astronomy
A gigantic star makes off during an eight-year gap in observations.
Can this end flat-Earth theory once and for all?
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On other planets, blue skies and red sunsets aren’t the norm.
Researchers create a device to test a 50-year-old physics theory from the famed Roger Penrose.
It could be the most spectacular annular eclipse of the decade.
Astrophysicists calculate the likely number of civilization out there capable of communicating with us.
Time travel is possible, but only in one direction.
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Researchers from Japan add a new wrinkle to a popular theory and set the stage for the formation of monstrous black holes.
Astrophysicist Michelle Thaller talks ISS and why NICER is so important.
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Tyson dives into the search for alien life, dark matter, and the physics of football.
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A strange weakness in the Earth’s protective magnetic field is growing and possibly splitting, shows data.
The planet that we are searching for is a little bit smaller and closer than we originally thought.
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Astronomers spot periodic lights coming from near the black hole at the center of our galaxy.
Time runs backward there. Other physicists are not convinced.
A new study discovers the likelihood of extraterrestrial life in the universe.
The Roman Space Telescope will study the expansion of the universe and search for distant planets.
If you were awaiting screaming death from the skies, you can relax. For now.
Have we already found dark matter? It may be hiding in existing data, says a study.
The lessons we’ve learned here on Earth will affect how we govern a new world.
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Do space and time really exist? NASA astronomer Michelle Thaller looks at the implications of Einstein’s famous equation E=mc2.
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A leading British space scientist thinks there is life under the ice sheets of Europa.
Why did the dinosaurs go extinct? Because they didn’t have a space program.
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USGS’s ‘Unified Geologic Map of the Moon’ is the definitive blueprint of the lunar surface.
Being stuck at home is not as intense as being away from Earth, but there are ways to cope in either scenario.
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Astronomers release new data to challenge claims about the mysterious Planet Nine.
Gravitational wave researchers observe black holes of different sizes colliding for the first time.
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If you’re right all the time, you’re probably doing something wrong.
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New research proposes possible origins of the interstellar object ‘Oumuamua.