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Imagine being able to sleep for months, if not years, waking up orbiting another world. But is this just wishful thinking, or can humans really learn to hibernate?
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It turns out there is life after stellar death. Say hello to zombie worlds, undead planets orbiting the most extreme objects in the universe.
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Some of the largest galaxies in the cosmos aren’t creating new stars. Now scientists finally think they know why.
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A new simulation says that black holes are eating neutron stars and lighting up our telescopes with mysterious bursts of energy.
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Researchers from MIT want to deploy a raft of space bubbles to block sunlight and fight global warming. It probably won’t work.
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We’re taught that our universe looks and works the same way in every direction. That may not be entirely true.
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Science fiction and popular science say that we can change other worlds to be like ours. In reality, that will be a terrible idea.
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With the successful launch and deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope, a lot of researchers and science enthusiasts are wondering if it could actually help us find alien life.
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A group of scientists want Pluto to be considered a planet again, even if hundreds of other objects earn the same rank.
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What happens when your crops fail and you’re 60 trillion miles from Earth? Some experts are raising grim alternatives to tabloids’ delight.