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Five key facts about SPHEREx, NASA’s new space telescope
NASA is preparing to launch its latest space observatory, SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch ...
En route to Jupiter, Europa Clipper captures images of stars
Three months after its launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the agency's Europa Clipper has another 1.6 ...
Scans of seemingly empty space reveal black holes not far from earth
If a star orbits a black hole, it will appear from a distance to be orbiting empty space. Gaia projects the star’s orbit on a ...
High-precision spectrograph confirms massive exoplanet orbiting a low-mass star
With an assist from the NEID spectrograph, a team of astronomers have confirmed the existence of exoplanet Gaia-4b—one of the ...
Aliens could spot humans on Earth by clocking 12 signs – and top of the list exposes us to E.T 12,000 lightyears away
ALIENS could discover humans on Earth by spotting one of 12 signs, scientists say. Topping the list is a clue that could be seen by extraterrestrials from a mammoth 12,000 lightyears away. The ...
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How the Rubin Observatory will help us understand dark matter and dark energy
Featuring the world’s largest digital camera, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will capture these mysterious phenomena in more ...
Caltech’s Lightsail Experiment Brings Interstellar Travel Closer to Reality
Powered by laser light, this tiny sail lays the groundwork for future advances in lightsail technology and the potential for ...