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What might the artistic concept of a gas giant in orbit around Alpha Centauri A resemble? ESA/Webb Copyright: NASA, ESA, CSA, STSCI, R. A massive planet…
In 2019, the Australian radio telescope detected a fascinating signal emanating from the vicinity of Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to Earth. This signal, designated as…
The closest Einstein ring ever picked up by the European Space Agency's Euclidean Space TelescopeESA Astronomers have identified the closest Einstein ring ever. This is a…
On December 24, 2024, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will soar just 6.1 million km (3.8 million miles) above the surface of our home planet and hurtle…
overviewNASA’s Parker Solar Probe is expected to dive extremely close to the sun’s surface on December 24th.The spacecraft will have to fly closer to the Sun…
In 1998, Stephen Hawking accepted me as a doctoral student to “work on the quantum theory of the Big Bang.” This PhD project turned into a…