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Star cities: New 3D view of globular clusters illuminates their origins (photo)
Astrophysicists have reconstructed the movement of stars within globular clusters to understand their evolution and origin.
Supermassive black holes prefer to eat from wobbly plates
Researchers have discovered the first evidence that the brightest accretion disks around supermassive black holes "wobble" as their monstrous occupants drag them around.
Where do fast radio bursts come from? Astronomers tie mysterious eruptions to massive galaxies
Fast radio bursts — powerful and poorly understood cosmic eruptions — tend to occur in massive galaxies that host long-dead stars known as magnetars, a new study suggests.
China's space agency brought the 1st lunar far side samples to Earth this year — here's what's next
China has opened up the first round of applications for researchers who wish to use some of the Chang'e 6 lunar far side samples for research.
4 years after the giant Arecibo Observatory collapsed, we finally know what happened
The Arecibo Observatory collapsed in 2020, and a new report suggests a zinc decay was to blame for its death.
An asteroid hit Earth just hours after being detected. It was the 3rd 'imminent impactor' of 2024
A small asteroid burned up in Earth's atmosphere off the coast of California just hours after being discovered and before impact monitoring systems had registered its trajectory.
On ancient Mars, carbon dioxide ice kept the water running. Here's how
Huge shells of frozen carbon dioxide at Mars' south polar cap resulted in subsurface meltwater, which fed a huge system of rivers, lakes and even a sea, a new study suggests.
3D map reveals our solar system's local bubble has an 'escape tunnel'
A 3D map of our cosmic neighborhood has revealed hot and cold regions as well as an "escape tunnel" from our local bubble.
