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The dynamics between predator and prey are laid bare in a striking image of fish being attacked by sharks in the shallow ...

Slowly repeating bursts of intense radio waves from space have puzzled astronomers since they were discovered in 2022.

Learn how Vera C. Rubin overcame adversity and helped researchers understand dark matter.

"It is hard to imagine Venus ever having supported Earth-like life, which requires liquid water," researcher Tereza ...

The origin of water on Earth has always been a curiosity, and a possible NASA mission with research from the University of ...

The University of Cape Town (UCT), in collaboration with the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) and several ...

“Being able to show the model in an immersive space like this gives people a different perspective and hopefully gives them a ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted five galaxy candidates dating to just 200 million years after the Big Bang, making ...