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The object was detected by observing how its gravity distorts light behind it. Astronomers have discovered an extremely faint ...

UC Riverside has developed a technology that enables scientists to peer deeper into the universe. Gravitational-wave science ...

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Take a look at the universe as you've never seen it before in these winning images from this year's astronomy photographer of the year competition.

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Students published their scientific findings about the physical properties of an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter, which ...

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