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More than 2,100 years ago, the Greek astronomer Hipparchus mapped the stars – and for a…

What DART scientists have learned about the asteroid Didymos so far

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Supernova explosions reveal minute details about dark energy and dark matter

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Study suggests that ‘brain water’ circulation may mean our brains use quantum arithmetic: ScienceAlert

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Remote scary action can lead to a multiverse. Here’s how.

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Fossil teeth 439 million years old are upending long-standing views on evolution

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NASA’s Webb Telescope captures the sharpest ‘pillars of creation’ image ever

The NASA observatory most interested in the eagle has done it again. The James Webb Space…

A giant fluffy planet orbiting a cool red dwarf star

Artistic impression of a very thin gas giant planet orbiting a red dwarf star. Gas giant…

Why is NASA trying to crash Earth on Mars?

Illustration of SHIELD, a Mars landing concept that would allow low-cost missions to reach the surface…

How almost a single human hair stopped the launch of SpaceX

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