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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 ...

2025 is starting off with a bang for skygazers, with a planet parade now visible in the night sky. A planet parade is when ...

Learn about the thermal light echo, observed by NASA, that causes intricate layers of interstellar gas and dust to emit an ...

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

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

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Crucial to all life on Earth, the 15th element of phosphorus remains a real puzzle for astronomers. Specialized space telescopes are needed to shed light on the issue.