Pixelized galaxy cluster strong lens modeling improves precision of Hubble constant measurement
A strongly lensed supernova: SN Encore in galaxy cluster MACS J0138.0-2155. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Justin Pierel, Andrew Newman...
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Chemists find clues to the origins of buckyballs in space
Image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope of the so-called "Pillars of Creation," a region in the Eagle Nebula...
What are the cosmic voids made of?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Now that we have tools to find vast numbers of voids in the universe, we can...
How space exploration pushes the human body to its limits
On January 14, 2004, the United States announced a new "Vision for Space Exploration," promising that humans would not only...
Is it aliens? Why that’s the least important question about interstellar objects
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured on July 21 2025. Credit: NASA, ESA, David Jewitt (UCLA);...
Dark matter does not defy gravity, study suggests
Map of the distribution of galaxies observed by the DESI collaboration, from which it is possible to accurately measure the...
Muscle tissue from a 3D printer—produced in zero gravity
To produce muscle tissue under the most precise conditions possible, the research team led by Dr. Parth Chansoria used parabolic...
VLT Survey Telescope captures spooky bat signal in the sky
A cloud of gas and dust, shaped like a cosmic bat. The image was obtained mostly in visible light with...
The keen-eyed Vera Rubin Observatory has discovered a massive stellar stream
The Vera Rubin Observatory found a stellar stream coming from the M61 galaxy, a spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster....
A mundane universe and the rarity of advanced civilizations
Credit: Bettymaya Foott/National Radio Astronomy Observatory How could the principle of "radical mundanity" proposed by the Fermi paradox help explain...
