Science

Fluorescent glow may reveal hidden life in the cosmos

Astronomers seeking life on distant planets may want to go for the glow. Harsh ultraviolet radiation from red suns, once thought to destroy surface life on planets, might help uncover hidden biospheres as they glow. That neon-like glimmer is a star-...

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Critical observation made on Maunakea during first night of return to operations

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Canada-France-Hawaii telescope.

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An unexpected companion

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An unexpected companion.

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ExoMars parachute testing continues

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ExoMars parachute testing...

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One Year, 2 Trips Around Sun for NASA's Parker Solar Probe

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Parker Solar Probe's WISPR instrument saw the solar wind streaming past during the spacecraft's first solar encounter in November 2018....

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NASA Selects Final Four Site Candidates for Asteroid Sample Return

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Pictured are the four candidate sample collection sites on asteroid Bennu selected by NASA’s...

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Hubble Catches 2 Galaxies at Play

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Hubble Catches 2 Galaxies at Play.

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Evidence found for cloaked black hole in early universe

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Data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have revealed what may be the most distant shrouded black hole, which may have...

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