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This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image provides a lesson in galactic history. The sparkling collection of stars is named ...

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Astronomers using early data from Rubin Observatory have identified two previously hidden companions of the Milky Way. One is ...

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Old radio recordings have revealed a star pulsing every 1.327 seconds, which is the slowest known pulsar in the Small ...

Nov. 6, 2026 After nearly 22 years of exploring the universe’s most violent explosions, NASA’s Swift Observatory has re-entered Earth’s atmosphere over Indonesia. Originally designed to last just two ...

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