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Venus’ clouds could soon be brought to Earth
China wants to bring samples of Venus' clouds to Earth by 2033. The mission would study the atmosphere and would search for possible microbial life.
May 13, 2025
Nearby star’s music sparks a surprising discovery
Astronomers have listened to a nearby star's music - subtle interior vibrations - to learn more about how stars' rotation speed slows down as they age.
May 11, 2025
Supermassive black hole roaming the darkness between stars
For the first time, astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole roaming in the darkness between stars, away from the center of a galaxy.
May 11, 2025
Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 just crashed to Earth
That old, failed Soviet spacecraft - Kosmos 482 - has apparently come back to Earth, likely in the Indian Ocean, according to Roscosmos.
May 10, 2025
Magnetars’ strong flares forge gold and other heavy elements
For the 1st time, astronomers have seen that flares from magnetars - or highly magnetized, compact, dead stars - can create heavy elements such as gold.
May 8, 2025
Is a mammoth black hole lurking in this nearby galaxy?
Does the nearby galaxy Messier 83 have a supermassive black hole in its heart? NASA's Webb space telescope has found tantalizing new clues that suggest it does.
May 7, 2025
What is Vesta? Neither an asteroid nor a planet, says study
What is Vesta? It's neither an asteroid nor a planet. And a new study shows Vesta doesn't have a core, which could lead to 2 possibilities for how it formed.
May 6, 2025
Eos: Huge nearby cloud in space was invisible … until now
Using a new technique, astronomers have discovered a huge molecular cloud in space near our solar system, dubbed Eos. It had remained undetected until now.
May 1, 2025
Family of stars set to leave home and zip across the galaxy
The Gaia mission has spotted a family of stars that is getting to ready to leave home in record time and zip in all directions across the galaxy.
May 1, 2025
Surprise! Super-Earth exoplanets in Saturn-like orbits
The discovery of a super-Earth orbiting farther from its star than Saturn orbits the sun suggests that super-Earth exoplanets are common in our galaxy.
April 30, 2025
