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Once upon a time, the core of a massive star collapsed, creating a shockwave that blasted outward, ripping the star apart as ...

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Traveling from one star to another is currently impossible to achieve within a human lifetime. But some projects are ...

In 2017, astronomers discovered the interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua. In 2023, we reported the discovery of seven solar system ...

A team of physicists has outlined a possible way of sending probes deep into interstellar space within a reasonable timescale ...