The first image from the Vera C. Rubin telescope reveals a previously unnoticed feature of the galaxy M61 that may explain ...

Frozen molecules hiding in the shadows of another galaxy have revealed new secrets about cosmic chemistry. Using the James ...

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The Vera Rubin Telescope’s first stellar-stream discovery exposes M61’s hidden tail, revealing how galaxies merge and ...

JWST observations show that early galaxies were chaotic, gas-filled systems rather than stable disks. Researchers from ...

For decades, scientists engaged in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) have probed the galaxy for signs of artificial radio transmissions. Beginning with Project Ozma in 1960, ...

Back on planet Earth, and deep inside a pitch-black, sulfuric cave on the Albanian-Greek border, we reported on a study that ...

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While nearly all massive galaxies possess central black holes, the presence of such black holes in dwarf galaxies remains an open question, with previous estimates identifying them in only 0.5% of ...

From the column: "It is not about memorizing facts or following authority. It is about curiosity, imagination, and the ...