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After observing a part of the sky near the Southern Constellation of Ara for about two months using MeerKAT,…

Black holes are vast, matter-annihilating objects that seem to defy physics by their very existence. They're…

Nine human species walked the Earth 300,000 years ago. Now there is just one. The Neanderthals, Homo…

For more than 3.5 billion years, living organisms have thrived, multiplied and diversified to occupy every…

It almost seems like astronomers are in a race to unveil the biggest black holes they can find. Most…

Could a tiny planet, with weak gravity, harbor life? A team of scientists from Harvard University say they've…

In order to be considered habitable, a planet needs to have liquid water. Cells, the smallest unit of life,…

When it comes to space, there's a problem with our human drive to go all the places and see all the things. A…

A black hole flickering in the Milky Way galaxy has been filmed in unprecedented detail, with a new high…

Antarctic ice shelves are being destabilised by hidden, upside-down 'rivers' of warm water that course below…