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A small asteroid spotted only hours before it struck the atmosphere has become a touchstone for how fragile, and how powerful ...

Webb uncovers evidence of giant primordial stars that may explain how early black holes formed less than a billion years after the Big Bang.

Scientists have detected the most distant supernova ever seen, exploding when the universe was less than a billion years old.

Scientists are uncovering new clues that a cosmic explosion may have rocked Earth at the end of the last ice age. At major ...

"The sheer amount of radiated energy from these bursts is so large that you can't power them with a core collapse stellar explosion — or any other type of normal stellar explosion." When you purchase ...

Beyond better testing, we need better protection. Physical shields seem like the obvious first defense. Hydrogen-rich materials such as polyethylene and water-absorbing hydrogels can slow charged ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. What astronomers initially suspected to be a new exoplanet is ...

If you’ve ever been a victim of your toiletries exploding all over your suitcase–you know just what a nightmare that can be. Even if you secure the caps as tight as possible, or place them inside ...

A new research collaboration that fuses fashion and science is set to send bacteria into space—and the outcomes could create radiation-sensitive fabrics capable of preventing skin cancer on Earth and ...

Earth may owe some of its properties to a nearby star that blew up just as the solar system was forming. This pattern, which saw a supernova bubble envelop the sun and shower it with cosmic rays, may ...