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Our solar system is moving 3 times faster than expected
A new study suggests that our solar system is moving 3 times faster than expected. The new result might conflict with the standard model of cosmology.
November 14, 2025
Whoa! Universe’s expansion slowing down?! See a video
We thought we lived in a rapidly accelerating expanding universe after all. But new research suggests the universe's expansion is already slowing.
November 14, 2025
Pegasus the Flying Horse, and the best sky story ever
Pegasus the Flying Horse is the 7th largest constellation. It dominates fall skies in the Northern Hemisphere and has a famous asterism called the Great Square.
November 14, 2025
ESCAPADE mission successfully launches toward Mars
On November 13, 2025, a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket successfully launched the ESCAPADE mission and its twin probes - Blue and Gold - to Mars.
November 13, 2025
Could black hole shadows reveal new theories of gravity?
A new international study proposes how astronomers could use future improved images of black hole shadows to test alternative theories of gravity.
November 13, 2025
Tucana the Toucan is home to the Small Magellanic Cloud
Tucana the Toucan is a constellation in the Southern Hemisphere that's a cinch to spot. Just look for our little satellite galaxy: the Small Magellanic Cloud.
November 13, 2025
Scientists discover toads that give birth to live young
Scientists have discovered new tree-dwelling toads in the mountain forests of Tanzania, Africa, that give birth to live young toadlets.
November 13, 2025
Amazing aurora photos capture the ‘sky on fire’
Stargazers saw vivid reds and greens paint the sky the night of November 11, 2025, as auroras dipped into southern-US latitudes and beyond. Aurora photos here!
November 12, 2025
Jane Goodall, an extraordinary life well-lived (1934 – 2025)
Jane Goodall, a pioneering primatologist, conservationist and peace advocate, died On October 1, 2025. She was 91 years old.
November 12, 2025
Hidden ocean on Enceladus might be stable enough for life
The subsurface ocean on Enceladus is stable enough for life, a new study of data from the Cassini mission suggests. Heat flow at both poles provides the clues.
November 12, 2025
