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Simulations suggest the faintest galaxies near the Milky Way share one iron level because a single giant first star exploded in each.

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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Start with the backdrop, then build and add the LEGO Empire State Building, One World Trade Center and the Brooklyn Bridge.

If you ask planetary astronomers where the solar system ends, they will say well past the planets, well past the bright band of the Kuiper Belt where Pluto resides, and still further to a shadowy ...

Stars Make Oxygen for Small Galaxies. They Lose Most of It.

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I thought the explanation I’d given about black holes was family-friendly. But, after what she had said, I had to rethink my examples ...

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

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