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Scientists have been working on ways to find new worlds far from Earth, and this strange method theorized decades ago has ...

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By studying what makes the Milky Way unique, astronomers are hoping to understand our galaxy’s past and unravel the mystery ...

A groundbreaking new survey from China’s LHAASO observatory has unveiled powerful ultrahigh-energy gamma-ray emissions across ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has been unwaveringly focused on our universe. With its unprecedented power to detect and ...

The Milky Way's core will be visible this month and through August. Here's what Tennessee stargazers should know.