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Getty Images/Shutterstock String theory is the best candidate we have for all theories. Bends to that rule, various entangled theories…

The Mayall Telescope Star Trail in Arizona houses dark energy spectroscopy equipmentLuke Tyas/Berkeley Lab Dark energy is one of the…

Ekkehard Peik is a watchmaker. But instead of using a magnifying glass to peer at tiny gears and springs, he…

of The first telescopeKnown as a refracting telescope, this was made by a Dutch optician in the early 17th century.…

It can be difficult to understand something very large or very small.Ron Koebeler/Millennium Images, UK Imagine taking off in a…

A dying star explodes into a bright supernova.Image by Shutterstock/NASA The universe is wild and full of wonderful mysteries, amazing…

Artist’s impression of the Euclid Space TelescopeESA The European Space Agency (ESA) is gearing up for the launch of its…

in the early days In the 2000s, Phil Plait wrote his first book, bad astronomyHe debunked conspiracy theories and fallacies,…