Something is keeping cosmic rays out of the Milky Way’s center

A 'barrier' separating the cosmic ray sea from the galactic center.

Listen to the sound of Butterfly Nebula

Sonification of the Butterfly nebula.

Supercomputing reveals fossil record of galaxy’s history

The visualization revealed information about the simulated galaxy's history.

Hubble captured a protostar in the reflection nebula

Hubble Spies Newly Forming Star Incubating in IC 2631.

False fossil could mislead the search for life on Mars

At some stage a Mars rover will almost certainly find something that looks a lot like a fossil.

Scientists confirmed the existence of lunar carbon dioxide cold traps

The traps likely contain solid carbon dioxide that could be used to sustain robot or human presence on moon.

Moon’s top layer can help 8 billion people breathe for 100,000 years

Regardless, this figure is pretty amazing!

A near-Earth asteroid might actually be a lost miniature moon

Due to its orbit, it can only be observed from Earth for a few weeks every April.

A newly discovered giant planet and three eclipses

A giant planet and three eclipses.

Black hole found hiding in star cluster outside our galaxy

Using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT), astronomers have discovered a small black hole outside the Milky Way by looking at...

Gamma rays detected from UFOs in several nearby galaxies

The gamma-ray discovery could advance understanding of UFOs’ role in the evolution of galaxies.

Hubble captured ribbons of gas left behind by a cosmic explosion

The shredded remains of a cosmic explosion.

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