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Skywatchers should get ready. Scientists are now predicting that auroras, also known as the northern and southern lights, could reach a new high in intensity over the next couple of years, even as the Sun enters its decline phase. Learn more in comments.

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Astronomers studying the early universe have detected mysterious “little red dots”. Faint, compact objects glowing in ways that don’t fit neatly into current models of galaxies or stars. A new study suggests these enigmatic sources could be something entirely different: black

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Titan, the giant moon of Saturn known for its thick, hazy atmosphere, is now puzzling scientists with a surprising discovery: its atmosphere does not rotate in perfect harmony with its surface. Instead, data from the Cassini mission show that Titan’s atmospheric layer leans and

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Deep beneath Antarctica’s ice, in a lake once thought to be totally frozen, scientists now say they have found living microbes surviving in conditions of extreme cold and isolation. The discovery at Lake Enigma shakes assumptions about where life can exist on Earth and beyond.

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Astronomers have made a breakthrough by imaging a protoplanet in the act of formation. The object, designated WISPIT 2b, lies within a gap in the dusty ring of its parent star, offering direct visual evidence that planets may carve the gaps we often see in protoplanetary disks.

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A rare astronomical event is on the horizon: on August 2, 2027, parts of Earth will be plunged into darkness for over six minutes and 20 seconds, making this one of the longest total solar eclipses visible from land in more than a century. Scientists are calling it the “eclipse

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Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have captured an image of NGC 2775, a galaxy that defies simple classification. It blends traits of both spiral and elliptical galaxies, offering a rare view into how galaxies might transition from one form to another. Full story in

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NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has captured dramatic new evidence of a quasar named RACS J0320-35 that is gorging on matter at a ferocious rate. The observations, released as part of Chandra’s “red6” photo collection, show a black hole growing faster than what was thought

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Astronomers have used NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to observe a white dwarf star consuming fragments of an icy, Pluto-like world. The discovery, made via ultraviolet spectroscopy, offers a rare glimpse into the chemical ingredients of material that once orbited this star system.

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NASA has now catalogued 6,000 confirmed exoplanets, an achievement that highlights just how diverse and bizarre planets beyond our solar system can be. The tally, maintained by NASA’s Exoplanet Science Institute, ranges from rocky Earth-like bodies to lava worlds and even planets

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In a remote desert location, scientists have uncovered a cluster of ancient human footprints buried beneath layers of sediment — footprints that appeared in terrain once thought too harsh or inhospitable for early people to traverse. The discovery is raising big questions about

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Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have discovered dazzling aurora-like displays, exotic clouds, and storm activity on a distant rogue planet known as SIMP-0136. The findings mark one of the clearest views yet of weather on a planet not bound to any star.

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NASA’s Curiosity rover has sent back a stunning new panorama of the Gale Crater under unusually clear skies. The images, captured during Martian winter when atmospheric dust is at a low, stretch across miles and portray the crater floor in crisp detail. Scientists processed 44

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NASA’s Perseverance rover has recently detected new mineral clues that hint at possible past microbial activity on Mars. While the evidence is far from conclusive, it’s enough to stir up both scientific excitement and ethical tension over what comes next—especially when

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Astronomers are studying a distant world that may be one of the most exotic planets ever discovered. Known as 55 Cancri e, the exoplanet lies 41 light-years from Earth and is often referred to as the “diamond planet” because of its unusual composition and extreme environment.

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Early this morning, a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station filmed a spectacular sprite — a vivid electrical flash high in Earth’s upper atmosphere. The phenomenon occurred above thunderstorms over Mexico and parts of the United States and provides an

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Saturn’s iconic hexagon, a colossal six sided jet stream circling the planet’s north pole, has revealed new surprises. Recent images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) uncovered unexpected “dark beads” high above the hexagon and a distorted star shaped structure beneath

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Researchers have tagged what may be the largest male great white shark ever documented in the northwest Atlantic. The shark, nicknamed Contender, was measured at 13 feet 9 inches (4.2 meters) and estimated to weigh 1,653 pounds (750 kilograms). The tagging took place roughly 45

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A bold new concept has captured imaginations, a generation ship named Chrysalis, stretching 36 miles long and built to carry 1,000 people on a one-way voyage into deep space, never to return. The design won top honors in the Project Hyperion competition, where architects,

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A new study warns that a population of asteroids co-orbiting with Venus may one day slip into Earth’s path. These asteroids remain largely invisible to us now, but simulations suggest their orbits could destabilize over thousands of years and send them toward our planet. Full