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Has mystery of universe’s missing matter been solved?
Cosmologists have only been able to find half the matter that should exist in the universe. With the discovery of a new astronomical phenomenon and new telescopes, these researchers say they've just found the rest.
June 2, 2020
Why these astronomers now doubt there’s a Planet Nine
In the search for the hypothetical 9th planet in our solar system, these scientists may have uncovered another explanation for the patterns in the orbits of Kuiper Belt objects.
May 28, 2020
How are zoo animals handling the coronavirus shutdown?
How captive animals are coping with the sudden emptiness of the world's zoos and aquariums.
May 25, 2020
Why clouds form near black holes
Clouds in the greater universe are clumpy areas of greater density than their surroundings. Space telescopes have observed these cosmic clouds in the vicinity of supermassive black holes.
May 19, 2020
Last Antarctic sunset
This was the last sunset - prior to several months of winter darkness - at Concordia Research Station in Antarctica. Scientists at the station are studying how living in extreme conditions affects the human body and mind.
May 19, 2020
Learn to recognize the wildlife out your window
With careful observation, you can start to recognize a particular squirrel, or that certain cardinal pair that hangs out on your feeder.
May 18, 2020
Here’s how SOHO and a skywatcher discovered comet SWAN
Almost every day, the SWAN instrument aboard the sun-watching SOHO spacecraft makes a map of the sky. Anyone with internet access can view the maps and join the search for new comets. To date, 12 comets have been spotted in the SWAN data!
May 17, 2020
Murder hornets? 5 questions answered about Asian giant hornets in North America
Are murder hornets from Asia invading North America? An entomologist who lived among them in Japan explains what's true about the predatory insects.
May 17, 2020
Submerged in water, this new device uses sunlight to produce energy
"The concept is broadly similar to an artificial leaf," researchers said.
May 14, 2020
Touching the asteroid Ryugu
It’s a spectacular achievement to rendezvous with an asteroid as it’s whizzing around the sun. It's even more amazing to collect a sample. That's what the Hayabusa2 spacecraft did in February 2019. Here's what researchers learned.
May 13, 2020
