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This size comparison changes how you see space

Space is so vast that even our largest creations barely register. When you place rockets, space stations, and asteroids next ...
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Astronomers Find ‘Punctum,’ a Bizarre Space Object That Might be Unlike Anything in the Universe

It started as a side note in a high-resolution ALMA observation. Elena Shablovinskaia and her team weren’t hunting for the weird. They were mapping the bright, active heart of NGC 4945 — a nearby ...
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Strange cosmic objects spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope may be baby 'platypus' galaxies — or something entirely new

Strange cosmic objects spotted by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are presently puzzling astronomers. The odd ...
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Scientists may have found a powerful new space object: 'It doesn't fit comfortably into any known category'

"When you put it into context, Punctum is astonishingly bright." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A bewilderingly powerful mystery ...
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New observations suggest that our interstellar visitor may be a "primitive carbonaceous object", complete with "ice volcanoes".

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