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Astronomers recently searched the gas cloud of a yet-unborn star for a chemical that may seed future planets with the basic ingredients for life. Astronomer Yuxin Lin and colleagues found

It’s one of the most instantly recognizable scenes in cinematic history: Luke Skywalker gazes at a double sunset to the haunting melody of a mournful French horn. And while “Star

The Extremely Large Telescope’ss 80-meter-tall dome takes shape in the Atacama Desert. (Image credit: ESO/G. Vecchia) The European Southern Observatory has released a new view of the Extremely Large Telescope

SpaceX added a 53 satellites to its Starlink megaconstellation over the course of two launches in as many days. First up was a Valentine’s Day (Saturday, Feb. 14) liftoff of

The universe is a vast, unseen loom, weaving galaxies into an intricate cosmic web through invisible threads of matter. This cosmic web is the fundamental scaffolding of everything we see,

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Wormholes are often imagined as tunnels through space or time

An annular solar eclipse will turn the sun into a dramatic “ring of fire” on Feb. 17, as the moon passes between Earth and the sun, leaving a thin outer

Roscosmos has always occupied a fascinating corner of the space world. Born from the legacy of the Soviet space program, it carries the weight of firsts that reshaped human history:

Since the wholly unexpected news that Amazon is set to relaunch “Stargate,” the internet has gone supernova with rumors, theories, fan suggestions, and an insatiable hunger for any scraps of

NASA launched two rockets from Alaska this week to learn more about the electrical “circuitry” within auroras, the colorful light shows that occur when solar wind collides with Earth’s atmosphere.