The CosmicWatch device costs only $100 to make, making it accessible for both high school students and spacecraft operators.

The death toll is mounting in Iran, according to activists, as the regime cracks down on massive protests. CBS News' Holly Williams has more.

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Astronomers have discovered a new type of object that is a starless cloud that failed to form as a galaxy. Here's what to ...

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Scientists are uncovering new clues that a cosmic explosion may have rocked Earth at the end of the last ice age. At major Clovis-era sites, researchers found shocked quartz—evidence of intense heat ...

This cloud is a window into the dark Universe,” study co-author and Space Telescope Science Institute (STCScl) team member ...

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James Webb has spotted the most distant supernova ever seen, exploding just 730 million years after the Big Bang, offering ...

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