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New research shows that dark matter has a different distribution in our galaxy than previously thought, and that advances ...

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Astronomers see no stars ejected from the center of our Milky Way galaxy, giving them important information about the Sgr A* black hole.

PoET and ESPRESSO telescopes are new tools that will eliminate stellar noise and detect Earth-like planets around Sun-like ...

Scientists have just discovered a super-Earth less than 20 light-years away — and it might be the most promising place yet in ...

For over a decade, a dim but persistent glow near the center of the Milky Way has confused astronomers. This mysterious ...

Radio astronomy opens a window onto the invisible universe. While our eyes can detect visible light, countless objects in ...

Three photographers were able to capture the red sprite phenomenon, when lightning flashes above thunderstorms, in high ...

Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted "seeds of life" molecules around a protostar 160,000 light years from Earth.