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The Hubble Space Telescope recently captured a snapshot of a rare supernova that sits in the Gemini constellation, about 650 ...

JWST revealed a massive star that ended its life in an explosion when the universe was just a cosmic toddler.

There is a lot of complicated but beautiful physics in understanding how this explosion takes place,” says Purdue University ...

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Young supernovas could have spread water out into the cosmos, causing planet formations earlier than originally thought.

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When you first learned about the Solar System, you probably saw diagrams that made it look orderly, with planets arranged in ...

Only after that could rocky planets form, and by extension, habitable planets. That’s been axiomatic in astronomy.

Crucial to all life on Earth, the 15th element of phosphorus remains a real puzzle for astronomers. Specialized space ...

Astronomers discover a network of cosmic tunnels linking our solar system to distant galaxies, revealing a dynamic and ...