A SpaceX Falcon 9 Streaked Across the Sky—and Left 30 Kilograms of Destructive Lithium in Its Wake

On February 20, 2025, the first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket streaked across Europe, and scientists in Germany tracked its lithium pollution plume via LiDAR.

Largest ALMA Image Ever Reveals Hidden Chemistry at the Heart of the Milky Way

ALMA’s most ambitious galactic survey yet exposes a wild, filament-filled stellar nursery at the very heart of the Milky Way. Astronomers have produced a remarkable new view of the center of the Milky ...
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Astronomers Spotted a Galaxy That’s Made Up Almost Entirely of Dark Matter

“The Euclid data clearly confirm the presence of the extremely faint, diffuse light of CDG-2, revealing the galaxy behind the ...