The sky is full of weird X-shaped galaxies. Here's why.
Researchers figured out why this galaxy looks like an enormous X in invisible radio light.
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Captain Pike of 'Star Trek' gets spin-off series with Spock and Number One
CBS All Access has confirmed that Captain Pike is coming back, with Spock and Number One along for the ride,…
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The north magnetic pole is leaving Canada for Siberia. These 'blobs' may be the reason why.
While the blob under Canada has weakened, the blob under Siberia has strengthened.
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Japanese satellite filled with 'shooting star' pellets won't spawn artificial meteor shower after all
We’ll have to wait another three years or so to see a Japanese company’s first big artificial-meteor sky show.
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See Mars meet the last-quarter moon in the predawn sky Friday
Mars and the last-quarter moon will meet up in the early morning sky on Friday (May 15). If you’re up…
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Satellite operator Intelsat files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Satellite operator Intelsat, which launched the world’s first communications satellite in 1965, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to ease…
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A sun-watching spacecraft just might fly through tail of Comet ATLAS in rare encounter
Last month, Comet ATLAS shattered skywatchers’ hopes of a brilliant display when it began crumbling — but scientists have spotted…
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'What Stars Are Made Of' tells the life story of the woman behind a stellar science
It was a major scientific scandal as established astronomers and a female graduate student butted heads over the composition of…
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Book excerpt: 'What Stars Are Made Of' (Harvard University Press, 2020)
In his new book, “What Stars Are Made Of: The Life of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin,” author Donovan Moore tells the story…
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Exploring new tools in string theory
String theorists are shifting focus to solve some rather sticky problems in physics.
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Pluto's wispy atmosphere may be surprisingly robust
Pluto’s thin, blue-tinged air may not collapse when the dwarf planet is far from the sun.
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The space game 'Stellaris' is free to play on Steam this week for its 4th anniversary
The expansive space sandbox game “Stellaris” just hit its fourth anniversary this week and to celebrate, the game’s makers Paradox…
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Video from space: Companies sign deal to launch 1st 'EarthTV' satellite in 2021
Sen, a British company that plans to provide ultra-high definition video of Earth, has signed a deal with California-based Momentus…
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Air pollution levels will bounce back as COVID-19 restrictions loosen, scientists say
Smog has cleared as people stay inside and factory production is halted, but it won’t last.
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Scientists looked back in time to find new evidence for Europa plumes
Scientists looked back in time to offer new evidence suggesting that plumes of water vapor shoot out from Jupiter’s moon…
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Newfound Comet SWAN could soon fizzle out of view
During the next couple of weeks we’ll have a chance of seeing a new comet as it sweeps past the…
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Your kids can join a free class with an astronaut (and more) in these virtual school days
Want to study space exploration with an astronaut? Now’s your chance.
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These lava tubes could be the safest place for explorers to live on Mars
The Martian surface is a radiation hot zone. But ancient lava tubes might offer explorers safety from the cosmic bombardment
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Saturn's weird hexagon has 'sandwich-like' layers of hazy mists
There’s an extensive system of haze layers in the bizarre hexagon on Saturn, a new study has found.
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Massive piece of Chinese space junk slams uncontrolled into Earth's atmosphere
The 19.6 ton (17,800 kilogram) body of a Chinese rocket slammed into the planet’s atmosphere today (May 11). It was…
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Mars may be wetter than we thought (but still not that habitable)
Mars is wetter than previously thought, but not in a way that boosts its life-hosting potential, a new study suggests.
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Scientists spot super-Earth planet in Earth-like orbit
Scientists suspect they have identified an intriguing new alien planet in a particularly roundabout way.
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