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Are we alone in the Galaxy? Drake’s updated equation suggests we might be

A new paper that takes a look at the Fermi Paradox using the Drake Equations has suggested an uncomfortable solution: maybe we’re alone in the galaxy. If you haven’t heard of the Fermi Paradox, it goes something like this: given the infinity of the universe and the implied probability of life evolving elsewhere, how is … Read more

The James Webb Space Telescope finds a dusty skeleton in the closet of this starburst galaxy

A gif showing three views of a galaxy. The final image in the gif combines the previous two images.

Dwarf galaxy NGC 4449 is the star of the show The James Webb Space Telescopehis latest cosmic portrait. Located 12.5 million light-years away in the constellation of Canes Venatici, the Hunting Dogs, NGC 4449 has a lot in common with our own. Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), orbiting satellite galaxy Milky Way. Both are small and … Read more

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