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Within the first 10-32 seconds after the Big Bang, a burst of expansion called cosmic inflation stretched tiny quantum ripples into structures that would become galaxies, clusters, and the cosmic web. Inflation was a brief epoch of exponential expansion that magnified microscopic quantum fluctuations into macroscopic variations in density. Understanding how cosmic inflation s...


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Italy’s skies have been studied from Renaissance piazzas to modern observatories, and Italy’s long scientific tradition shaped many breakthroughs in celestial science. That history is visible in the careers of people who mapped comets, developed spectral classification and built observatories across the peninsula. There are 20 Italian Astronomers, ranging from Angelo Secchi t...


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In November 1967, radio astronomer Jocelyn Bell Burnell noticed a series of perfectly regular radio pulses coming from the sky — the first recorded pulsar, catalogued as PSR B1919+21. That steady tapping from space was startling: an object behaving like a cosmic lighthouse with clocklike regularity. The discovery mattered because it revealed a new class of compact star and op...


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Summer birthdays can be small, human waypoints through the long arc of space exploration — a chance to notice patterns in the people who’ve gone off-planet. Looking at birth months groups familiar names and lesser-known crew members into a single, approachable snapshot. There are 6 Astronauts Born in August, ranging from Chris Hadfield, Story Musgrave. For each person you’ll ...


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On July 20, 1976, NASA’s Viking landers sent the first complete data sets from the Martian surface, and on February 18, 2021, Perseverance touched down carrying a cache of samples destined for eventual return to Earth. Exploring Mars advances science, spurs technology and industry, and broadens humanity’s long-term prospects—here are eight compelling reasons to keep going. Yo...


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