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An artist’s interpretation of light from a supernova passing through a gravitational lens, reaching Earth at different times.
A rare lensed supernova appears four times in the sky, offering new insight into cosmic expansion and dark energy.
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Scientists say a solar wind storm may explain Uranus’s powerful radiation belts seen by Voyager 2.
SpaceUranus’s extreme radiation belts linked to ancient solar wind eventJoseph Shavit
This Hubble image of the Antennae galaxies is the sharpest yet of this merging pair of galaxies.
SpaceColliding galaxies ignite the universe’s most powerful black holes, Euclid data findsJoseph Shavit
The exosuit was integrated into a spacesuit for the ADAMA space mission simulation in Adelaide, Australia
SpaceSoft ‘muscle suits’ for space may also help patients walk againMac Oliveau
A fresh look at Cassini data shows Titan’s interior dissipates far more energy than expected, pointing to slushy high-pressure ice rather than a global ocean.
SpaceTitan’s interior is slushy ice, not a hidden ocean, Cassini data findsJoseph Shavit
New maps reveal how the Sun’s outer atmospheric boundary grows larger and rougher as solar activity rises.
SpaceAstronomers map the Sun’s shifting atmospheric edge for the first timeJoseph Shavit
Laboratory experiments reveal that silicon and carbon mixed into iron could explain why seismic waves behave differently across Earth’s inner core.
SpaceSilicon and carbon in iron may explain the onion-like layering of Earth’s inner coreJoseph Shavit
An illustration of a Jupiter mass planet migrating through a protoplanetary disk.
SpaceTidal discovery offers new insight into how ‘hot Jupiters’ formedJoseph Shavit
An artist’s impression shows a black hole’s accretion disc with its inner region wobbling as the orbiting material shifts orientation around the central object.
SpaceAstronomers discover spacetime drag around a supermassive black hole — as predicted by EinsteinJoseph Shavit
Study findings suggest the history of the terrestrial atmosphere, spanning billions of years, could be preserved in buried lunar soils.
SpaceEarth’s magnetic field funneled atmospheric elements to the Moon over billions of yearsJoseph Shavit
A massive young planet orbiting two tightly bound stars has been directly imaged for the first time at solar system–like distances
SpaceAstronomers spot closest giant planet orbiting binary stars ever observedJoseph Shavit
New high resolution images show that nova eruptions unfold through layered bursts of gas, delayed ejections and fast moving shocks that light up the sky.
SpaceNew images reveal an early-stage stellar eruption (nova) in stunning detailJoseph Shavit
An artist’s rendering shows TOI-561 b with a thick atmosphere over a global magma ocean, supported by Webb observations indicating the planet isn’t a bare rock despite intense stellar radiation.
SpaceJWST may have found a thick atmosphere in an unexpected place — an ultra-hot super-EarthJoseph Shavit
On Oct. 5, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope gave astronomers their clearest view of GRB 250702B’s host galaxy, which is so far away its light takes about 8 billion years to reach us.
SpaceThe seven-hour flash: Astronomers discover the longest gamma-ray burst on recordJoseph Shavit
Pale rocks found by Perseverance suggest Mars once had heavy rain and long-lasting water that may support past life.
SpaceWhite rocks on Mars point to ancient rainfall and a wetter planetJoseph Shavit
A new look at distant quasars split by gravity shows the universe may be growing faster than expected
SpaceNew gravitational lens measurements reveal a faster expansion rate for the universeJoshua Shavit
Michaela “Michi” Benthaus is set to become the first wheelchair user to reach suborbital space.
SpaceBlue Origin launch to mark first-ever wheelchair user in spaceJoseph Shavit