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Astronomers have stumbled upon yet another ghostly galaxy that appears to be devoid of dark matter.

Dark matter, the invisible substance astronomers believe dominates the universe, provides the gravitational scaffolding for galaxies to assemble…

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the unexplored swarms of asteroids out near Jupiter.

It will be the second asteroid encounter for Lucy, launched in 2021 on a…

In a demonstration of nature’s raw power, a new island has emerged from the Red Sea. This natural phenomenon, triggered by volcanic activity, has left scientists and onlookers alike in awe. The formation of this island provides a rare glimpse…

NASA’s Perseverance rover has made a mysterious discovery during its exploration of Jezero Crater: a dark-colored stone with unusual features that “may have originated from elsewhere.”

The unexpected discovery,…

Check out the vibrant first photo from PUNCH, a NASA mission that is hitting the ground running with some neat shots of the Sun.

PUNCH—short for the Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere—

The Curiosity mission started near the bottom of the crater, at the base of a formation called Aeolis Mons, or Mount Sharp, where NASA expected to find the earliest geological samples. The idea then was to climb up Mount…

Paleontologists have identified a gigantic apex predator that once roamed Central Asia and towered over early tyrannosaurs—offering a glimpse into a forgotten age of prehistoric giants. The newly described species, Ulughbegsaurus…

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After walking the Earth for a few hundred thousand years, humans might think they have seen it all. But not according to a team of scientists who claim to have experienced a colour no one has seen before.

The bold – and contested – assertion…