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Science • May 04

Atmosphere detected on celestial body in solar system's far reaches

WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - In the far reaches of our solar system - beyond the outermost planet Neptune - resides a host of icy and desolate ​celestial...

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Science • May 04

Scientists Found An 'Impossible' Atmosphere on A Tiny World Beyond Neptune

In the wild unknown, out beyond the orbit of Neptune, astronomers have found a tiny world that defies our understanding of skies.

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Science • May 04

Study finds airborne microplastics may be worsening global warming, with hotspots over ocean garbage patches

A new study published in Nature Climate Change found that colored microplastics suspended in the atmosphere may contribute more to global warming than...

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Science • May 04

Microplastics in the sky? Tiny troublemakers may be warming Earth.

A study says the coloring of microplastics can make a big difference in how much they heat up the Earth.

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Science • May 04

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a plastic trash nightmare. It could also be part of a much bigger, hidden problem

Out in the Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and California, is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a swirl of plastic trash more than twice the size of Texas.

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Science • May 04

Heat-Trapping Microplastics Found to Play Role in Climate Change

The ubiquitous tiny particles absorb sunlight when airborne, contributing to the warming of the planet, according to new research.

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Science • May 04

A small object past Pluto may have a thin atmosphere

A small solar system denizen farther from the sun than Pluto may be shrouded in a thin atmosphere. If confirmed, it would be the first object of its size...

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Science • May 04

Our Milky Way's 'Zone of Avoidance' holds a galaxy supercluster with 30,000 trillion times the sun's mass

The Vela Supercluster, in our Milky Way's Zone of Avoidance, is competing gravitationally with other superclusters for the attention of local galaxies.

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Science • May 04

Scientists Just Turned Aluminum Into Something That Could Make Platinum Obsolete

A new aluminum structure has stunned chemists, and it may be about to make some of the world's rarest metals redundant.

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Science • May 04

Is the Large Magellanic Cloud a first-time visitor?

Our most massive satellite galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), has been the center of a heated debate in the astrophysics community over the last few...

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Science • May 04

Astronomers uncover over 1,000 radio galaxies with 'wings,' expanding a rare cosmic class

Astronomers recently carried out a comprehensive search for strange "winged" radio galaxies using data from the LOFAR Two-meter Sky Survey Data Release 2...

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Science • May 04

Space Hauler is a full scale space flight sim set around Saturn where every single button in your ship is functional

I do love a bit of space exploration in games, there's something quite beautiful about the infinite openness, alongside having a terrifying primal fear...

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Science • May 04

Lasers take aim at a galaxy far, far away photo of the day for May 4, 2026

Looking like a scene out of "Star Wars," this image shows the ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) beaming four separate lasers into the sky...

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Science • May 04

Scientists Reveal Two Previously Unknown Minerals Hidden Deep In Lunar Dust Samples

Two newly identified minerals in Moon dust are offering fresh insight into how the Moon formed and evolved.

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Science • May 04

Scientists Just Uncovered a Dark Airless Super Earth that Looks Like a Giant Mercury Only 48 Light Years Away

A nearby super-Earth reveals a scorched, airless surface, offering a rare glimpse into the geology of distant worlds.

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Science • May 04

For NASA’s TESS, Stellar Eclipses Shed Light on Possible New Worlds

A study of NASA's TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) data on stellar pairs undergoing mutual eclipses has uncovered more than two dozen candidate.

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Science • May 04

MIT’s virtual violin offers luthiers a new design tool

Computational model lets users tweak parameters to hear effect on the sound in early design process.

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Science • May 04

SpaceX plans 2 rocket launches at Vandenberg. See weekly schedule

SpaceX is set to launch two Falcon 9 rockets in the week ahead from the Vandenberg Space Force Base, each on missions deploying Starlink satellites.

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Science • May 04

More Photos From Artemis II

A view of the Earth, seen passing behind the moon on April 6, 2026, taken by a camera attached to NASA's Artemis II spacecraft as it swung around the far...

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Science • May 04

What's the best time to see Eta Aquarid meteors tonight?

The peak of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower is almost here! Read on to discover the best time to spot the fast-moving shooting stars as Earth barrels through...

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