NASA’s Hubble captures asteroids colliding with each other around a nearby star, revealing violent planet formation

Planetary systems begin in chaos. In their primitive form, many rocky and icy objects are careening through space, smashing ...

‘Super-Jupiter’ exoplanet is not so Jupiter-like, UCSC study finds

SANTA CRUZ — Xi Zhang, a professor of Earth and planetary science at UC Santa Cruz, has discovered that an exoplanet classed ...
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Dark matter may be made of pieces of giant, exotic objects — and astronomers think they know how to look for them

Searches for dark matter particles have come up empty so far, driving theorists to get more creative with their ideas.
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Garden of light: Where illumination transforms winter gardens into enchanted realms

Lighting goes beyond illuminating darkness to breathe life into spaces. The light source itself becomes an art piece, transforming into an object of appreciation. This is called ‘Light for Light’s ...

Gemini and Blanco telescopes unlock clues to origin of longest gamma-ray burst ever observed

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are among the most powerful explosions in the universe, second only to the Big Bang. The majority of ...
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Sightings of bright blue cosmic monster flashes continue to confound astronomers

A record-bright LFBOT exposes violent encounters between black holes and stars, helping astronomers understand extreme black ...