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Milky Way's halo is filled with 'magnetic donuts' as wide as 100,000 light-years

Astronomers have determined that the Milky Way's outer halo is filled with "magnetic donuts" that are as wide as 100,000 light-years. The discovery co...

Milky Way's halo is filled with 'magnetic donuts' as wide as 100,000 light-years

Earth-size planet discovered around cool red dwarf star shares its name with a biscuit

Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size planet orbiting a red dwarf star, making just the second planetary system seen around one of these tiny, coo...

Earth-size planet discovered around cool red dwarf star shares its name with a biscuit

Big decision! Curiosity rover keeps following possible Mars river remnant

After much debate, the Curiosity Mars rover team decided to continue following an intriguing channel rather than send the robot on an off-road detour....

Big decision! Curiosity rover keeps following possible Mars river remnant

Blue Origin targeting May 19 for 1st crewed spaceflight since 2022

Blue Origin is targeting Sunday (May 19) for the six-person NS-25, the company's first crewed spaceflight since August 2022.

Blue Origin targeting May 19 for 1st crewed spaceflight since 2022

Car-size asteroid gives Earth a close shave in near-miss flyby (video, photo)

A car-sized asteroid flew very close to Earth on Tuesday morning (May 14), just two days after being discovered.

Car-size asteroid gives Earth a close shave in near-miss flyby (video, photo)

Sun unleashes massive X8.7 solar flare, biggest of current cycle, from super-active monster sunspot (video)

A monster sunspot on the sun's surface just won't quit, erupting yet again this week with a whopping X8.7-class solar flare on Tuesday (May 14).

Sun unleashes massive X8.7 solar flare, biggest of current cycle, from super-active monster sunspot (video)