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JWST may have found a thick atmosphere in an unexpected place — an ultra-hot super-Earth

A tightly orbiting planet in another star system is overturning long held ideas about what small, super heated worlds can ...

Reading the 'light fingerprints' of dead satellites

There are already tens of thousands of pieces of large debris in orbit, some of which pose a threat to functional satellites. Various agencies and organizations have been developing novel solutions to ...
New Scientist

Inside the wild experiments physicists would do with zero limits

From a particle smasher encircling the moon to an “impossible” laser, five scientists reveal the experiments they would run ...

12 spectacular night sky events to see in 2026—from a total eclipse to impressive auroras

With major eclipses, brilliant supermoons, and lineups of five or more planets, 2026 offers something awe-inspiring in every season. Here’s what to watch for.

K-DRIFT pathfinder: A compact telescope for observing faint galactic structures

Conventional telescopes are limited in detecting low-surface-brightness (LSB) structures, which are essential for studying ...

3I/ATLAS Update: 'Mysterious Intruder' Comet Is Now 'Very Bright And Active'

On Thursday (Dec. 4), NASA shared the latest dramatic image of 3I/ATLAS taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. The photograph, ...