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The project aims to investigate the 'Cosmic Dark Ages,' the period from the Big Bang until the formation of the first stars.

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The Chinese node, built by the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, passed the ...

Hubble is still going strong 35 years after it was launched into space. Celebrate its anniversary with some out-of-this-world images.

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Mike Brown is convinced that beyond Neptune, at the far reaches of our solar system, there's an unseen giant planet. "This is the 5th largest ... Brown says he couldn't have asked for a better ...

This approach can now be used to determine the rotation rate of any celestial object with a magnetic field and auroras — including exoplanets.