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January 15, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmAstronomers Spot Mysterious Bar-Shaped Cloud of Iron Inside an Iconic NebulaA distinctive nebula inside the constellation Lyra…

January 6, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmAstronomers May Have Unlocked the Reason for Betelgeuse’s Bizarre DimmingResearchers found evidence that a companion star may…

For generations, UFO enthusiasts have longed for claims of aliens visiting Earth to be seriously investigated by scientists. Now they are getting their wish. This month…

Thirty years ago this week, two Swiss astronomers announced that they had spotted the first known planet orbiting a Sun-like star. The Nobel-winning discovery, later published…

Can Astronomers and Satellite Operators Learn to Share the Sky?Satellite streaks are ruining astronomical images. Can scientists and space companies find solutions before it’s too late?By…

Aliens are visiting our solar system.Not little green men, sadly, but natural alien objects—cosmic bodies such as comets and asteroids born elsewhere in the galaxy that…

Peering through a cosmic keyhole at distant baby star, astronomers may have opened a new window on the deep past of our own solar system.Using combined…