Astronomers have taken a superdetailed, zoomed-in photo of the Large Magellanic Cloud's "behemoth star." The stunning image, which is the first of its kind from outside the Milky Way, shows that the giant star is right on the edge of going supernova.
read moreResearchers have defined the precise shape of a single photon, a huge leap forward in quantum physics and material science.
read moreThe discovery of fossil teeth belonging to a species that lived 1.8 million years ago has provided new insights into the reasons behind the unusually long childhoods of humans and offered clues to our evolutionary past.
read moreLava tubes on Earth have been studied for signs of ancient microbial life, providing a model for searching for life in similar structures on Mars. A comprehensive study of lava tubes—caves formed by cooling lava after volcanic eruptions—has shed light on
read moreLong before humans had a go, nature created a nuclear reactor in Oklo, Gabon.
read moreThe James Webb Space Telescope's image of the Sombrero Galaxy shows the galaxy in a different light, including a missing central crown.
read moreLucy may be the best-known prehuman fossil in the world. But other famous fossils have given us important insight into our evolutionary history.
read moreA model of a future colony on the satellite shows egg-shaped buildings and spaceman figures as the Chinese space agency plans for a moon base by 2035
read moreAsteroid 2024 PT5 didn't stick around for Thanksgiving, but don't be sad. It will be back... but will it ever be a second moon again?
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