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A groundbreaking discovery has emerged from the depths of the universe: a colossal cosmic object located in the enigmatic ...

SpaceX Starship launch delay pushes the 10th test flight. Get details on the scrub, a Blue Origin delay, and a recap of last ...

Based on the work of a student at Brigham Young University, origami theorists have unlocked a new set of patterns that could ...

For decades, astronomers have wondered what the very first stars in the universe were like. These stars formed new chemical ...

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Other good stops for stargazing are on Palomar Mountain, “especially going down East Grade Road and overlooking Lake Henshaw.

The latest exhibit at the Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory’s Astronomy Hub on Park Street is as artistically inspiring as ...