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New research has provided some surprising answers regarding the origins of globular clusters the oldest visible objects in the Universe — some of them may not be so ancient at all.
Small but significant.
It's only the second time that astronomers have detected an interstellar visitor.
Mission scientists said it is "gel-like" and has an "unusual color."
Clues pointing towards a volcanically active exomoon hidden outside our solar system — a violent and dangerous world — have been discovered by astronomers.
The galaxy's elderly unexpectedly move faster than stellar younglings.
Worlds with a fluorescent glow may indicate signs of alien life.
Baby planet, doo doo doo doo doo doo...
Two-thousand processors simulated more than 8 million universes and countless galaxies.
The wealth of newly discovered ancient galaxies suggests that scientists may have to refine their model of the universe.
We've learned so much about Mars, but pressing questions still remain.
A brave star and a supermassive black hole confirm Einstein's theory of general relativity.
This is good news.
The new study explains why our galaxy doesn't travel with the expansion of the universe.
The map is amazing.
It doesn't necessarily have to be red wine...
It's one of the fundamental universal features -- and we're still struggling to understand it.
Talk about a surprising find!
Take a walk on the dark side -- of the moon.
The moon has a hydrological cycle, but it looks nothing like the one on Earth.
You came into the right neighborhood.
Relax, we haven't started a war with the asteroids.
Exciting times for Mars science.
There's also a whirly-dirly corollary associated with this new method.
Talk about a massive find!
We might need some new physics to explain how this is possible.
It's raining hydrocarbon on Titan.
It's the first mission to ever land on the far side of the moon.
These ancient people were much more savvy than we suspected.
This is some scary stuff.
Dark matter makes up most of the universe -- and we still don't really know what it is.
Finally, something to put in my lunar glass of whisky.
Even before it actually started doing science, TESS sent back awesome footage of a passing comet.
It's a planet -- no, it's a brown dwarf. No, it's... both?
Color me impressed!
Weighing without using a scale.
There's a good chance life is thriving on alien moons.
A story of "crash boom bang" around Saturn, with a pasta topping.
It's the hungriest thing we've ever seen.
How did it get there?
I've never given up on you, Pluto.
A cloudless exoplanet has become a benchmark for astronomers to gauge sodium content in alien worlds.
This would allow us to gain a new understanding of extraterrestrial life.
A great partnership for a great goal.
It's quite possibly one of the most massive objects in the universe.
A Chinese garden on the Moon -- it almost sounds too crazy to be true.
NASA's future planet hunter has arrived -- and it's set for glory.
A trio of beautiful, and very useful images.
The best kind of ring there is.
For the first time, astronomers have managed to confirm the existence of a black hole population surrounding the core of our galaxy.
