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What are boson stars — and what do they have to do with dark matter?
These two properties of axions mean that they are exceptionally good at collapsing down to incredibly high densities, pulled ...
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Dark Stars Discovered: The Cosmic Mystery That Could Rewrite Astronomy
In an extraordinary breakthrough, scientists may have discovered evidence of dark stars, theoretical celestial objects unlike ...
Newborn stars surround a planet-forming disk 450 million light years away
The James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) picture of the month for February 2025 is showing off the power of planet formation.
Scientists test space device to detect elusive dark matter
Scientists are working on an ambitious dark matter experiment in space in the hope it can unravel one of the universe's ...
What’s up in the sky? February 2025 lineup of planets, eye-catching alignments
Welcome to this month’s edition of “What’s up in the sky?” February has a nice lineup of planets and some eye-catching ...
The Universe Is Expanding Faster Than Expected and This Telescope Will Find Out Why
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is set to revolutionize our understanding of the cosmos by detecting millions of exploding stars — Type Ia supernovae — over the next decade. These brilliant explosions ...
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How the Rubin Observatory will help us understand dark matter and dark energy
Featuring the world’s largest digital camera, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will capture these mysterious phenomena in more ...
What Is Dark Energy? The Hidden Force Driving the Universe Apart
Dark energy is still a mystery, but powerful new telescopes are set to uncover clues. With NASA and ESA leading the charge, ...