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Spiral galaxies like the Milky Way are surprisingly rare. Astronomers may finally know why.
The Supergalactic Plane we are located in doesn't have many spiral galaxies like the Milky Way. Astronomers think they finally know why galaxies like ours are so rare.
The full 'Beaver Moon' rises next to bright Jupiter this weekend. Here's how to watch.
The full 'Beaver Moon' will be best viewed as it rises in the east at dusk on Monday, Nov. 27, though it will appear full on Sunday and Tuesday as well.
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'Teenage' galaxies from the early universe contain mysterious heavy elements, James Webb telescope reveals
A sample of galaxies dating to the first 2 to 3 billion years of the universe contain much heavier elements, and appear to be far hotter, than scientists expected.
Earth slammed by ultra-powerful 'goddess particle' cosmic ray, and we have no idea where it came from
Researchers recently detected an "ultra-high-energy" cosmic ray, which is the most powerful since the famous "Oh My God" particle was detected in 1991. They have no idea where it came from.
James Webb telescope reveals gargantuan 'Mothra' star in most colorful image of the universe ever taken
The James Webb and Hubble space telescopes have combined forces to image a cluster of galaxies 4.3 billion light-years away in one of the most colorful pictures of the universe ever taken.
Earth receives laser-beam message from 10 million miles away in new NASA experiment
Earth successfully received a message beamed from NASA's Psyche spacecraft, located some 10 million miles away.
Chinese rocket carrying 'undisclosed' object crashed into the moon and left twin craters, study claims
China has denied that one of their rockets crashed into the moon's surface in 2022, leaving mysterious twin craters behind, but new research adds fresh evidence to the debate.
James Webb telescope discovers 2 of the oldest galaxies in the universe
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a cosmic 'peanut' and 'fluff ball' that happen to be two of the four oldest galaxies in the known universe.
Enormous 'sunspot archipelago' 15 times wider than Earth could soon bombard us with solar flares
A massive sunspot region made up of at least six different sunspot groups has emerged on the sun's nearside. The "archipelago" of dark patches is spitting out solar storms at an alarming rate and Earth will soon be in the firing line.
