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A historian in Florence discovered handwritten notes by Galileo Galilei hidden in a rare 16th-century astronomy textbook. The find reveals how the legendary scientist studied ancient theories before revolutionizing our understanding of the universe.
A groundbreaking study of over 750 Nobel Prize and major discoveries reveals that new tools and methods, not just funding or theory, drive most scientific breakthroughs. The findings could help us predict and accelerate future discoveries across all fields of science.
The $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope nearly died a dozen times over 25 years of budget battles and engineering nightmares. Now it's delivering groundbreaking discoveries across every field of astronomy.
The last five years revolutionized our understanding of the universe, from finding water worlds to spotting galaxies born just after the Big Bang. These breakthroughs are rewriting astronomy textbooks and bringing us closer to answering humanity's biggest questions.
Astronomers found the first trail of stars outside the Milky Way, giving scientists a powerful new tool to map the universe's mysterious dark matter. The discovery could reveal how galaxies form and evolve across the cosmos.
A global network of observatories just detected 128 new cosmic collisions in nine months, revealing the universe echoes with far more black hole mergers than scientists ever imagined. The discoveries include the heaviest collision ever recorded and strange new types of cosmic smash-ups.
The James Webb Space Telescope found a supergiant planet that collected metal-rich materials as it formed, solving a cosmic mystery about how the universe's largest planets are born. This discovery could rewrite our understanding of planet formation.
Astronomers found a breakthrough clue to explain mysterious red dots spotted in deep space, revealing how supermassive black holes formed in our universe's infancy. The discovery connects puzzle pieces that have baffled scientists since Webb started sending back images.
A physicist who fell in love with neural networks while studying black holes just launched the world's first AI institute dedicated to astronomy. As telescopes prepare to capture a million supernovae per year, scientists say artificial intelligence isn't just helpful anymore—it's essential.
More than 50 astronomers from Switzerland and China gathered to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming our understanding of the universe. The collaboration marks a major step forward in using AI to unlock cosmic mysteries hidden in massive telescope datasets.
Scientists created AI models that learn from real physics data, not text or images. These breakthrough tools can solve problems across astronomy, fluid dynamics, and more by recognizing universal physical patterns.
The Rubin Observatory's revolutionary alert system just sent 800,000 notifications to astronomers worldwide in a single night, spotting supernovae, asteroids, and cosmic changes in real time. This is only the beginning of what may become astronomy's biggest discovery engine.
Volunteers around the world just hit an amazing milestone: 1 billion contributions to real space research through Zooniverse, the largest citizen science platform. From discovering exoplanets to tracking asteroids, everyday people are making genuine scientific breakthroughs from their own homes.
A stunning image of the Shark Nebula has earned Kuwait's Ali Alobaidly nearly $13,400 and the title of Astronomy Photographer of the Year. The competition celebrated 31 breathtaking images of our cosmos captured by photographers from around the world.
A material scientist found a pattern that textbooks said couldn't exist, and his curiosity changed how we understand the atomic world. The discovery that started with "10 fold???" scribbled in a notebook led to an entirely new field of materials science.
Ten undergraduates hunting through telescope data found a 13-billion-year-old star that wandered into our galaxy from a neighboring cosmic neighbor. Their classroom project turned into one of astronomy's most significant discoveries of the decade.
A handheld camera shot from the Artemis II mission just proved that everyday technology can unlock cosmic secrets. The image captured during a lunar eclipse helped scientists make a genuine breakthrough in understanding our solar system.
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A grad student with a homemade telescope in a Colorado parking lot made a discovery that convinced NASA to launch a mission finding thousands of planets. That 1999 breakthrough changed our understanding of the universe forever.
Nearly 4,000 stunning space photos from 66 countries are competing for the world's top astronomy photography prize. Winners get cash prizes and a spot in London's National Maritime Museum.
A telescope in Chile accidentally photographed an alien comet visiting from another star system ten days before astronomers officially discovered it. The find proves we're getting better at catching these rare cosmic visitors as they pass through our neighborhood.
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