The top astronomical discoveries of 2025
Here are eight of the most spectacular astronomical discoveries of 2025....
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Here are eight of the most spectacular astronomical discoveries of 2025....
Nature, Published online: 24 December 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03756-4 The team select some of their favourite stories from the past 12 months....
New discoveries and fresh looks at familiar worlds show how far exoplanet science has come — and how much remains unknown....
2025 was another big year for black holes, and here's our pick of the top black hole stories from the last twelve months....
All the NASA engineers and scientists need is a star on top of the telescope in the cleanroom....
Searches for dark matter particles have come up empty so far, driving theorists to get more creative with their ideas....
Beneath the Mediterranean, physicists at the Cubic Kilometre Neutrino Telescope Initiative built a cathedral of glass spheres that listens for cosmic whispers—and this year, it heard the most energeti...
"I think every astronomer is going to find something of value here, as NASA's missions enable the world to answer fundamental questions about how the universe got its start, and how it changed to even...
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1902.01989 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46402611 Points: 3 # Comments: 0...
Article URL: https://www.quantamagazine.org/inside-the-proton-the-most-complicated-thing-imaginable-20221019/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46398666 Points: 7 # Comments: 0...
A powerful visual timeline showcasing the pivotal events that reshaped our global landscape throughout the year....
Article URL: https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-develop-new-fish-inspired-filter-that-removes-over-99-of-microplastics/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46390041 Points: 3 # Comment...
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Akhil Nagori, Evann Sun, and Lucas Shengwen Yen at the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge. Society for Science Three California teenagers created text-to-speech smart glasses powered...
Article URL: https://www.sciencealert.com/off-switch-discovery-could-help-clear-our-brains-of-a-common-parasite Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46404952 Points: 10 # Comments: 0...
Long before modern telescopes, early astronomers mapped the heavens with math, myth, and sheer curiosity. This crossword quiz celebrates the minds who first charted the cosmos....
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/obituaries/inge-lehmann-overlooked.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46360080 Points: 10 # Comments: 1...
Man is returning to the moon - and with him old rivalries and new ambitions. Europe wants to have its say; Germany wants to be at the forefront. A historic opportunity beckons for Berlin....
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