How will the universe end? Will it sputter out in a realm of ice, cooling continually as it expands until it reaches …

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Travelling between the stars has been a dream of humanity for generations. But while our species might not be able …

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  Two city-sized orbs dance through their galaxy. Their dense mass, each equivalent to a star, spins the …

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In the hours before dawn on March 11, 2020, the constellation Scorpio rose over the horizon near Seoul, Korea. …

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Long ago, 15 bright radio pulses emerged from a dwarf galaxy about 3 billion light years away from Earth. Last …

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About 650 light years away, a planet hotter than many stars is hurtling around its sun, leaving a glowing trail of …

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In late 2015, astronomers noticed something absurd happening around a distant star. Something massive seemed to be …

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