Small, faint and 'unexpected in a lot of different ways': Dwarf galaxy discovery forces rethink of cosmic evolution
A discovery made by a team led by researchers at the University of Michigan tugs at the seams of some key cosmic lessons we ...
In the skies over Houston: Sunshine brings near-record heat, eclipse creates 'blood moon'
The record daily high temperature for Houston on March 13 is 88 degrees, set back in 1942, and Thursday’s high could tie or ...
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Small, faint and 'unexpected in a lot of different ways': Astronomers make galactic discovery
The discovery of the dwarf galaxy Andromeda XXXV --located roughly 3 million light-years away and the smallest yet found in the Andromeda system -- is forcing astronomers to rethink how galaxies ...
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Inside radioisotope generators, the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft
How do we power missions in the outer reaches of our solar system and beyond? The solution, developed in the '60s, can last ...
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What’s next for Boeing Starliner?
After 268 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams made their ...
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U-M Astronomers Uncover Unexpected Galactic Oddity
A discovery made by a team led by researchers at the University of Michigan tugs at the seams of some key cosmic lessons we ...
Here’s Why the Moon Turns Red—And When It Will Happen Next (Hint: It’s Very Soon!)
W e tend to take the moon for granted—after all, it’s there night after night, just hanging out in the starry sky. But ...
Historic AZ landmark just got 2 national accolades. Here's why people love it
This place just made TIME's list of World's Greatest Places of 2025 and Newsweek's 10 best science museums in the U.S. Here's how you can visit.
Canada’s first Indigenous woman to earn a PhD in astrophysics is reclaiming the cosmos
In 2017, Rousseau-Nepton, a member of the Innu Pekuakamiulnuatsh First Nation in the Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean region of ...
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Astronomy: The Man on the Mountain
he had become so expert a student of the skies that his teacher exchanged chairs with him during astronomy lessons and allowed him to address the class. “You know that stuff better than I do ...