Somewhere in the direction of the constellation Sagittarius, about twenty-five thousand light-years away, sits the anchor of ...

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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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Black' Hole EditionFrom the name 'black hole,' you might imagine a deep hole opened up in space. In general relativity, a black hole is a region from which light emitted from the inside cannot reach ...

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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 ...

Good morning, this is Abel. Today's highlight is the story of NASA's twin Mars probes, ESCAPADE, which will fire their ...