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Dusty 'Cat's Paw Nebula' contains a type of molecule never seen in space — and it's one of the...
Live Science via Yahoo News· 5 days agoScientists have detected a new, unusually large molecule never seen in space before. The 13-atom...
New observatory in Chile—the highest in the world—aims to reveal origins of planets, galaxies and...
Phys.org· 5 days agoHow do planets form? How do galaxies evolve? A unique astronomical observatory that researchers hope...
Measuring Exoplanetary Magnetospheres with the Square Kilometer Array
Universe Today· 6 days agoLife on Earth would not be possible without food, water, light, a breathable atmosphere and...
The Download: mysterious radio energy from outer space, and banning TikTok
Technology Review· 5 days agoWhen our universe was less than half as old as it is today, a burst of energy that could cook a...
Meet The Highest Telescope In The World, Which Just Looked Up For The First Time
Forbes· 3 days agoJapan just switched on the world’s highest telescope. This week marks the “first light” for the...
Science Simplified: What Is a Neutron Star?
SciTechDaily· 16 hours agoA neutron star is formed in the last moments of the life of a very large star (with more than about eight times the mass as our Sun), when the nuclear...
Scientists reveal Southern Ring Nebula's unexpected structure: 'We were amazed'
Space via Yahoo News· 5 days agoCarbon monoxide is mixed in with hydrogen and other molecular gases inside the nebula, so observing...
Astronomers close in on the mystery of the erupting Orion star system (video)
Space via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAn erupting star system in Orion has finally provided an answer to the mystery of how stars fed for...
Is There Life Beyond Nuclear Armageddon?
Forbes· 6 days agoA completely serendipitous chance encounter with a Mars-sized impactor some 4.5 billion years ago created our anomalously large moon which to this day...
The highest observatory on Earth sits atop Chile's Andes Mountains — and it's finally open
Space via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA round white building on top of a mountain in the desert. A new telescope billed as the world's...