Cosmos

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A supermassive black hole at the center of an active galactic nucleus, with newly forming exoplanets visible in the surrounding cosmic dust and gas.

Supermassive black holes may be birthing millions of exoplanets

Millions of Jupiter-mass 'dust giants' and 'lava balls' could be forming tens of parsecs from supermassive black holes, challenging everything we thought we knew about where planets are born, Space re

Marcus Cole·June 14, 2026

Total solar eclipse viewed low on the horizon over Mallorca's coast, with dramatic light and silhouetted palm trees.

Cosmos & Space

Mallorca offers prime viewing for 2026 total solar eclipse

While millions plan to witness the 2026 total solar eclipse from Spain, only a sliver of coastline, like Mallorca's Playa de Palma, will offer the truly breathtaking sight: the sun just 2.

Aram Sarkisian·June 8, 2026

Russian cosmonauts conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station, with Earth visible below.

Cosmos & Space

NASA Broadcasts Roscosmos Spacewalk for ISS Operations

On Wednesday, May 27, NASA will broadcast live coverage of a spacewalk performed by Russian cosmonauts, a striking decision given its own astronauts, Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Mike Barratt, were origin

David Grossman·May 23, 2026