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Scientists discover ‘surprise’ which changes understanding of universe

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Peering back to the very earliest days of the universe sounds like something that would only be possible in science fiction, but ...

The Ancient Egyptians May Have Seen the Milky Way as a Celestial Deity

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

The massive galaxy that houses our star system, along with hundreds of billions of other stars, appears as a shimmery splotch stretching ...

How big is the universe? Mind-boggling interactive map reveals the sheer scale of objects across the cosmos

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

This interactive map lets you explore the true scale of the observable universe Our Sun is only one of 70 septillions stars ...

Using Hubble and Webb, scientists investigate galaxies responsible for the reionization of the universe

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

23 Utilizing the infrared-sensitive instruments of the joint NASA, European Space Agency, and Canadian Space Agency James Webb Space Telescope, as well ...

Scientists just created the strongest magnetic field in the universe

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

You may never have heard of magnetars, but they are, in a nutshell an exotic type of neutron star whose magnetic field ...

Universe’s age questioned in new study, it could be younger

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

A new study could challenge our current understanding of the universe’s age. According to a new study published in Nature Astronomy, the ...

Scientists make huge discovery that ‘challenges our understanding of the universe’

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Astronomers have found a huge ring-shaped structure in outer space that is so big it challenges humanity’s current understanding of the universe. ...

The Hubble Bubble theory suggests we exist in a void

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Understanding the universe is a gamble and one that we could have been approaching incorrectly for almost a century. Now, a new ...

Our galaxy could be stuck in a completely empty void, according to scientists

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

In news which may seem underwhelming, a group of researchers from Germany, Scotland and the Czech Republic have suggested that rather than ...

Scientists baffled by ‘overweight’ planet which ‘should not exist’

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Scientists have been left scratching their heads after finding a planet that is far too big for its sun, upending our current ...