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Space.com was on duty all year to bring you the major developments in the science of the universe's most fascinating entities: black holes.

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NASA's Parker Solar Probe has shattered records by venturing closer to the Sun than ever before, reaching blazing speeds of 430,000 mph. Equipped with groundbreaking technology, it braved extreme ...

Dec. 20, 2024 — One of the biggest mysteries in science -- dark energy -- doesn't actually exist, according to researchers looking to solve the riddle of how the Universe is expanding. For the ...

This new study focused on optimizing the size of TiO2 nanoparticles to develop a sunscreen with both UV-blocking and ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe achieved the impossible – a closer encounter with the sun than any spacecraft in history. It ...

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