Supernovas may have played a role in two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions, study suggests
New research suggests the violent explosions of dying stars may have caused two of Earth’s biggest mass extinctions millions ...
Hubble sees a spiral and a star in the constellation Virgo
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a sparkling spiral galaxy paired with a prominent star, both in the ...
Could life end with a 'Big Crunch'? Scientists say mysterious energy that holds together the universe is WEAKENING
It's well known that the universe began in an explosion known as the Big Bang, but scientists now say that it might end with ...
Largest 3D map of the universe hints dark energy is becoming weaker, challenging models of the cosmos
Physicists may need to come up with a new theory for how the universe works, after a dark energy experiment has produced ...
‘More Than a Hint’ That Dark Energy Isn’t What Astronomers Thought
New data further challenge the best scientific theory of the history and the structure of the universe. But a separate recent ...
Clearest images yet of 380,000-year-old universe reveal cosmic infancy
New research by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) collaboration has produced the clearest images yet of the universe's ...
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Carbon dioxide found in exoplanet atmospheres reveals new insights into gas giants’ origins
Studying young gas giant exoplanets' compositions and orbits could help us better understand how our own solar system's gas ...
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Bold new theory challenges endless expansion of the universe
For years, scientists have used a well-established model to explain how the universe evolves. The standard theory, called the ...
Could the universe ever stop expanding? New theory proposes a cosmic 'off switch'
Dark energy, the mysterious phenomenon that powers the expansion of the universe, may undergo periodic 'violent transitions' ...
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A Monumental Error – The James Webb Telescope Discovers a Flaw in Our Theory of the Universe – Nothing is as We Thought
Scientists using the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes have confirmed one of the biggest head-scratchers in modern ...
Scientists Potentially Found a Three-Body Problem in Space—but the Mystery Is Just Beginning
Floating around at the edge of the Solar System are leftovers from its formation. This is the Kuiper Belt, which is composed ...
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Distant star explosions could have wiped out life on Earth twice
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center / ESA / Hubble / L. Calcada illustration Most people know the theory that an asteroid smashed into Earth — hitting what is now the Yucatán Peninsula — and ...