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The very name “astronomy” comes from the Latin word for “star,” but when it comes to understanding how stars for
Exoplanet science has moved from “stamp collecting” to the discovery of Earth-sized planets and unusual worlds.
JWST launches the first day of astronomy’s big meeting with news about science, technology, and galaxies!
Martian meteorites could suggest that the Red Planet has an even wetter history than previously thought.
Astronomers discover the most distant dusty galaxy ever observed.
Volcanoes have the potential to make distant exoplanets potentially habitable.
NASAs upcoming Europa mission has cleared an important hurdle.
Could exomoons be large enough for Kepler to detect?
Astronomers reveal a rare view of a dying, supermassive star.
A new type of pulsar is discovered sending powerful beams to its binary partner.
Stray black holes in our galaxy may be getting a little easier to find.