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The Space Telescope That Will Look for Alien Life Is Reaching Its Final Destination
If all goes to plan, the James Webb Space Telescope will be nudged into orbit at Lagrange Point 2 on Monday.
Scientists Discover Unexplained Barrier at Our Galaxy's Center
Something mysterious is blocking cosmic rays in the Central Molecular Zone, according to a new study.
Scientists Have Discovered Traces of Stars From the Dawn of Time
The first stars formed using products from the Big Bang, and learning more about them can teach us about how the universe as we know it came to be.
The Earth Is Inside an Enormous Cosmic Tunnel, New Research Proposes
The new model proposes a filament-like magnetic tunnel encompassing the entire solar system, explaining two mysterious features of the sky.
Scientists Detect 1,652 Radio Signals From Mysterious Source in Space
Fast radio bursts are a huge cosmic mystery, and now scientists have detected an unprecedented number of signals from one source in just 47 days.
Scientists Detect Radio Signals From Galaxy's Center, Have No Clue What It Is
“It seems different to all types of astronomical objects we know, it may be a new type of object,” said the study's lead author.
Scientists Are Hunting for ‘Ghost’ Particles from Space Under the South Pole
Physicists Marcos Santander and Lu Lu discuss IceCube (not the rapper) in a new episode of Motherboard’s “Space Show.”
Scientists Accidentally Discovered Hidden Galaxies At the Edge of Time
The unexpected discovery suggests that one in five galaxies in the ancient universe may be concealed behind dust.
Scientists Are Searching for Clusters of Spacetime-Eating Bubbles In the Cosmos
These hypothetical bubbles could help explain the birth, and ultimate fate, of the universe.
A Signal from Space Is on a 16-Day Cycle. Scientists Just Ruled Out an Explanation
Never-before-obtained observations of a periodic fast radio burst revealed surprising results that have upended expectations.
The Scientists Exploring the ‘Dark Universe’ Linked by a Vast Cosmic Web
Mordecai-Mark Mac Low and Carter Emmart of the American Museum of Natural History discuss the cosmic web in an episode of Motherboard’s “Space Show.”
Black Hole Megastructures May Be Powering Alien Civilizations, Scientists Say
Dyson spheres encompassing around black holes could yield up to one million times more energy than those built around stars, according to a new study.