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A crescent-shaped solar eclipse, sun mostly obscured by the moon, against a dark sky.
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How you can see the partial (or total) solar eclipse near you

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by Hannah Morse
Illustration of a scientist facing an X-ray imaging device and a screen displaying data points, their body overlaid with a glowing neural network pattern connecting to the instruments, symbolizing AI-guided analysis of lab equipment.
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This AI scientist can run experiments. Self-driving labs coming next

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by Katya Poltorak
Albert-László Barabási, Robert Gray Dodge Professor of Network Science and Distinguished University Professor at Northeastern, looking off to the side in a hallway with round teal-framed glasses and a rust-colored blazer.
University News

A founder of network science was honored for his pioneering work

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by Hannah Morse
Vera C. Rubin Observatory's dome under a star-filled night sky at Cerro Pachón, Chile, with its telescope shutter open and interior lit.
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A landmark cosmic project will reveal new truths about the universe

by Cody Mello-Klein
A bright-tailed comet streaks across a starry night sky above a fog-covered river and treeline.
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How an interstellar comet sheds light on universe’s ‘cosmic noon’

by Cody Mello-Klein
Ryan Gosling sits in a space shuttle in the film "Project Hail Mary."
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What ‘Project Hail Mary’ gets right — and wrong — about astrophysics

by Cody Mello-Klein
A crane holds a large white box with solar panels on the side. The box hangs above snow or ice-covered ground, and is framed by blue sky.
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A two-decade journey hunting for dark matter’s ‘smoking gun’

by Noah Lloyd
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What is an exoplanet? An astrophysicist explains why they are vital

by Cody Mello-Klein
Galaxy cluster with golden elliptical galaxies surrounded by distant spiral galaxies and gravitational lensing arcs against deep space.
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A ‘stunning’ dark matter map reveals insight into this cosmic mystery

by Cody Mello-Klein
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University News

What is dark energy? Research shines light on space’s biggest question

by Cody Mello-Klein
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How string theory helped solve a mystery of the brain’s architecture

by Noah Lloyd
A view of the night sky with light streaks scattered about.
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The Leonids meteor shower is here. Here’s why it could be even more impressive than usual

by Cody Mello-Klein