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The spiral galaxy M88, 63 million light-years away, is losing its gas as it plows through the Virgo Cluster. Hubble's observations of this "ram pressure stripping" reveal the mechanism that decides a galaxy's fate — explained clearly.
A massive galaxy with barely any rotation has been discovered just 1.8 billion years after the Big Bang. JWST's observations are quietly dismantling the assumption that young galaxies always spin.
What exactly is a rogue planet? This piece explores the strange class of worlds that belong to no star, drift freely through the Milky Way, and — as of January 2026 — can finally be measured for both mass and distance at the same time.