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James Webb Space Telescope spots 1st 'Einstein zig-zag' — here's why scientists are thrilled

"This unique lensing configuration allows us to constrain both the Hubble constant and dark energy parameters simultaneously — something that is generally not possible." Comments (0). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Earth's 'second moon' is just visiting its cosmic parents for Thanksgiving

It looks like the mini-moon asteroid 2024 PT5 hails from our true moon and, thus, from Earth!

NASA begins stacking SLS rocket for Artemis 2 moon mission (photos)

These two solid rocket boosters will help heft the 322-foot (98-meter) SLS to space, along with the four astronauts of the Artemis 2 crew. "At launch, the ...

Did alien life exist in hot water on Mars billions of years ago?

Scientists have found what seems to be the oldest direct evidence of hot water flowing on Mars during its ancient past. The discovery could further indicate that the Red Planet, despite its arid and desolate appearance today, may have been capable of ...

'Life on Mars?' Is More Than a David Bowie Song—It's a Question Humans Keep Asking

This discovery stimulated enthusiasm for a new exploration mission. Prior to the meteorite study, NASA had already initiated a program in which it planned to send two spacecraft, an orbiter and a lander, to Mars roughly every two years over the course of a ...

2-million-mile-per-hour galactic crash reawakens a dangerous 'cosmic crossroads'

The collision occurred when the galaxy NGC 7318b ripped through the site of previous galactic smash-ups, a galactic grouping called "Stephan's Quintet." The impact created a powerful shockwave in this complex field of cosmic debris that "reawakened" the ...

Astronomers Discover a 'Newborn' World, the Youngest Known Transiting Exoplanet

A recent discovery of a "newborn" exoplanet could help scientists explain how our own home world came to be. In a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, astronomers describe the youngest transiting planet ever ...

First up-close picture taken of star outside Milky Way

ABC News

ABC News

Astronomers have taken a close-up photo of a star outside our own galaxy, the Milky Way, for the first time, the European Southern Observatory announced in a statement Thursday. The star -- WOH G64 -- is 160,000 light-years from Earth, in the Large ...

The dark energy pushing our universe apart may not be what it seems, scientists say

The Seattle Times

The Seattle Times

NEW YORK (AP) — Distant, ancient galaxies are giving scientists more hints that a mysterious force called dark energy may not be what they thought. Astronomers know that the universe is being pushed apart at an accelerating rate and they have puzzled ...

This New, Yellow Powder Quickly Pulls Carbon Dioxide From the Air, and Researchers Say 'There's Nothing Like It'

Scientists say just 200 grams of the material could capture 44 pounds of the greenhouse gas per year—the same as a large tree. Rudy Molinek. Mass Media Fellow, AAAS. November 22, 2024 12:46 p.m. ...