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Webb Telescope finds hints of a third planet at PDS 70

The exoplanet census now stands at 5,599 confirmed discoveries in 4,163 star systems, with another 10,157 candidates awaiting confirmation. So far, the vast majority of...

Scientists find new way to study life in extreme conditions or beyond Earth

The quest to understand life in the universe has led scientists to some of Earth's most extreme environments, where organisms known as extremophiles thrive...

What will the once-in-a-generation total solar eclipse on April 8 look like?

The moon’s shadow will cast a path of daytime darkness as it traverses the country on a narrow path from Texas to Maine during...

Webb Telescope continues to confirm that universe is behaving strangely

Over a century ago, astronomers Edwin Hubble and Georges Lemaitre independently discovered that the Universe was expanding. Since then, scientists have attempted to measure the...

Research shows old ice may remain on far-off space bodies

A recent study in the journal Icarus has brought to light new insights about 486958 Arrokoth, a distant object in the Kuiper Belt, and...

Could Earth life survive on a red dwarf planet

Even though exoplanet science has advanced significantly in the last decade or two, we’re still in an unfortunate situation. Scientists can only make educated guesses...

Rethinking the cosmos: a new theory questions dark matter

In a new study from the University of Ottawa, the existence of dark matter—a cornerstone in our current understanding of the universe's composition—has been...

Black holes are tearing stars apart all around us

Galaxy NGC3799 lies around 16 million light years from Earth. Any event observed today within that galaxy took place 16 million years ago. One such...

Scientists discover another Hycean planet: TOI-270 d

Hycean planets may be able to host life even though they’re outside what scientists consider the regular habitable zone. Their thick atmospheres can trap enough...

Starship reaches orbit on SpaceX’s third test but breaks up on re-entry

After falling short in its first two attempts, SpaceX got its Starship super-rocket to an orbital altitude today during the launch system’s third integrated...