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CHANTILLY, Va. - NASA turned over space shuttle Discovery on Thursday to the Smithsonian Institution, the first in its orbiter fleet to be transferred to a U.S. museum. The U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle ...

Astronomers using the Subaru Telescope in Hawaiʻi have discovered a massive planet and a brown dwarf orbiting distant stars.

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In a significant milestone for space research and exploration, an AI telescope has uncovered a whopping 500 new exoplanets. This remarkable achievement underscores the pivotal role artificial ...

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A new study from North Carolina State University researchers finds that attraction to biodiversity, also known as biophilia, may vary broadly between individuals rather than being a consistent trait ...

Citizen scientists discover the farthest and most powerful Odd Radio Circle, composed of two giant intersecting rings of radio light. Credit: RAD@home Astronomy Collaboratory (India) illustration The ...

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Peru's Ministry of Culture has confirmed a groundbreaking discovery that rewrites the history of ancient astronomy in the Americas. Archaeologists working at the Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex ...

An animated dive into the dusty Milky Way reveals the outlines of our galaxy taking shape as we look out further and further from Earth.