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Saturn's 'Death Star' moon Mimas may have gotten huge buried ocean from ringed planet's powerful pull
The discovery of vast subsurface seas on Saturn's tiny moon Mimas has redefined our view of what an ocean world can be. We may now know how this buried ocean was formed, revealing it is shockingly young.
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Mysterious dark matter may leave clues in 'strings of pearls' trailing our galaxy
Starting in late 2025, the Vera C. Rubin observatory will image the outskirts of our galaxy in search of dark matter clues.
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James Webb Space Telescope's 'shocking' discovery may hint at hidden exomoon around 'failed star'
JWST's surprise discovery of methane emissions and likely aurorae over a distant brown dwarf could indicate this "failed star" is orbited by an active moon.
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'I really like these suits.' Boeing's snazzy (and flexible) Starliner spacesuits have astronauts buzzing (exclusive)
Starliner will make its first trip to space with astronauts no earlier than May 6. The historic flight also marks the crewed debut of a new generation of Boeing blue spacesuits.
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Eyes hurt after the eclipse? Signs of retinal damage, explained
The total solar eclipse on April 8 plunged Syracuse, New York's Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology into darkness for 90 seconds, creating a wondrous and memorable totality.
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SETI chief says US has no evidence for alien technology. 'And we never have'
For the chief leader of the SETI Institute, established to search for and understand life beyond Earth, there's a need to step back and cuddle up to a cup of cosmic reality.
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SpaceX launching 23 Starlink satellites from Florida this evening
SpaceX plans to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast this evening (April 17).
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What's left of the 2024 solar eclipse lives in our hearts
The 2024 solar eclipse, as seen from Indianapolis, connected strangers across a famous racetrack.
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Uranus and Neptune aren't made of what we thought, new study hints
A study suggests the ice giants Uranus and Neptune aren't quite as watery as previously thought. They may also contain huge amounts of frozen methane, potentially solving the puzzle of how they formed.
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Exotic 'Einstein ring' suggests that mysterious dark matter interacts with itself
The unexplained mass of a remarkably massive galaxy suggests that dark matter interacts with itself, according to new observations by the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Boeing Starliner spacecraft rolls out to Atlas V rocket ahead of 1st astronaut launch (photos)
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft moved between buildings at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to get ready for launch. Its first astronaut mission is expected on May 6.
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'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 4 blasts onto Blu-ray and DVD on April 16
A preview of the "Star Trek: Lower Decks" Season 4 Blu-ray and DVD, which was released today (April 16).
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Monster black hole seen feeding on nearby matter just 1 billion years after Big Bang (photos)
The robotic telescopes of the Virtual Telescope Project have observed a quasar powered by a supermassive black hole 3 billion times as massive as the sun at the very edge of the universe
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Will the constellations ever change?
BepiColombo spotted an outpour of carbon and oxygen atoms in Venus' fragile magnetic environment
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Switzerland signs Artemis Accords to join NASA in moon exploration
Switzerland became the 37th country to sign the Artemis Accords for peaceful moon exploration with NASA on April 15, following the inclusion of Greece and Uruguay in February.
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James Webb Space Telescope full-size model to be displayed by Space Foundation
To see the premier astronomical observatory in its full-size glory, you need to go to Lagrange Point 2, a location farther away than anyone has traveled. Or, soon, you can visit Colorado.
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Dark energy could be getting weaker, suggesting the universe will end in a 'Big Crunch'
The first year of Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) data seems to show that dark energy is weakening over time, possibly the biggest cosmological discovery for 25 years.
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Solar eclipse 2024: Live updates
Stay up-to-date with the latest news on the upcoming solar eclipses, including the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2, 2024.
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Record breaker! Milky Way's most monstrous stellar-mass black hole is sleeping giant lurking close to Earth
Astronomers have discovered the most massive stellar-born black hole ever seen in the Milky Way, and it lies relatively close to Earth.
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The 2024 solar eclipse was a teachable moment in more ways than one
The total solar eclipse of 2024 was an epic experience to share with my daughter. It was one part celestial event, one part college prep.
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