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One of the scientists with the Viking missions says yes.
Results support Einstein’s theory and the idea that black holes have no “hair.”
A new paper suggests a primordial black hole may be making things weird at the edge of our solar system.
It’s a great time to be an astrobiologist—and for all of us to be asking, “Are we alone?”
It marks the first time a plant has been grown on the moon.
Recent advances indicate that the idea could work.
Astronomers have recently discovered the most massive neutron star to date, nearly at the theoretical limit for such stars. But it’s only about the size of a small city.
The TESS satellite captures rare images of a cataclysmic event in a faraway galaxy.
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For Black Hole Week, NASA released a mesmerizing animation of what a black hole probably looks like.
Before the next big, dangerous, incoming rock arrives.
Our first “Ask a Scientist” feature is all about the ever-growing universe.
Scientists find that bursts of gamma rays may exceed the speed of light and cause time-reversibility.
A NASA robot on Mars sends back unusual findings, including timed magnetic pulses.
Objects coming into our solar system have an origins story to tell.
An amateur astronomer discovers an interstellar comet on its way to our Sun.
From Newton to today’s scientists, we’re only seeing part of the story unfold.
The Von Braun Space Station, based on the concepts of a controversial scientist, is moving ahead with construction plans.
Exploring the idea that objects we perceive in everyday life do not reflect objective reality.
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The alleged identity theft may be the first space crime.
Can we ever be really sure we’ve learned everything about nature?
The water tower-shaped craft is an early prototype of Starship, which SpaceX hopes will someday send humans to Mars.
Since the idea of locality is dead, space itself may not be an aloof vacuum: Something welds things together, even at great distances.
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The Russian-built FEDOR was launched on a mission to help ISS astronauts.
Revolutionary space technology that’ll take us into the future.
Mother Nature and the laws of physics have a death warrant out for humanity, says Michio Kaku. Can we escape it?
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Though quantum teleportation has been demonstrated, the beam-me-up kind is still fiction.
Tardigrades – commonly called “water bears” – were among the payload of an Israeli lunar lander that crashed into the moon in April.
When we send messages to the stars, just what are we getting ourselves into?
This exoplanet is 10 times hotter than any world we measured and shaped like a football.