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Dark matter could turn 'failed stars' to the dark side, creating 'dark dwarfs'

Brown dwarfs, also known as "failed stars," could be corrupted by dark matter and transformed into "dark dwarfs" powered by the universe's strangest stuff.

How long would it take Superman to travel from Krypton to Earth?

As James Gunn's Superman (2025) races into cinemas faster than a speeding bullet, we look at the planet that could have hosted his home world and why he might be older than he looks.

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Primordial Black Holes Could Have Accelerated Early Star Formation

The search for dark matter requires all of the best models, theories, and ideas we can throw at it. A new paper from Julia Monika Koulen, Stefano Profumo, and Nolan Smyth from the University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC) tackles the sizes and abundance of one of the more interesting dark matter candidates - primordial black holes (PBHs).

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When Theia Struck Earth, it Helped Set the Stage for Life to Appear

How did Earth, alone among the Solar System's rocky planets, become the home for life? How, among all this frigid lifelessness, did our planet become warm, hospitable, and life-sustaining? The answer to these questions is complex and multi-faceted, and part of the answer comes from cosmochemistry, an interdisciplinary field that examines how chemical elements are distributed.

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'Time machine' reveals hidden structures in the universe's first galaxies (images)

Using the ALMA telescope, astronomers have revealed the internal structure of the first galaxies in the universe, hinting at how our cosmos took shape.

NASA teaches Mars orbiter to roll over in quest to find Red Planet water

The spacecraft now almost tips upside down relative to Mars to give its radar the best view.

Challenges in Space

Here are some major challenges in space exploration that scientists, engineers, and astronauts face:

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See asteroid Donaldjohanson up close thanks to NASA's Lucy mission | Space photo of the day for July 7, 2025

On April 20th, NASA's Lucy was in the sky, not with diamonds, but with an asteroid.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will help astronomers investigate dark matter, continuing the legacy of its pioneering namesake

Dark matter makes up 85% of the universe, but researchers, including Vera Rubin herself, historically have had a hard time finding it.

July full moon 2025 rises this week: Here's what to expect from the 'Buck Moon'

July’s full 'Buck Moon' rises close to aphelion, making it the furthest full moon from the sun in 2025.

ChatGPT could pilot a spacecraft unexpectedly well, early tests find

In a recent contest, teams of researchers competed to see who could train an AI model to best pilot a spaceship. The results suggest that an era of autonomous space exploration may be closer than we think.

New interstellar object 3I/ATLAS: Everything we know about the rare cosmic visitor

How do we know 3I/ATLAS, also called comet C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), is interstellar? Will it strike Earth? Can we visit it? Here are all of your questions answered.

Want to bulk up and build muscle? Don't go to space

Tissue samples sent to the International Space Station reveal what can happen to astronauts on long-term missions.

Space auction: Sally Ride memorabilia collection sells for $145,000

A collection of more than 50 pieces of memorabilia previously owned by Sally Ride, the first American woman to reach space, sold at auction last week for more than $145,000.

Why does Mars look purple, yellow and orange in ESA's stunning new satellite image?

Surprising colors and stunning features are captured in a new image of Mars' surface.

US military cuts climate scientists off from vital satellite sea-ice data

In the latest attack on science by the Trump administration, researchers at the National Snow and Ice Data Center will no longer receive data from a fleet of military satellites.


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