Dark-energy evidence suggests the universe will end in a “big crunch” roughly 20 billion years from now. The universe is nearing the halfway point of what may be a 33-billion-year lifespan, according to new calculations by a Cornell physicist using updated da…
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SpaceX has reached an incredible milestone with its Starlink program, officially surpassing 10,000 satellites launched into low Earth orbit since starting the program back in 2019. Last Sunday, October 19, SpaceX launched its 131st and 132nd Falcon 9 missions…
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The glow-in-the-dark bats you're hanging to decorate for Halloween might be more biologically accurate than you thought.
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Neanderthals and early humans reshaped Europe’s ecosystems long before farming, altering vegetation through fire and hunting.
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MIT researchers have devised a new molecular technique that lets electrons probe inside atomic nuclei, replacing massive particle accelerators with a tabletop setup. By studying radium monofluoride, they detected energy shifts showing electrons interacting wi…
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"There is no better place to look for [life] than Enceladus,"
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A chemical "anomaly" revealed through an analysis of meteorites may have led to finding the first existing evidence of "proto Earth."
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The Maya Civilization, from Central America, was one of the most advanced ancient civilizations, known for its significant achievements in astronomy and mathematics. This includes accurate calendars and detailed celestial records, but scientists don't fully u…
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Strange, sinuous gullies etched into the dunes of Mars are finally giving up their secrets.
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The Northern Hemisphere is absorbing more sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere, and clouds can no longer keep the balance.
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The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is barreling toward its closest point to the sun as perihelion looms on Oct. 29. How different will it look when it reappears on the other side?
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No spacecraft would be safe in the wake of a solar storm like the 1859 Carrington Event.
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Comet Lemmon — C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) — and Comet SWAN — C/2025 R2 (SWAN) — are the first comets visible in binoculars since Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS in October 2024.
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On October 25, 2025, I attended the NASCAR car race in Bakersfield, California. The racers were all ecstatic about the interstellar object…
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Penn State scientists have unveiled a new theory-driven method to predict superconductors, offering a possible path toward materials that could conduct electricity perfectly. Electricity travels through wires to deliver power, but some of that energy is alway…
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On October 18, 2025, the 4-meter Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope (4MOST) facility, installed on the VISTA telescope at the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Paranal Observatory in Chile, obtained its first light. This milestone is a crucial step in t…
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In a recent paper, a team of researchers proposes how humanity may someday relocate its entire civilization near the center of our galaxy to take advantage of the relativistic effects of the supermassive black hole there. They also indicate how other advanced…
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New simulations suggest dark matter could explain the mysterious gamma-ray glow at the Milky Way’s center. The findings show that the galaxy’s early mergers may have shaped dark matter in a way that matches NASA’s Fermi telescope observations. A long-standing…
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An international team of scientists has announced the discovery of three Earth-sized planets orbiting within the binary star system TOI-2267, located approximately 190 light-years from Earth. An international group of scientists has announced the discovery of…
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