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Astronomers have detected spacetime itself being dragged and twisted by a spinning black hole for the first time. The ...

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Astronomers using W. M. Keck Observatory and Subaru Telescope on the Big Island’s Maunakea discovered a massive planet and a brown dwarf orbiting distant stars — two rare companions that deepen our ...

A passing daydream sparked what would become the newest artwork displayed inside the 129-year-old University of Illinois ...

Scientists atop Mauna Kea on the Island of Hawaiʻi and across the Hawaiian chain are turning their telescopes skyward Friday ...

Scientists atop Mauna Kea on the Island of Hawai’i and across the Hawaiian chain are turning their telescopes skyward Friday ...

Astronomers using W. M. Keck Observatory and Subaru Telescope on the Big Island’s Mauna Kea discovered a massive planet and a ...