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Infinitely larger: How Edwin Hubble proved our galaxy is not alone

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When most people hear the name Hubble, they likely think of the groundbreaking telescope that captured unique planets, blazing stars, and clusters of light in its stunning photographs. It is less likely, however, that they think of the famous telescope’s namesake — Edwin Hubble, the astronomer who discovered the expanding universe.  Until the 1920s, astronomers […]

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A search for the extraterrestrial: Artificial intelligence detects life

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Recently, a group of scientists at the Carnegie Institution for Science created an AI model that can detect traces of extraterrestrial life. By analyzing the chemical composition and structure of past and present life preserved in sediments in different planetary samples — from Mars meteorites to the earliest specimens of life on Earth — the

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New trends in space tourism: Can we actually reach the stars?

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For many, the idea of going beyond the boundaries of Earth’s atmosphere is exhilarating. Curiosity has propelled human development, allowing us to reach the stars. From inventing the airplane to landing on the moon, humanity has an obsession with what lies above. To explore the stars and be launched into the midst of a tenebrous

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Rogue stars: Ejected stars permanently roam space in between galaxies

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In 1997, the NASA Hubble telescope discovered that there existed stars without a tie to a specific galaxy, a finding that shook the scientific community. These stars were located in the region of the Virgo supercluster, an area of space containing around 2,000 galaxies. They were around 300,000 lightyears away from the nearest galaxy and

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Breaking Records and Taking Names: How Gamma-Ray Bursts Explain the Universe

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Some people are familiar with gamma rays, known as gamma radiation, from their high school science courses or as what caused Bruce Banner to turn into the Hulk. This energetic form of light is the result of the decay of atomic nuclei. It is most common in space and usually ends up being absorbed by

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