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Total solar eclipse visible just above the horizon at sunset over the European coast, with dramatic twilight colors and the sun's corona illuminated.
Cosmos & Space

Total solar eclipse reveals rare sunset spectacle over Europe

From Spain's east coast, eclipse chasers will witness a totally eclipsed sun just a couple of degrees above the western horizon, minutes from sunset—a rare celestial alignment.

David Grossman·June 14, 2026
A supermassive black hole at the center of an active galactic nucleus, with newly forming exoplanets visible in the surrounding cosmic dust and gas.
Cosmos & Space

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
The Large Magellanic Cloud, a massive spiral galaxy, is shown tearing apart the smaller Small Magellanic Cloud, with streams of stars being pulled between them.
Cosmos & Space

Large Magellanic Cloud rips apart its smaller neighbor galaxy

Stars within the Small Magellanic Cloud are currently being pulled outwards from its core at an average speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Marcus Cole·June 8, 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
Three black holes in a rare triple system, with one actively devouring a star, challenging current astrophysical understanding of the universe.
Cosmos & Space

Scientists Discover Impossible Black Holes Reshaping Cosmic Theories

For the first time, physicists have observed a 'black hole triple' system where a central black hole devours a star every 6.

David Grossman·May 24, 2026
The James Webb Space Telescope capturing images of thousands of massive and dense star clusters within a distant, strongly lensed galaxy.
Cosmos & Space

Webb telescope studies thousands of nearby star clusters

In a distant, strongly lensed galaxy, the James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered 'Firefly Sparkle' — 10 star clusters so massive and dense they exceed anything seen in our own Milky Way.

David Grossman·May 23, 2026
A rogue star, DESI-312, with a bright, glowing core, travels at high speed through the Milky Way galaxy, surrounded by distant stars and nebulae.
Cosmos & Space

Rogue Star's Galactic Passage Shows Unexpected Stability

A star known as DESI-312 is currently hurtling through the galaxy at 314 kilometers per second.

David Grossman·May 21, 2026