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Black hole in space

Don't worry, there's no need to be concerned of encountering a black hole anytime soon, but here's what would happen to your body if you did.

Here’s What Would Happen If You Walked Through a Black Hole

Milkyway galaxy

Learn how ALMA gives astrophysics a front row seat to dynamic forces that shape the galaxy, called space tornadoes.

Space Tornadoes Are Swirling Around the Milky Way's Core

The photo, titled Cosmic Fireworks, won the Skyscapes category of the 2023 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition, hosted by the Royal Observatory Greenwich. This breathtaking image not only showcases the awe-inspiring beauty of sprite discharges but also sparks public interest in extreme weather phenomena and their scientific significance. (Image Credit: Angel An)

Cosmic Fireworks - Red Sprites Above the Himalayas Photo

Learn more about a massive show of red sprites in South Asia — an outburst that included over 100 individual flashes of red lightning. 

Watch as This Rare Red Sprite Lightning Strikes Above the Himalayas

(Image Credit: joshimerbin/Shutterstock) 

Euclid Telescope

Learn about the latest data from the ESA's Euclid telescope, classifying 380,000 galaxies and bringing us one step closer to understanding dark matter and dark energy.

Euclid Telescope Discerns 26 Million Galaxies in New Update of Sky Map

This image is not associated with the study. (Image Credit: FlashMovie/Shutterstock) 

Creation of the universe

Learn more about the Atacama Cosmology Telescope and the images of the infant universe it captured.

High-Definition Images Give Us Earliest Look at Birth of the Universe

A Fossilized feather preserved with the volcanic rock. (Image Credit: Edoardo Terranova)

Preserved fossil feather

Learn why similar mineral deposits may represent a treasure trove of fossilized soft tissue.

Ancient Vulture Feather Preserved in Volcanic Ash Is a Fossil First 

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