Neutron star mergers are collisions between neutron stars, the collapsed cores of what were once massive supergiant stars.

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This week, the Curiosity rover found large carbon deposits on Mars, suggesting an ancient carbon cycle. Researchers exploring ...

Today's rather aquatic-themed NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy Messier 77, also known as the ...

Astronomers from Swinburne University in Australia and elsewhere have employed the Keck II telescope to investigate the globular cluster system of an ultra-diffuse galaxy designated NGC5846_UDG1.

Concentrating light in a volume as small as the wavelength itself is a challenge that is crucial for numerous applications.

In a study co-authored by a Texas A&M University scientist, researchers have revealed new insights into the geological ...

An international research collaboration led by Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientists that examined microscopic blobs of ...

When Grandma and Grandpa are in charge, the children are likely staring at a screen—a long-standing parental complaint now ...

The first super pressure balloon flight of NASA's New Zealand Balloon Campaign reached its float altitude after lifting off ...

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A team of astronomers at the Space Telescope Science Institute, working with one colleague from the University of St Andrews' ...