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The Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona.

Planets & Stars

Astronomers Spot ‘Reddest’ Planet Ever, Solving Puzzle Of Spiral Arms In Protoplanetary DisksAugust 31, 2023

A sequence of four images taken by ESA’s Mars Express from Mars orbit capturing Earth and the Moon.

European Space Agency Photo From Mars Captures Earth As Small As An AntAugust 31, 2023

Breakthrough Listen uses radio telescopes to monitor emissions from hundreds of star systems near Earth in search of narrowband signals that could be intentional communications or radio leakage from civilizations on other planets

Extraterrestrial Life

New Technique Can Detect Genuine Radio Signals From Alien Civilizations In Our GalaxyAugust 30, 2023

Artist's impression of the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa touching down on the asteroid Itokawa in 2005.

Extraterrestrial Life

Table Salt With Cosmic Twist: Asteroid Samples Unveil Water’s Ancient Journey To EarthAugust 29, 2023

The ultra-hot giant exoplanet WASP-76 b, depicted here, is an extremely hot world orbiting very close to its giant star.

Planets & Stars

Toxic Chemical Detected In Atmosphere Of Hellish Planet — Where It Rains Liquid IronAugust 29, 2023

Cosmic Phenomena

Beyond The Big Bang: Quasars As ‘Clocks’ Unlock Mysteries Of Early UniverseAugust 23, 2023

Human colony on Mars Futuristic space colony for long-term habitation concept.

People With ‘Agreeable’ Personalities Most Likely To Thrive On Mars, Study SaysAugust 23, 2023

An artist's depiction of the magnetic lines of force surrounding Earth, known as the magnetosphere.

Cosmic Phenomena

Mystery Of Space Plasma Eruptions Unraveled By New Supercomputer ModelAugust 22, 2023

Astronomers using the Webb telescope discovered evidence of complex organic molecules similar to smoke or smog in the distant galaxy shown here.

Cosmic Phenomena

Universe’s Most Distant Molecules Detected 12 Billion Light Years Away — Thanks To ‘Einstein’s Ring’August 22, 2023

DESI is making a 3D map of the universe to better understand dark energy.

Planets & Stars

Millions Of New Images Featuring Distant Galaxies, Black Holes, Stars Added To 3D Universe MapAugust 22, 2023