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NASA's Webb Telescope Captures the Dust Clouds of Apep, Named for the Egyptian God of Chaos
Thanks for the James Webb Space Telescope image, researchers were able to observe four coiled shells of dust around the pair for the first time.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Harvard Astronomer Says Mysterious Interstellar Object May Be Blasting Its Thrusters to Get Away From Us as Fast as Possible
Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb says interstellar object 3I/ATLAS could be firing its "thrusters" to leave the solar system.
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November 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Sun unleashes strongest solar flare of 2025, sparking radio blackouts across Africa and Europe
The X5.1-class eruption from sunspot AR4274 is this year's most powerful solar flare and Earth is in the firing line.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Astronomy's first gap-clearing planet fills in our "missing link"
Planets grow from protostellar material in disks, leading to full-grown planetary systems in time. At last, the final gap has been filled.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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A long, bumpy caterpillar-like wormhole may connect two black holes
For obvious reasons, we do not know what the inside of a black hole looks like. But thanks to theoretical physics, we can ask what the inside should look like if Einstein's theory of gravity and the r...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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James Webb Space telescope spots 'big red dot' in the ancient universe: A ravenous supermassive black hole named 'BiRD'
James Webb Space telescope spots 'big red dot' in the ancient universe: A ravenous supermassive black hole named 'BiRD'
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November 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Why an interstellar comet has scientists excited
The comet could be older than our solar system. The comet is also distinct because nickel vapor was detected in the gas surrounding it.
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November 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Historic Collaboration Suggests “Ghost Particles” Could Explain All of Existence
New research reveals how ghost particles may break the universe’s symmetry, offering clues to why matter—and life—exist at all.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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APOD: 2023 July 17 – Shells and Arcs around Star CW Leonis
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October 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Scientists discover 1st evidence of 4.5-billion-year-old 'proto-Earth' buried deep within our planet
"This is maybe the first direct evidence that we've preserved the proto-Earth materials."
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October 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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APOD: 2025 July 4 – NGC 6946 and NGC 6939
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October 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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In short: GJ 251 c is closer than most exoplanet targets, big enough to study in detail, and in the habitable zone. If we want to find alien life, this is one of the best shots we have right now. Exciting times ahead for exoplanet research.
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Newly discovered ‘super-Earth’ offers prime target in search for alien life | Penn State University
The discovery of a possible “super-Earth” less than 20 light-years from our own planet is offering scientists new hope in the hunt for other worlds that could harbor life, according to an international team including researchers from Penn State.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
In short: GJ 251 c is closer than most exoplanet targets, big enough to study in detail, and in the habitable zone. If we want to find alien life, this is one of the best shots we have right now. Exciting times ahead for exoplanet research.
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That said, GJ 251 c orbits a red dwarf star—these stars are prone to flares and variable activity that could strip atmospheres or make life less likely. So while the discovery is thrilling, habitability is far from confirmed.
October 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
That said, GJ 251 c orbits a red dwarf star—these stars are prone to flares and variable activity that could strip atmospheres or make life less likely. So while the discovery is thrilling, habitability is far from confirmed.