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White Dwarfs Aren’t Just White. Scientists Discover Dying Stars Turning Pink and Green

Universe Sprinkles

White Dwarfs Aren’t Just White. Scientists Discover Dying Stars Turning Pink and Green

Astronomers find that a white dwarf’s density and the kind of material it absorbed from its surroundings can produce a rainbow of shades in the star’s atmosphere.

Petr Kubala

What to Know About China’s Top-Secret Spaceplane

Space Race

What to Know About China’s Top-Secret Spaceplane

Stephen Clark, Ars Technica

Astronomers Discover a Possible New Dwarf Planet in Our Solar System

Hi Neighbor

Astronomers Discover a Possible New Dwarf Planet in Our Solar System

Jorge Garay

NASA’s Oldest Martian Spacecraft Have Been Running for Decades. Here’s How

Staying Alive

NASA’s Oldest Martian Spacecraft Have Been Running for Decades. Here’s How

Meghan Bartels

Inside the Supermassive Debate Over the James Webb Telescope’s ‘Little Red Dots’

Nerd Fight

Inside the Supermassive Debate Over the James Webb Telescope’s ‘Little Red Dots’

Charlie Wood

The ‘Exotic Physics’ Behind a Mysterious 1,000-Mile Cloud on Mars

Far Out

The ‘Exotic Physics’ Behind a Mysterious 1,000-Mile Cloud on Mars

Tereza Ondráčková

How to See the Orionid Meteor Shower and Other Upcoming Astronomical Events

Look Up

How to See the Orionid Meteor Shower and Other Upcoming Astronomical Events

Ritsuko Kawai

Japan Is Attempting an Audacious Mission to Sample a Martian Moon

Dreaming Big

Japan Is Attempting an Audacious Mission to Sample a Martian Moon

Jenna Ahart

Artemis III Scientist Shares What to Expect From NASA’s Next Lunar Mission

Round Trip

Artemis III Scientist Shares What to Expect From NASA’s Next Lunar Mission

Jorge Garay

Humans Watched This Supernova Explode Nearly a Millennium Ago. Now You Can See It in High Definition

Cosmic Pom-Pom

Humans Watched This Supernova Explode Nearly a Millennium Ago. Now You Can See It in High Definition

Jorge Garay

NASA Just Made Nearly 1 TB of Artemis II Data Available to the Public

Disk Space

NASA Just Made Nearly 1 TB of Artemis II Data Available to the Public

Jorge Garay

A Scientist Working on the ‘IceCube’ Neutrino Detector Explains the Nobel Prize–Winning Technology

Straight Outta Space

A Scientist Working on the ‘IceCube’ Neutrino Detector Explains the Nobel Prize–Winning Technology

Javier Carbajal

Astronomers Confirm Discovery of the Youngest Known Exoplanet Ever

Awwwwww, Baby

Astronomers Confirm Discovery of the Youngest Known Exoplanet Ever

Teruyuki Hayakawa

Space Lasers Are About to Get Their First Real Test Generating Energy

Pew Pew

Space Lasers Are About to Get Their First Real Test Generating Energy

Brian Kahn

A Gravitational Battle Within the Earth Is Changing the Length of Days

Tug-of-War

A Gravitational Battle Within the Earth Is Changing the Length of Days

Jorge Garay

Venus May Have Devoured Its Moon

Midnight Snack

Venus May Have Devoured Its Moon

Ritsuko Kawai

Scientists Detect Radio Signals From an Exoplanet for the First Time in History

On Air

Scientists Detect Radio Signals From an Exoplanet for the First Time in History

Jorge Garay

After 8 Years in Space, ‘BepiColombo’ Is Finally Approaching Mercury

In the Neighborhood

After 8 Years in Space, ‘BepiColombo’ Is Finally Approaching Mercury

Ritsuko Kawai

The Trump Administration Sends a New Signal to Alien Disclosure Whistleblowers

Truth Is Out There

The Trump Administration Sends a New Signal to Alien Disclosure Whistleblowers

Nathaniel Janowitz

A Satellite Falling Out of Orbit Embarks on Its Final Mission

Sky Is Falling

A Satellite Falling Out of Orbit Embarks on Its Final Mission

Teruyuki Hayakawa

Astronomers Have Completed the Largest Map of Space. Yes, You Can Play With It

Computer Enhance

Astronomers Have Completed the Largest Map of Space. Yes, You Can Play With It

Ritsuko Kawai

Japan Is Launching a Probe to Collect the First-Ever Samples From a Martian Moon

Is It Cheese?

Japan Is Launching a Probe to Collect the First-Ever Samples From a Martian Moon

Ritsuko Kawai

What the Heck? Another Perfect Geometric Shape Has Been Detected on Saturn

Just Weird

What the Heck? Another Perfect Geometric Shape Has Been Detected on Saturn

Jorge Garay