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Recent observations conducted by the Very Large Telescope (VLT) have revealed a singular phenomenon around the white dwarf ...
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a trio of young stars in the process of becoming their best selves in the ...
Scientists have created the highest resolution map of the dark matter that threads through the universe—showing its influence ...
On Jan. 11, 2026, I watched anxiously at the tightly controlled Vandenberg Space Force Base in California as an awe-inspiring SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried NASA's new exoplanet telescope, Pandora, ...
EU researchers are developing powerful new telescopes to help uncover Earth-like planets around distant stars and advance the search for extraterrestrial life. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...
Helping young people tap into their excitement about the night sky helps them build confidence and opens career pathways they ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Exoplanets are worlds that orbit other stars. They are very difficult to observe ...