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When we think creatively, produce novel ideas, or otherwise have “Eureka” moments, we may actually unlock access to a ...

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If you've ever wondered why we are here, then you can thank Jupiter for part of the answer. A new study from Rice University ...

The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) celebrates 20 years of observing the sky. SALT is the largest optical telescope ...

I believe extraterrestrial intelligence (in AI form) could be concealed under the lunar surface," Alex Ellery told Newsweek.

Back on planet Earth, and deep inside a pitch-black, sulfuric cave on the Albanian-Greek border, we reported on a study that ...

As 3I/ATLAS races through our solar system, NASA and Harvard take unprecedented action to study its bizarre anti-tail and ...