A mysterious population of glowing red dots scattered across the early universe has led astronomers to a startling new theory: these objects may not be ancient galaxies, but instead an entirely new ...

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There is an ancient Greek scientist who discovered the existence of polar day and polar night before people even knew the ...

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Hidden in a museum’s archives for decades, an ancient astrolabe recently got a closer evaluation in which experts discovered that etched inscriptions on the device showed signs of scientific exchange ...

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"When we see features like this in sediment on Earth, these minerals are often the byproduct of microbial metabolisms that ...

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A new analysis of the 6,000-year-old stone circle known as Rujm el-Hiri (also Gilgal Refaim) in Golan Heights suggests that it was not built to observe the heavens. When you purchase through links on ...

These breathtaking photographs are the winning entries of the 2025 ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards.