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Liz Oumuamua comet GETTY

'Oumuamua: Resident Alien's radio receiver isn't alien tech, but it is awesome!

Hello, we've been trying to reach you about your spaceship's extended warranty.

By Cassidy Ward 2 years ago

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Was our universe really made for intelligent life, or could it spawn anywhere?

Your mind is about to get blown... like, whoa.

By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago

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Quadruple asteroid!

A newly discovered third moon for Elektra makes it the first known quadruple asteroid.

By Phil Plait 2 years ago

binary black holes

Was GW190521 the result of eccentric, non-aligned black holes merging?

New analysis of a big merger yields strange results.

By Phil Plait 2 years ago

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Planets might still be able to crawl out of dying stars

It's not zombification, but it kind of is.

By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago

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Is this meteorite exposing the gnarliest bruise Mars ever suffered?

It could mean there was no possibility of life for at least a billion more years than we thought.

By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago

Artist drawing of a blazar, a galaxy with a supermassive black hole spewing out energy. Credit: DESY, Science Communication Lab

Ultra-high-resolution observations show matter screaming away from a truly gargantuan black hole

This black hole is very, VERY big. And it's not alone.

By Phil Plait 2 years ago

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A third possible planet for Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Sun!

New planet would be small and hot.

By Phil Plait 2 years ago

Artwork depicting the explosion of a massive star: a supernova. Credit: M. Weiss

How did the COW supernova get so bright so fast? A little pre-explosion gas.

A superluminous supernova lit up previously ejected material.

By Phil Plait 2 years ago

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Moons might be the ultimate alien detectors

...that is, if we find any exomoons.

By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago