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JWST finds cosmic monster ruling tiny early galaxy: Was it forged by black holes from the Big Bang?
By Robert Lea published
The discovery of a monster-sized black hole in a pristine galaxy unspoiled by stellar death suggests growth via mergers between primordial black holes formed during the Big Bang.

The 'sound of the Big Bang' hints that Earth may sit in a cosmic void 2 billion light-years wide
By Robert Lea published
The "Hubble tension," one of the most frustrating and lingering problems in science, could be solved if Earth and the Milky Way sit in a low-density void.

See interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS zoom through solar system in new telescope imagery (video)
By Andrew Jones published
The European Southern Observatory has captured the clearest images yet of the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS as it moves inward through the solar system.

Intelligent aliens could be drawn to Earth by 'leaking' airports
By Robert Lea last updated
Radar signals from "leaky" civilian and military aviation systems could act as a beacon to alien life, revealing intelligent life on Earth while helping us pinpoint them.

Astronomy has a major data problem – simulating realistic images of the sky can help train algorithms
By John Peterson published
Astronomers use algorithms to analyze the numerous images coming from space, but how accurate are they?

Could NASA's Mars Sample Return be saved? Lockheed Martin proposes $3 billion plan to haul home Red Planet rocks (video)
By Andrew Jones published
Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new proposal to take over NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return mission for less than half the current cost while achieving key science goals.

The ocean on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus has the right pH for life — barely
By Keith Cooper published
"We know that some microbes on Earth can tolerate the range of pH found on Enceladus."

How your smartphone is powered by debris from a nova star explosion
By Keith Cooper published
The discovery could explain why younger stars seem to have more lithium than the Big Bang theory says they should have.

Captured dark matter may transform some 'failed stars' into 'dark dwarfs'
By Robert Lea last updated
Brown dwarfs, also known as "failed stars," could be corrupted by dark matter and transformed into "dark dwarfs" powered by the universe's strangest stuff.

How Trump's budget cuts could affect 2 iconic space telescopes: Hubble and James Webb
By Monisha Ravisetti published
At the 246th American Astronomical Society meeting in Alaska last month, scientists discussed how Trump's budget cuts could affect operations for the Hubble Space Telescope and JWST.
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