The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has achieved a groundbreaking feat by directly observing carbon dioxide (CO2) in the ...

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The project in the Atacama Desert could increase light pollution by up to 50%, making it much harder to observe the cosmos ...

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In the realm of science fiction, Dyson spheres and ringworlds have been staples for decades. But it is well known that the ...

Last year, astronomers announced that a planet orbits Barnard’s star. Now, researchers have confirmed the existence of three more.

A quartet of small, rocky exoplanets likely circle Barnard's Star, around 6 billion light-years from Earth, putting them in contention as targets of missions for future human generations.

The trailblazing Harvard scientist, who documented the dominance of hydrogen and helium in stars, is still inspiring ...

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Discover how iron's opacity in the sun challenges scientific models, and how researchers are working to resolve the ...