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Black holes may obey the laws of physics after all, new theory suggests
A new recipe for black holes could do away with central singularities, saving the laws of physics from troubling infinities.
James Webb Space Telescope could find signs of life on alien 'hycean' ocean worlds
JWST could potentially detect the signature of methyl halide compounds, produced by microbial life in Earth's ocean, on hypothetical hycean exoplanets.
Exoplanet 'baby pictures' reveal exomoons possibly taking shape around infant worlds
Astronomers have examined infant planets orbiting a star 370 light-years away, seeing the exomoon forming disks of gas and dust around them in unprecedented detail.
How the James Webb Space Telescope is helping size up tiny dwarf planets
A new model that incorporates data gathered by the JWST could help scientists understand the composition and mass of objects in the distant Kuiper Belt and beyond.
Next month NASA's Lucy probe will visit an asteroid that's been waiting 150 million years to say hello
NASA's Lucy spacecraft will soon travel by asteroid Donaldjohanson, which formed roughly 150 million years ago.
New research on 'Death Star' that looks like a cosmic pinwheel reduces gamma-ray burst threat to Earth
The cosmic pinwheel that astronomers feared could one day shower Earth with lethal gamma rays may not be as dangerous as once thought.
What happened to all the water on Mars? Here's why the debate continues
The Mars water debate continues. A team of scientists suggests vast oceans of water may not be locked within the Red Planet's crust, despite InSight lander data.
Cosmic 'tornadoes' rage around the heart of the Milky Way and its supermassive black hole
Astronomers have discovered filaments of matter swirling tornado-like around the heart of the Milky Way, home to the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*.