Astronomers have found a distant fast radio burst whose signal has traversed much of the universe before arriving at Earth.

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Particle physicist earned the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to neutrino astronomy.

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Observations of remote cosmic explosions reveal that the outer spiral arms of the Milky Way might extend farther out than previously thought.

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Astronomers have underestimated just how bright the low-frequency radio sky is, new measurements show.

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New analysis reveals a tight relationship between two supernova remnants in the outer Milky Way.

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A star-forming galaxy in the early universe might have sent a ghostly particle known as a neutrino crashing into the ice at Earth’s South Pole, after an 11 billion-year journey through space.

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From high-speed battering rams to gravity tractors, the technology exists to protect the planet. The question is whether humanity will act in time—and in concert.

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