Hubble Spots a Spiral Galaxy Where Arms and Center Refuse to Play Together
A spiral galaxy whose arms refuse to connect to its center, and a bulge that rises above its plane.
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This Suitcase-Sized Satellite Will Hide Behind the Moon to Hear the Universe Before Stars Existed
A suitcase-sized spacecraft will hide behind the Moon to hear a signal from the universe before the first stars existed.
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‘The Universe’: Nine Seasons of Space, Science and CGI That Still Holds Up
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Tonight’s Full Moon: What the Sky Will Show on September 28, 2026
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Webb Shares One of Its Biggest Images Ever, Revealing Record-Breaking Tiny Stars
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Full Moon Rises Over North America as the Harvest Moon Tonight
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Ancient Meteorite Grains Reveal Early Solar System Had a Strong Magnetic Field
Ancient meteorites reveal a surprising magnetic force that helped build the Solar System, per new MIT research.
Dead Star Produces Shock Wave That Science Says Shouldn’t Exist
A dead star's shock wave defies explanation, raising questions about how matter behaves in the cosmos.
After More Than Five Thousand Days on Mars, Curiosity’s Most Remarkable Images
A rover's eye surveys a strange mountain world: 10 photos of Mars, each stranger than the last, after five thousand days upon the distant shore.
Astronomers Detect Radio Signals From Exoplanet Beta Pictoris b — and No, It’s Not Aliens
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Rubin Observatory spots a dwarf galaxy — one of the faintest satellite galaxies ever found
A tiny, faint satellite galaxy named Aquarius IV has been discovered before Vera C. Rubin Observatory's official mission began.