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Why Theoretical Physicist Sylvester James Gates Sees No Conflict Between Science and Religion
“I got used to the idea that questions had answers.”
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ALMA Reveals Planets Born Earlier Than We Thought
In 2014, astronomer David Wilmer aimed the ALMA Array at a young star 450 light years away
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The Biggest Supermoon in 68 Years Will Leave You “Moonstruck”
It hasn’t been this close since 1948 and won’t be again for the next 18 years
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What’s Next for Solar Energy? How About Space
Scientists are closer than ever to making the far-out concept of a space-based solar collection system a reality
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Most Lithium in the Universe Is Forged in Exploding Stars
The recurring explosions of white dwarf stars produce the vast majority of this important element
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Stunning Images Capture the Carina Nebula’s “Pillars of Destruction”
Caught by ESO’s Very Large Telescope, the ten pillars of gas and dust are a hazy star nursery 7,500 light years away
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Astronomers Just Watched an Asteroid Skim Through Earth’s Shadow
The short video was tricky to shoot
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Canary Islands Selected as Alternative Spot for the Thirty Meter Telescope
This alternate fate could help smooth tensions over the embattled instrument
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This Puerto Rican Telescope Was Built in a Massive Sinkhole
In 1958, the Pentagon wanted to build a 1,000-foot-long telescope for its ballistic missile program
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The Swirling Storm Above Saturn’s North Pole Changed Colors
The years-long shift may be a sign of changing seasons
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These Photographs From Space Show What Humans Have Done to the Earth
In new book, vivid satellite images of the planet evoke what astronauts call “the overview effect”
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American Scientists Took the First Photo of Earth From Space Using Nazi Rockets
70 years ago, researchers at White Sands Missile Base strapped a movie camera to a V2 rocket to get a bird’s-eye view of our planet
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This Breathtaking Map Traces Hydrogen Throughout the Milky Way
Scientists have made the most detailed map of our home galaxy’s hydrogen currently possible
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Schiaparelli Mars Lander Likely Crashed on Descent
The European Space Agency lost contact with the Schiaparelli probe after it jettisoned its heat shield and deployed its parachute
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Did a Comet Set Off Global Warming 56 Million Years Ago?
Tiny glass beads found in New Jersey and Bermuda suggest this dramatic warming period began with an impact
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Uranus May Have Been Hiding Two Moons
Researchers spotted ripples in the planet’s rings, which may be tracks left from two tiny moons
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Five Things to Know About the Schiaparelli Probe Heading for a Touchdown on Mars
A lot is riding on the European Space Agency’s first Mars lander
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Craters Are Forming on the Moon Faster Than Anyone Predicted
New research digs into the changes on the pockmarked lunar surface
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There Are Ten Times as Many Galaxies as Previously Thought
By these latest estimates, two trillion galaxies are scattered throughout the vast universe
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Commercial Modules Are Coming to the International Space Station. But You Can’t Visit Anytime Soon
Small, slow steps for private spaceflight
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