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Let’s learn about the Milky Way
At a glance, the Milky Way may look like just a disk of stars. But its structure is actually much more complex.
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TechCould Star Trek replicators exist?
Experts break down what’s possible and what’s not for this classic science-fiction invention.
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SpaceWeird black holes may reveal secrets of the early universe
Emerging evidence points to the existence of rogue black holes and other cosmic oddities — such as big black holes in tiny galaxies.
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SpaceExperiment: A puzzling parallax helps stargazers
In this project, we explore how perspective, or parallax, can be used to measure the distances to objects such as stars.
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PhysicsScientists Say: Radio Waves
Lightning, stars, supermassive black holes and more give off radio waves.
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SpaceGhost particles paint a new picture of the Milky Way
Scientists tracked neutrinos from space to create a new map of our galaxy. It’s the first image of the Milky Way to be made without light.
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SpaceNewfound gravitational waves may be from the biggest black holes in the universe
Observations of dead stars hint that ripples in spacetime — ripples light-years long — roll through our universe.
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SpaceScientists Say: Pulsar
These rapidly spinning dead stars send beams of radio waves into space like cosmic lighthouses.
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Health & MedicineSwollen chambers in astronauts’ brains may take 3 years to recover
How long astronauts spend in space and the time since their last mission affects how much fluid-filled chambers in their brains expand while in space.
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SpaceLightning dances through Jupiter’s skies much like it does on Earth
Data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft hint that Jupiter’s lightning extends in jagged steps as it does on Earth.