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Kesarbai Kerkar's classical song was chosen as humanity's only Indian musical contribution to NASA's Golden Record in 1977. Her voice has been journeying through interstellar space for nearly 50 years.
A luxury lifestyle expert who booked superyachts and private islands now sells tickets to space, turning the final frontier into just another destination. His company bridges dreamers with reality, offering everything from balloon rides 15 miles up to multiday stays on the International Space Station.
Rocket Lab kicked off 2026 with its 80th flawless Electron launch, delivering two satellites into orbit for new customer Open Cosmos. The company continues its perfect track record after completing 21 missions with 100% success in 2025.
A new free database called Project Cosmos has organized over 1.8 million climate science publications spanning more than a century of research. The tool helps researchers and the public understand how our knowledge of climate change has grown and where future studies are needed.
Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope discovered how massive newborn star clusters broke free from their cosmic nurseries in just 5 million years, solving a decades-old puzzle about what lit up the early universe. The finding reshapes our understanding of how the cosmos transformed from darkness into the bright, structured universe we see today.
Astronomers just completed the largest map of the universe ever made, capturing 47 million galaxies and quasars. The breakthrough could solve mysteries about dark energy and reshape our understanding of the cosmos.
The James Webb Space Telescope just spotted the most distant galaxy ever observed, shining from when our universe was only 280 million years old. Scientists are rewriting what they thought possible about the early cosmos.
Scientists just completed the largest, sharpest 3D map of the universe ever made, capturing 47 million galaxies that could unlock the mystery of dark energy. The breakthrough survey offers humanity new clues about what the cosmos is made of and where it's headed.
A stunning new observatory designed like a spiraling galaxy is coming to Saudi Arabia's desert Dark Sky Park. AlUla Manara will feature some of the world's largest telescopes and welcome visitors to explore the cosmos alongside cutting-edge research.
NASA's newest space telescope, launching August 30, could finally crack the universe's biggest puzzle: the mysterious force making space expand faster every year. Scientists are calling it our best shot yet at understanding dark energy, which makes up most of the cosmos.
After 13 years and 263,407 photographs, scientists have mapped three-quarters of the night sky, capturing nearly four billion celestial objects. The massive project gives everyone free access to explore galaxies, stars, and black holes across 75 percent of the cosmos.
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AlUla, home to the world's third-largest Dark Sky Park, just revealed plans for a stunning observatory that will let visitors experience the cosmos like never before. The facility combines cutting-edge astronomy research with immersive experiences under some of Earth's clearest night skies.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope discovered mysterious "little red dots" that turned out to be something never seen before: black holes wrapped in star-like clouds of glowing gas. One of these objects, spotted from 660 million years after the Big Bang, is rewriting what we thought was possible in the cosmos.
A stunning photograph captures the Rosette Nebula, a 100-light-year-wide flower of stars and gas glowing in deep space. Astrophotographer Ronald Brecher transformed 10 hours of observation into a breathtaking Valentine from the universe.
Astronomers discovered one of the universe's oldest stars, a rare fossil from the second generation of stars ever born. The finding reveals how the first stars shaped the cosmos we see today.
Astronomers have pinpointed the 45 most promising places to search for extraterrestrial life, combining cutting-edge telescope data with decades of research. The breakthrough could transform how we explore the cosmos for signs of intelligent civilizations.
An international team has created the largest 3D map of the universe ever made, charting 47 million galaxies across billions of years. The breakthrough helps us understand where the cosmos came from and where it's headed.
A telescope in Arizona just finished mapping 47 million galaxies and quasars, creating the most detailed view of our universe ever captured. The findings could completely change what we know about the mysterious force expanding our cosmos.
Scientists in Western Australia have created the biggest magnetic map of the universe ever made, five times larger than all previous efforts combined. The breakthrough opens doors to understanding how the cosmos evolved over billions of years.
Scientists have measured the magnetic field of a pulsar 16,000 light-years away, confirming theories about how the fastest particles in the universe escape into space. The breakthrough helps us understand some of the most extreme physics in the cosmos.
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