Scientists have been working on ways to find new worlds far from Earth, and this strange method theorized decades ago has turned up an equally strange find.
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It's popularly understood that no one can hear you scream in space, and yet, scientists have captured some pretty strange noises emanating from the cosmos.
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The Milky Way galaxy is famous for the light it trails through the sky, but many people have probably never seen it. Here's the reason why that is.
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Looking at images of Earth from space, you might have noticed a conspicuous lack of stars, but it turns out there's a good reason for that.
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Mars is Earth's closest neighbor, but it's had quite a few surprises for humans to find, some of which have left scientists scratching their heads in confusion.
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Given just how big space is, the solar system seems like it shouldn't be too mysterious. But there are actually plenty of questions that took years to solve.
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Gardening seems like the kind of thing that would only happen on Earth, not high in the sky, but plants can (and do) grow out in space. Here's how that works.
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Many people hold Pluto close in their hearts and refuse to abandon the assertion that it is a planet, although science doesn't see it that way.
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Even though humans have been looking at the night sky for millenia, not everyone sees the same sky. Not even the constellations are same for everyone.
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Space is a pretty fascinating place, but it's also a very strange one. After all, there are quite a few mysteries that scientists have yet to properly explain.
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The dark side of the moon may be the most misnamed place in all of the solar system, in fact, by some accounts, the nearside is the real dark side.
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Despite what you may believe, the brightest star in the night sky isn't the North Star, although it's probably the most famous one besides the sun.
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Thanks to the 1859 Carrington Event, the northern lights have been seen in all 50 states (even Hawaii), but that's usually not the case, here's why.
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"Dune" has long been a famous sci-fi franchise, and the movies have only made it more popular. Narratively, it's impressive, but how accurate is its science?
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Of all the natural phenomena, the northern lights are one of the most beautiful to look at, but did you know you can also listen to them?
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Have you ever looked at the moon and instead of the whitish gray orb you're used to you instead saw a massive orange globe? Here's what's going on.
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When you think of oceans you probably think of water, but the most massive reservoir of liquid in the solar system is made from something else.
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Earth is teeming with life, but as of now, life has never been found anywhere else, but new observations hint at life on far-away K2-18 b.
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Stephen Hawking might be one of the most recognizable names in astrophysics, but he also had quite a few thoughts on how the world might end.
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A mere 48 light-years from Earth in the constellation Ophiuchus is an exoplanet that has been defying scientists attempts to understand it.
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No one can say with any certainty when the end of the world will come, but it is possible to give a general description of what it may look like.
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Space flight is a tricky thing, especially when you consider how to provide all the necessities of life, particularly waste disposal.
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The moon is intimately familiar to most people simply because it's a constant in the night sky, but its interior is more of a mystery to us.
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Being the furthest planet from Earth, we don't know much about Neptune, but recent observations have revealed something glowing in its sky.
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Most people don't spend much time thinking about space weather, but a strong geomagnetic storm has the power to bring the world to a standstill.
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Not all discoveries are the work of scientists and explorers. Sometimes it's just a guy out in the woods looking for a bit of gold.
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Despite its reputation, outer space is far from empty, and the region around our planet is particularly riddled with space debris.
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