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ESA's Proba 3 is unlocking secrets of the solar wind

It has been a dream of astronomers and solar scientists for ages. A new mission ...

GP Com observations sharpen picture of a rare ultracomp...

Using the Rozhen National Astronomical Observatory, Bulgarian astronomers have c...

European rocket puts Amazon internet satellites in orbit

Europe's most powerful rocket Ariane 6 successfully released 32 satellites into ...

One overlooked mineral may have quietly powered a cruci...

Manganese dioxide can convert amino acids into hydrogen cyanide (HCN) without re...

Hubble reveals spiral galaxy 53 million light-years awa...

In this new image by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, a spiral galaxy glitte...

A lost galaxy called 'Loki' may be hiding inside the Mi...

The Milky Way galaxy grew into its current form with the help of smaller galaxie...

LHAASO discovers new extreme particle accelerator in th...

The Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) has made a breakthrough ...

Near-relativistic swarm could image Proxima b at 20-met...

Laser sail propulsion is an idea that won't go away. By aiming powerful Earth-ba...

DAMPE satellite reveals cosmic rays share spectral brea...

A century after their discovery, cosmic rays—particles of extreme energy origina...

US–Indian space mission maps extreme subsidence in Mexi...

One of the most powerful radar systems ever launched into space has mapped the g...

How do close binary stars form?

Our sun is a bit of an outlier in the general stellar population. We typically t...

A better way to search for extraterrestrial intelligence

When you're looking for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence, it helps to know...

Under crushing hypergravity, fruit flies adapt—and recover

Expose an animal to extreme physical stress, and the expectation is simple: It w...

Hunting the elusive Eta Aquariid meteors

Early May is a good time to watch for a powerful yet often elusive meteor shower...

DESI-HVS1 is an old hypervelocity star ejected from the...

Chinese astronomers report the discovery of DESI-HVS1, which may be an old metal...

Sentinel-1D goes live: A milestone for Europe's radar m...

The Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite, launched last November, is now fully opera...

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