SCIENCE
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Einstein’s E = mc² is only half of the full equation
Einstein’s most famous equation is E = mc², which describes the rest mass energy inherent to particles. But motion matters…
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Famous globular cluster Terzan 5: an imposter after all
Globular clusters are some of the most ancient cosmic relics that still survive in our Milky Way today. Famed Terzan…
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Ask Ethan: How do space telescopes stay focused?
With targets from all across the Universe, focusing a space telescope — with so many moving parts — is challenging,…
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The most overlooked fact about JWST’s Little Red Dots
When JWST opened its eyes, it spied a huge number of Little Red Dots. What we saw inside was a…
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Ask Ethan: How are black holes active if nothing escapes from them?
Once you cross over to the inside of an event horizon, you can never come out again. But then, how…
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10 big questions about the search for life beyond Earth
The Universe took a great many steps to create not just life, but intelligent life, here at home. What can…
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Starts With A Bang podcast #130 — the initial mass function of stars
Contracting gas clouds don’t just make a single star, but a spectrum, with all different masses. Early on, that spectrum…
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Singularities inside black holes are truly unavoidable
Yes, “the laws of physics break down” at singularities. But relativity itself would have to be wrong for black holes…
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Is the USA on track to fulfill Astro2020’s decadal plan?
The Astro2020 decadal report set the USA’s agenda for space and ground-based astronomy. Here in 2026, we’re clearly on the…
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Ask Ethan: Why does our Universe require CP-violation?
Two discrete symmetries, charge conjugation and parity, must be violated together for our Universe to exist. We haven’t found enough…
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