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If dark stars existed, they would have been capable of forming in the universe before ordinary stars could have formed. When ...

To explore this long-standing mystery, an international team of scientists formed a group known as the Collaboration for ...

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An international team of scientists has unveiled the largest and most detailed map of the universe ever created using the James Webb Space Telescope, revealing nearly 800,000 galaxies stretching back ...

Wormholes are often imagined as tunnels through space or time — shortcuts across the universe. But this image rests on a ...

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The universe is generally referred to as infinite, unknown, and limitless. With over 2 trillion galaxies and millions of stars and planets, the universe is so enormous that it stretches the boundaries ...

Now physicists from the University of Washington are taking a big swing at answering that question. All matter exerts gravitational force. The more mass the object has, the greater the force. Yet, a ...

This December, the SciFri Book Club will read The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion by Sean M. Carroll. This New York Times bestseller transforms intimidating physics equations ...

Is there a middle ground between “Young Earth” creationism and “There can be no gods” atheism? Yes, says Andy Fletcher, founder and president of Life, the Universe and Everything, a scientific ...

These space-themed cartoons are fun to watch with your kids, and they feature real-life space science and concepts in varying ...