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Largest-ever supernova catalog ever provides further evidence dark energy is weakening
By Robert Lea published
A catalog of over 2,000 exploding white dwarf vampire stars, the largest ever gathered, has provided further evidence that dark energy is weakening.

2 Earth weather satellites accidentally spy on Venus
By Victoria Corless published
Japan's Himawari-8 and Himawari-9 satellites, designed to study weather here on Earth, have also been quietly collecting valuable data on Venus for nearly a decade, scientists recently discovered.

Scientists may have solved a chemistry mystery about Jupiter's ocean moon Europa
By Victoria Corless published
A long-standing mystery about the presence of hydrogen peroxide on Jupiter's icy ocean moon Europa may be closer to being solved.

Interstellar invader Comet 3I/ATLAS is packed with water ice that could be older than Earth
By Robert Lea published
Scientists have examined the interstellar invader 3I/ATLAS, finding evidence that it is packed with water that could be older than the solar system.

How do scientists calculate the probability that an asteroid could hit Earth?
By Toshi Hirabayashi published
The 2024 YR4 asteroid may come close to Earth, but how do experts calculate this potential impact?

This star escaped a supermassive black hole's violent grips — then returned for round 2
By Robert Lea published
A death-defying star survived destruction by a ravenous supermassive black hole in a tidal disruption event, and came back to let the cosmic titan take another bite!

Rare sight from space: Snow dusts the dry Atacama Desert | Space photo of the day for July 23, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The Atacama Desert in Chile recently received some snowfall, causing issues for the ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) telescope.

This 200-light-year-wide structure could be feeding our galaxy's center: 'No one had any idea this cloud existed'
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers have discovered a 200-light-year-wide Giant Molecular Cloud dubbed the Midpoint cloud that seems to be feeding star-building material to the heart of the Milky Way.
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