Astronomers are enlisting AI to prepare for a data downpour
In deserts across Australia and South Africa, astronomers are planting forests of metallic detectors that will together scour the cosmos
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Space
Inside the quest to map the universe with mysterious bursts of radio energy
When our universe was less than half as old as it is today, a burst of energy that could cook
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The great commercial takeover of low Earth orbit
Washington, DC, was hot and humid on June 23, 1993, but no one was sweating more than Daniel Goldin, the
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How to safely watch and photograph the total solar eclipse
On April 8, the moon will pass directly between Earth and the sun, creating a total solar eclipse across much
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The race to fix space-weather forecasting before next big solar storm hits
Tzu-Wei Fang will always remember February 3, 2022. It was a Thursday just after Groundhog Day, and Fang, a physicist
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Amplifying space’s potential with quantum
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How scientists are using quantum squeezing to push the limits of their sensors
When two black holes spiral inward and collide, they shake the very fabric of space, producing ripples in space-time that
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Journey to the eclipse
In 1900, the recently completed Hotel Fitzpatrick in Washington, Georgia, stood out for its grand Queen Anne architecture, but even
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The first-ever mission to pull a dead rocket out of space has just begun
More than 9,000 metric tons of human-made metal and machinery are orbiting Earth, including satellites, shrapnel, and the International Space
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