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New nova in Centaurus might be visible to the unaided eye
It appears there's a new nova - or guest star - in the southern constellation of Centaurus. The nova could be visible with your eyes alone from a dark-sky site.
September 23, 2025
Rosalind Franklin rover: Finding Mars life might be easy
Rockfalls and ancient floods could have brought organic materials, and perhaps traces of life, to the region the Rosalind Franklin rover will explore on Mars.
September 22, 2025
Astronomers propose Planet Y in depths of solar system
A team of astronomers discovered that some of the distant Kuiper belt objects have warped orbits. The best explanation they found for this is a Planet Y.
September 19, 2025
New clues about comet 3I/ATLAS revealed in older images
Researchers at Michigan State University have found earlier images of comet 3I/ATLAS not seen before. They provide new clues about this interstellar visitor.
September 19, 2025
Supernova 1181 was described in an ancient Arabic poem
Researchers discovered new evidence of Supernova 1181 in an ancient Arabic poem praising the 12th century military leader and politician Saladin.
September 19, 2025
The tally is in! 6,000 exoplanets now confirmed
NASA announced this week that it has confirmed a tally of 6,000 exoplanets, or worlds orbiting distant stars. The first exoplanets were discovered 30 years ago.
September 18, 2025
Volcanic sulfur on Mars could have been helpful for life
Did early Mars support life? A new study shows how volcanic sulfur on Mars could have kept the planet warm and wet enough to be habitable billions of years ago.
September 17, 2025
Astronomers glimpse growth of baby planet shrouded in dust
Using the Very Large Telescope, astronomers have seen the growth of baby planet AB Aurigae b. It is still surrounded by dust in its protoplanetary disk.
September 17, 2025
Tiny asteroid 2025 RJ2 makes close flyby of moon and Earth
A tiny asteroid made a close pass by Earth and an even closer pass by the moon yesterday and earlier this morning. It posed no threat to us.
September 16, 2025
Do ‘black hole stars’ solve a puzzle in the early universe?
Astronomers have proposed black hole stars to explain the mysterious little red dots that Webb has seen in the early universe.
September 12, 2025
