data have identified only the second reported lava tube on Venus.
Five ways dismantling NCAR will cost the American people, and two ways to save it.
New research reveals the source of this carbon – and the driving forces behind it – are far more complex than previously thought.
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“We found an unexpected chemical complexity, with abundances far higher than predicted by current theoretical models.”
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New infrared observations reveal that the rare interstellar visitor known as comet 3I/ATLAS has dramatically brightened during its farewell tour of the solar system.
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The UK government is to slash by 30 percent its funding for astronomy, particle and nuclear physics in a move branded as disastrous for the field and likely to affect a generation of researchers.
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Astronomers witnessed a star emitting as much energy in mere moments as our sun puts out in a few months. The dramatic observation gives a direct look into the brutal physics of these stellar events.
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“It highlights gravity’s possible hidden complexity and invites a reevaluation of where dark matter effects originate.”
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It’s nicknamed Jetty McJetface.