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SpaceX's Starlink satellites are leaking radiation that's 'photobombing' our attempts to study the cosmos
By Harry Baker published
New research finds that SpaceX's Starlink satellites are leaking radiation that could interfere with radio astronomy.
Mirror-like exoplanet that 'shouldn't exist' is the shiniest world ever discovered
By Harry Baker published
A distant planet named LTT9779 b reflects 80% of its star's light, making the strange world with metal clouds the biggest known "mirror" in the universe.
Best telescopes 2023: beginner and advanced scopes for viewing the stars
By Jase Parnell-Brookes last updated
View the cosmos in style with the best telescopes, with reflectors, refractors, & cassegrains to suit every type of astronomer.
Scientists discover huge, heat-emitting blob on the far side of the moon
By Stephanie Pappas published
Scientists detected a peculiar blob of heat-emitting material buried on the far side of the moon. The most likely culprit is a rock that is very rare outside of Earth.
Scientists think they saw an asteroid crash into a dead star — and release one of the brightest explosions in the universe
By Paul Sutter published
Astronomers proposed a new mechanism behind mysterious fast radio bursts (FRBs), and it involves unlucky asteroids crashing into neutron stars.
James Webb telescope discovers the oldest active black hole in the known universe
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a feeding supermassive black hole from when the universe was less than 600 million years old.
'Anomalous' metal spheres unlikely to be alien technology, despite Harvard scientist's claim
By Joanna Thompson published
A prominent extraterrestrial-hunting scientist thinks that more than 50 tiny, metal spheres pulled from the Pacific Ocean might be the work of intelligent aliens. Others are skeptical.
The Unistellar Summer Nights sale has the Prime Day telescope deals beat, with up to $800 off their smart scopes
By Lloyd Coombes published
Looking for a powerful telescope? Unistellar's sale has you covered, with even better offers than you'll find on Amazon Prime Day.
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