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While imperceptible to humans, these tiny delays are significant for experiments that rely on pulsars as ultra-precise cosmic ...

NASA's plans for Mars sample return are effectively cancelled as part of a bill approved by the U.S. Congress, ending efforts ...

Astronomers are using China's powerful FAST radio telescope to chase after 100 intriguing signals detected by the SETI@home ...

Harvard's Avi Loeb says a rare sun alignment on 22 January could prove interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is an alien spaceship.

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On January 14, 2005, the Huygens probe landed on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. Huygens remains the first and only landing in ...

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Astronomers investigating 3I/ATLAS suggest its unique trajectory allows interstellar observers to detect Earth's industrial ...