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Who is Galileo Galilei? Italian philosopher who shaped our understanding of the stars

Who is Galileo Galilei? Italian philosopher who shaped...

Explore Galileo Galilei's life, discoveries, controversies and legacy in astronomy....

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Universe's brightest object reportedly discovered, featuring black hole the size of 17 billion suns

Universe's brightest object reportedly discovered, featuring...

Astronomers have reportedly discovered the brightest object in the universe, a quasar...

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NASA seeks participants for second year-long Mars mission simulation

NASA seeks participants for second year-long Mars mission...

NASA is looking for the next four-person crew to spend more than a year inside a...

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Four new astronauts visit International Space Station where they will stay for 6 months

Four new astronauts visit International Space Station where...

Four astronauts launched in SpaceX's Falcon rocket on Sunday as they headed to the...

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3 new moons discovered orbiting Uranus, Neptune

3 new moons discovered orbiting Uranus, Neptune

Astronomers reported Friday that three new moons — one orbiting Uranus and two orbiting...

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Two whales wash up in Virginia Beach within days of each other: report

Two whales wash up in Virginia Beach within days of each...

Two whales have washed up along the coastline of Virginia Beach, Virginia, within...

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Scientists suggest our universe is merging with ‘baby universes’ as possible theory of expansion

Scientists suggest our universe is merging with ‘baby universes’...

A new theory published late last year is offering an explanation as to why our universe...

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NASA unlocks new sounds of the universe with project that transforms cosmic discoveries

NASA unlocks new sounds of the universe with project that...

NASA's sonification project allows the blind and visually impaired to experience...

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Whale that vanished from Atlantic over 200 years ago spotted off Massachusetts: 'Shouldn't exist'

Whale that vanished from Atlantic over 200 years ago spotted...

A team of scientists from the New England Aquarium in Boston spotted a rare gray...

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Ancient DNA analysis shows how Scandinavia’s first farmers wiped out hunter-gatherer population

Ancient DNA analysis shows how Scandinavia’s first farmers...

A new study of ancient DNA is shedding light on the violent history of Scandinavia...

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Radio signal 9 billion light-years away: What it means and where it came from

Radio signal 9 billion light-years away: What it means...

A radio signal nearly 9 billion light-years away from Earth was reportedly captured...

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Astronomers find rare star system that will lead to gold-producing explosion

Astronomers find rare star system that will lead to gold-producing...

Astronomers at the National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab announced the first confirmed...

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Satellite, rocket stage nearly collide in possible ‘worst-case scenario’

Satellite, rocket stage nearly collide in possible ‘worst-case...

An old rocket body and a military satellite nearly collided on Friday. LeoLabs said...

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NASA and DARPA to develop nuclear thermal rocket engine that may put humans on Mars

NASA and DARPA to develop nuclear thermal rocket engine...

NASA and DARP will collaborate on a project to develop nuclear thermal rockets that...

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Webb telescope image captures stunning spiral galaxy over a billion light-years away

Webb telescope image captures stunning spiral galaxy over...

A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope captured a large spiral galaxy located...

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Video shows 'mysterious' whirlpool spiral flying over Hawaii sky

Video shows 'mysterious' whirlpool spiral flying over Hawaii...

A strange spiral was caught on video earlier this month as it soared over Maunakea,...