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Space.com

The individual galaxies of the colliding clusters escaped unscathed from this cosmic pile-up because of the vast space between them, but the dark matter content of those galaxies was even more untroubled by the incident.

Space.com

Scientists have long queried how the complex molecules needed for life could have formed around the tumultuous and violent environment of the sun in its youth. A family of meteorites called “chondrites” is theorized to have delivered the right stuff …

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Scientists have used images collected by NASA’s DART asteroid impact mission to paint a more detailed picture of its asteroid targets Didymos and Dimorphos. The research could help better understand the formation and evolution of binary asteroids such …

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Strong solar activity has prompted the National Oceanic and Atmospheric (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) to issue a geomagnetic storm warning for July 30 through Aug. 1. If the predicted G3 conditions are reached, auroras could be visible …

CNN

The extinct arthropod Odaraia alata may have swum upside down, gathering food with tiny spines along its legs. Danielle Dufault/Royal Ontario Museum. Sign up for CNN’s …

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While Jupiter is the dominant planet in the night sky now, keep in mind that with each passing day, Mars is getting closer to Earth. Comments (0). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Scientific American

An ambitious U.S. government program is working to detect and track millions of tiny space junk pieces—down to the size of a sand grain—throughout low-Earth orbit and beyond. By Sharmila Kuthunur. Illustration of space junk orbiting the Earth.

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There’s a simple reason that forthcoming NASA Artemis missions are slated to land around the moon’s south pole: the area is thought to harbor lots of water ice. Not only can humans theoretically drink that moon water, they can also split off its oxygen …

Spaceflight Now

An Atlas 5 551 rocket stands tall at Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) in anticipation of the USSF-51 mission launch. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now. United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket is preparing for its swan song when it comes to launching …

Phys.Org

Every clear night for the last three weeks, Bob Stephens has pointed his home telescope at the same two stars in hopes of witnessing one of the most violent events in the universe—a nova explosion a hundred thousand times brighter than the sun.