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Black holes turned out to be safer than scientists thought – stars and planets can stably “live” next to them

The location of supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies appears to be destructive to everything nearby. However, astronomers…

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Ancient but pure: scientists dispute the youth of Saturn’s rings

NASA's Cassini probe, which reached Saturn in 2004, found the rings of this planet bright and clean. Scientists have decided…

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Earthly equipment abandoned on Mars will serve people even after failure

Earthly vehicles on the surface of Mars continue to serve science even after their failure. During landing, each of them…

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According to astronomers, the Sun owes us the “end of the world” – it can come at any moment

A recorded geomagnetic storm that significantly affected earthly civilization occurred only once - in 1859. But these are flowers compared…

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“James Webb” spotted a newborn twin of the Milky Way in the early Universe

«Where did the Milky Way come from?” scientists ask, to paraphrase Nestor the Chronicler. It is possible to reconstruct the…

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SEC resumes investigation into Neuralink

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week renewed its scrutiny of Elon Musk's startup Neuralink, which is developing…

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NASA recommends rethinking flight plans to Mars – the project cannot be raised without private investors

NASA has updated a package of documents on plans for the exploration of the Moon and Mars. These two celestial…

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NASA’s Juno probe revealed the “insides” of the solar system’s most volcanically active object.

Scientists have solved one of the main mysteries of the volcanic activity of Jupiter's moon Io. They determined the global…

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NASA’s Perseverance rover climbed to the top of Jezero Crater and sent back a mesmerizing panorama of the surrounding area.

NASA's Perseverance rover reached the highest point on the rim of Jezero Crater on December 10, 2024. The ascent took…

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Scientists have detected for the first time how a jet of plasma from a black hole exploded something in its path

For the first time, NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope has detected the destructive effects of a relativistic jet of matter and…

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