Astronomy

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Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ancient Egyptian, who lived when the earliest pyramids were built

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Spica is a binary star system that orbits over 250 light-years from Earth within the Milky Way.

This close-up view of the United States flag plate on NASA's Perseverance was acquired on June 28, 2025 (the 1,548th day, or sol, of its mission to Mars), by the WATSON (Wide Angle Topographic Sensor for Operations and eNgineering) imager on the turret at the end of the rover's Mars robotic arm.

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Single-celled organisms called archaea aren't generally thought to cause human disease, but one species has been implicated in colorectal cancer

Single-celled organisms called archaea aren't generally thought to cause human disease, but one species has been implicated in colorectal cancer

Astronomers have confirmed the discovery of a rare celestial visitor: a comet from beyond our Solar System.

Officially named 3I/ATLAS, this newly identified interstellar object is only the third of its kind ever observed, following the famous 1I/ʻOumuamua in 2017 and 2I/Borisov in 2019.

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All eyes are on Comet 3I/ATLAS as astronomers worldwide chase the exotic ice ball through our solar system

The International Space Station and China's Tiangong Space Station will be visible for early risers. Here's how to make a dual sighting.

Four research firms project that the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act will raise greenhouse gas emissions and likely put U.S. and global climate goals out of reach

Both novas will eventually become too dim to see, even under the darkest skies. So catch them while you can!

With the aid of citizen scientists, astronomers have discovered an erupting cataclysmic variable star in a rarely seen evolutionary stage.

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The Zefiro-9 was hoisted in preparation for the Vega-C flight VV27.

An analysis of the provenance of the Matarrubilla stone, a large megalith at Valencina in Spain, indicates that the monument’s builders must have had advanced seafaring technology