universe
When you zoom far enough out, our universe has a very unusual structure.
The periodic table was a lot simpler at the beginning of the universe.
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New experiments look to the interplay between neutrons and magnetic fields to observe our universal reflection.
We are hurtling through space. But where are we going?
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The massive Starlink satellite network from SpaceX is causing worries.
Black holes may give us a glimpse of the underlying nature of reality.
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New research based on observational data from the Spitzer telescope provides clues as to how the universe first emerged from its dark age.
A new NASA report shakes up lunar geology.
The answer is surprisingly simple, if cataclysmic.
What if all planets were the same distance from Earth as the Moon?
Light exists outside of time.
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The team caught a glimpse of a process that takes 18,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years.
A new method promises to capture an elusive dark world particle.
Artistic depictions of the atom have deceived us all.
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A new computer model solves a pair of Jovian riddles.
It’s one of the most consistent patterns in the unviverse. What causes it?
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How can we use the resources that are already on the Moon to make human exploration of the satellite as economical as possible?
Over 100 new pages of Einstein’s writings, including long-lost calculations, have been made public.
Why is math the universal language? NASA’s Michelle Thaller solves that one.
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Number of proton-neutron pairs determine how fast the particles move, results suggest.
Two space agencies plan missions to deflect an asteroid.
If the universe is expanding in all directions, why is Andromeda hurtling toward the Milky Way?
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Feel like traveling to another dimension? Better choose your black hole wisely.
FOIA release sheds light on the DOD’s own struggle to understand UFOs.
Cosmologists propose a groundbreaking model of the universe using string theory.
These photos of scientific heroes and accomplishments inspire awe and curiosity.