cosmos
A new study found similarities between the human brain and the cosmic network of galaxies.
A team of astrophysicists used AI to figure out which clusters of stars merged to become our galaxy.
An ancient Martian meteorite carries with it some compelling implications.
A new study from NASA and the SETI Institute comes up with an exciting number of potentially life-supporting planets.
A meteorite that smashed into a frozen lake in Michigan may explain the origins of life on Earth, finds study.
Want some crazy space phenomena? You don’t have to leave the neighborhood for it.
New research explains why the Moon’s crust is magnetized by debunking one long-standing theory.
Sir Roger Penrose claims our Universe has been through multiple Big Bangs, with more coming — a claim that is not widely accepted within the cosmology community.
The study identified superhabitable planets outside of our solar system.
A supernova exploded near Earth about 2.5 million years ago, possibly causing an extinction event.
Roger Penrose used mathematics to show black holes actually exist. Andrea Ghez and Reinhard Genzel helped uncover what lies at the center of our galaxy.
How Nobel Prize winner physicist Lev Landau ranked the best physics minds of his generation.
Controversial physics theory says reality around us behaves like a computer neural network.
The images and our best computer models don’t agree.
Construction is nearly complete for a camera that will take 3,200-megapixel panoramas of the southern night sky.
Does time exist? Here’s what the debate is all about.
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It’s the largest black hole merger ever observed by scientists.
Astronomer Michelle Thaller schools us on what atoms really look, the Big Bang theory, and the speed of light.
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Astronomers propose a new location for the mysterious force that accelerates the universe.
A new study finds the rocks that first formed Earth carried with them enough hydrogen for three times the water we have today.
A new study shows bacteria could survive travel from Earth to Mars.
Firsthand accounts of what it’s really like to go to and come back from space.
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Math doesn’t suck. It is one of humanity’s greatest and most mysterious journeys.
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A new study discovers how blazars shoot out jets of radiation towards Earth.
The theory could resolve some unanswered questions.
Just how close are we to setting up camp on another planet? It’s complicated.
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A new study sheds light on the final supernovae of the Universe.
The meteorites suggest astronomers may have small, early planets wrong.
The space tourism company Virgin Galactic teams up with Rolls Royce to create a new Mach 3 supersonic aircraft.
What was so great about Einstein anyway? A group of experts weigh in.
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