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Scientists studying samples from the Bennu asteroid located not too far from Earth continue to find clues as to how life ...

New simulations of Milky Way-like galaxies reveal that the strange split between two chemically distinct groups of stars may ...

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Studying samples from the Bennu asteroid, researchers have found sugars essential for biology, stardust and ... something ...

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

In 2025, NASA faced unprecedented uncertainty as it grappled with sweeping layoffs, looming budget cuts, and leadership ...

The discovery of strange, ultra-red objects—especially the extreme case known as The Cliff—has pushed astronomers to propose ...

Located 446 light-years from Earth, this planet, dubbed 'HD 143811 b', orbits a 'binary system' where two stars swirl around ...

This cool discovery in the ruins of Chernobyl is now helping to understand how life on Earth copes with radiation, and how ...

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