The Core And Filament Formation/Evolution In Natal Environments (CAFFEINE) survey is an "astronomer's best friend," according to the European Southern Observatory....
AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton warned that rapid advances could upend jobs, power, and humanity itself. JORGE UZON/AFP via Getty Images Geoffrey Hinton said he's very sad that the AI he helped create has ...
Both NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory caught these two galaxies in a close embrace....
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Chinese researchers have completed a full end-to-end simulation of the Chinese Space Station Telescope's observing systems, offering a preview of how the powerful scope will survey the universe....
NASA's preparing for astronauts’ first lunar fly-around since 1972....
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The Large Magellanic Cloud, or LMC, is a key spot for astronomers to study star formation....
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The first solar eclipse of the year will take place on Feb. 17, 2026....
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Bezos Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for America Business Forum Jeff Bezos is escalating his rivalry with Elon Musk in space. His space venture, Blue Origin, unveiled a satellite network aimed at chal...
For the first time in the International Space Station's history, NASA safely returned a crew of four astronauts to Earth ahead of schedule due to medical issues affecting one of the group....
The craters bear the names of astronomers who revolutionized our understanding of the night sky....
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The origin of super-Earths and sub-Neptunes has been revealed in a system of four young planets that are dramatically losing their thick atmospheres....
This past week in San Francisco, thousands gathered outside of an aquarium to celebrate one of its residents, an alligator named Claude who died in December....