Space
- Space
Intruder Alert: Sweeping Space for Dust
The solar system is filling up with stardust three times faster than it was 6 years ago.
- Space
Big galaxy swallows little galaxy
Astronomers find a convincing case of a large galaxy caught in the act of eating a smaller one.
- Space
Sky Dust Keeps Falling on Your Head
Dust raining down from space and Earth's atmosphere provides information about weather patterns, pollution, and the origin of the universe.
- Planets
A planet from the early universe
Astronomers have found the oldest and most distant planet known in the universe.
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- Space
Phantom Energy and the Big Rip
Weird stuff called dark energy could push the universe toward a runaway expansion and ultimate demise about 21 billion years from now.
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- Space
A galaxy far, far, far away
Astronomers have glimpsed some of the most distant galaxies yet found.
- Space
Black holes that burp
Some black holes in outer space may actually spit out as much material as they suck in.
