Most of the solar system’s asteroids are in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter. However, others are co-orbital with planets, like the Jupiter Trojans, which form two groups: one…
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Best streaming services for Sci-Fi fans in 2025: Disney Plus, Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV Plus, and more
If you’re looking through the best streaming deals and wondering what the best streaming services for Sci-Fi fans are, then we’ve got the answers for you. It’s pretty hard these…
Strauss’ ‘Blue Danube’ waltz is launching into space to mark his 200th birthday
This undated photo released by the European Space Agency shows the 35 meter-diameter deep-space dish antenna, DSA-2, in Cebreros, Spain, receiving the first signals from Venus Express. Credit: ESA via…
Marvel delays ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’ by 7 months each
Marvel maniacs are going to have to muster more patience to watch “Avengers: Doomsday” and “Avengers: Secret Wars” as Disney and Marvel Studios has announced that those two titanic superhero…
Scientists spot high-speed galaxy collision 11 billion light-years away: ‘We hence call this system the cosmic joust’
Using a telescope in Chile, astronomers have captured a high-speed collision between two galaxies located more than 11 billion light-years away, getting a rare direct glimpse into how the universe’s…
Hopes for alien life dim as doubts emerge over exoplanet K2-18b chemical signals
An artist’s illustration of the planet K2-18b, one of the prime suspects to host life beyond this solar system. When astronomers announced last month they might have discovered the most…
After two setbacks, SpaceX could try to launch massive Starship next week
SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft. SpaceX said Friday it will make another launch attempt next week of the massive Starship rocket—key to CEO Elon Musk’s long-term vision of colonizing Mars—after two consecutive…
Numerical simulations reveal the origin of barred olivine crystals in early solar system
This figure illustrates the formation and numerical replication of barred olivine, a unique crystalline texture found in chondrules within meteorites. (a) A polarized light micrograph shows a natural chondrule containing…
When lightning bolts collide, do they unleash powerful gamma-ray flashes?
The most powerful explosions in the known universe come from what are known as gamma-ray bursts — though they may not sound particularly exciting, scientists usually speak about these incredible…
The formation of a new exoplanet can cause chemical discrepancies in paired stars
Image of a protoplanetary disk from ALMA. Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO) Co-paired stars, or stars that travel together, can provide insights into processes that other stars can’t. Differences in their brightness,…
