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9 equations that changed the world
By Adam Mann last updated
Here are nine equations that altered the course of history.
Biden to reveal first James Webb Telescope image today. Here's what to expect.
By Ben Turner last updated
The telescope's new images will show stars forming, distant galaxies locked in a cosmic dance, and some of the universe's very first light.
What is the universe?
By Paul Sutter published
Reference It's quite a big question and a lot is still unknown about the universe, but we'll tell you everything that we do know, from how the universe was created, how old it is and what it's even made of.
The universe would not make sense without mathematics
By Peter Watson published
Mathematics is the language of the universe: It is probable that every major scientific discovery has used mathematics in some form.
Exoplanets: Alien worlds beyond our solar system
By Robert Lea published
Reference As long as humanity has been gazing at the stars we have dreamed about life on other worlds, now known as exoplanets.
7 theories on the origin of life
By Charles Q. Choi, Scott Dutfield published
Reference From lightning to space rocks, here are ideas for how the first life on Earth came to be.
Powerful, nearby black holes could help to explain universe's origins
By Doris Elin Salazar published
Nearby galaxies and their black holes could hold the answers to the existential questions that remain unanswered about the beginning of the universe.
In a historic launch, the Webb Telescope blasts off into space
By Mindy Weisberger published
An international partnership of space agencies just launched JWST, the biggest, most powerful space telescope ever made, in an achievement that was decades in the making.
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