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Astronomers discover exoplanet shaped like a rugby ball
By John Loeffler published
The ESA's Cheops exoplanet hunting mission just discovered an exoplanet that is being deformed by the gravity of its star to the point it's no longer spherical.

'We have a telescope': James Webb Space Telescope's secondary mirror is now in place
By John Loeffler published
NASA announced the successful deployment of the secondary mirror on the James Webb Space Telescope, the latest major milestone passed by the $10 billion telescope.

Those aren't stars – they're black holes
By John Loeffler published
A new sky map reveals 25,000 supermassive black holes in the night sky using 256 hours of radio data.

How to watch NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launch online
By John Loeffler last updated
Want to know how to watch NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launch? We've got all the details.

SETI gets a laser update to help seek out alien life among the stars
By John Loeffler published
The SETI Institute and University of Hawai'i have just installed new equipment on a mountain in East Maui, Hawai'i, that will help scan the night sky for alien communication via lasers.

Scientist invents a lickable TV to taste on-screen flavors and we're wondering why
By Lance Ulanoff published
A Japanese professor built a system that offers up tastable flavors for on-screen content.

From time crystals to cannibal toads, 2021 was a wild year for science
By John Loeffler published
Christmas 2021 From SpaceX to black holes behaving badly to cannibal cane toads, 2021 was a heck of a year for scientific discovery and innovation.

Earth's 'black box' will be ready to observe our demise due to climate catastrophe
By John Loeffler published
A new project plans to act as "Earth's black box" by collecting climate data and news and social media coverage of the ongoing climate crisis to spur climate action.
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