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This Discovery Challenges Everything We Thought About Galaxy Formation
Season 3 Episode 450
Using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole in the early universe that appears to h…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
The First Commercial Space Stations Are Beginning to Take Shape
Season 3 Episode 450
Humanity is entering a new era in space as private companies begin building the first commercial space stations to succeed the aging International Sp…
3 weeks ago
Scientists May Have Found an Alternative to Dark Energy
Season 3 Episode 448
A new mathematical study argues that the universe’s accelerating expansion may not require Dark Energy at all. By reexamining Einstein’s equations, r…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
A New Cosmic Census Is Changing the Search for Alien Worlds
Season 3 Episode 447
Astronomers have completed one of the most detailed surveys of nearby stellar systems ever assembled, mapping stars within 32.6 light-years of Earth …
3 weeks, 2 days ago
How Ancient Galactic Environments Shaped the Young Universe
Season 3 Episode 446
New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope and Subaru Telescope reveal that the environment was already shaping galaxy evolution just 1.2 b…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Inside the Massive Plan to Turn the Moon Into a Long-Term Outpost
Season 3 Episode 445
NASA has begun a long-term plan to establish a permanent human presence near the Moon’s south pole, starting with robotic landers, rovers, and autono…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
How Dying Stars Create the Building Blocks of Life
Season 3 Episode 444
Scientists have uncovered a crucial step in how dying stars create the raw materials for planets and life itself.
By recreating stellar atmospheres in…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
The Heartbeat of the Sun: Understanding the 11-Year Cycle
Season 3 Episode 443
The Sun follows a powerful 11-year magnetic cycle driven by turbulent flows of superheated plasma deep inside the star. As magnetic fields twist and …
3 weeks, 6 days ago
NASA’s New AI Superchip Could Change Space Exploration Forever
Season 3 Episode 442
NASA is developing a powerful new space processor designed to survive the brutal conditions of deep space while delivering computing speeds hundreds …
4 weeks ago
How James Webb Is Peering Through Alien Clouds
Season 3 Episode 441
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers studied the exoplanet WASP-94A b and discovered a dramatic weather cycle where magnesium silicate c…
4 weeks, 1 day ago