More than 60 years after it was first spotted, Cygnus X-1 — the first confirmed black hole — is still…
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The altar to Sol was pierced from behind so that light could shine through. (Image credit: © National Museums Scotland)QUICK…
Legend has it that King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table were busy heroes, with tales of them…
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The night sky is set to deliver one of spring’s most anticipated celestial events as the Lyrid meteor shower returns…
When theoretical physicist David Gross was 13, he received a copy of a popular science book, “The Evolution of Physics”…
Naked mole rat queens rule with an iron forepaw: these wrinkly, bucktoothed monarchs forbid any other female from reproducing —…
Loneliness is something most of us will experience at some point. It is a normal emotion, not a character flaw.…
The successful Artemis II trip around the Moon was a historic achievement — the first crewed lunar fly-by in more…
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