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![A bunch of cheerleaders in red outfits wearing solar eclipse glasses and looking up at the sky.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ePoyJJ7KAArqeWZrrvTeMi-320-80.jpg)
Southern Illinois will get its 2nd solar eclipse in a decade this year
By Meredith Garofalo published
It's already rare for a single location to experience a total solar eclipse, but on April 8, Carbondale, Illinois will see its second one within a decade.
![An illustration of WASP-76b and the rainbow like glory effect in its atmosphere](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QuLMTyuN9o2jYMSc6guoF6-320-80.png)
This hellish exoplanet's skies rain iron and create a rainbow-like effect
By Robert Lea published
The CHEOPS mission has seen tantalizing hints of the rainbow-like glory effect over WASP-76b, an extreme world where iron rains heavily on one side of the planet.
![a small, bright blue central dot erupts with rays of brilliant pink and yellow-green, with shining stars dispersed within as well as around in the black of space.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4SKdYncti8Qs3AddaFBc5J-320-80.jpg)
Peer inside remnants of an 800-year-old supernova and see a 'zombie' star
By Stefanie Waldek published
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory images the firework-like remnants of the great supernova of 1181.
![An illustration of a space telescope with a metallic disk around it. In the background, in space, there is a bright blue star and a bright orange star next to it.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ePfzSa6wZYprGNhzpGSxZ-320-80.png)
Like the 90s, binary stars are back in style
By Robert Lea published
For many years, binary star research has been as neglected as an old Tamagotchi. But now, the Gaia space telescope is leading a resurgence in interest in binary star systems.
![An illustration shows a massive star cannibalising a smaller star around the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gWqK7mioY9pjAAdtaiyeTM-320-80.png)
Cannibal stars at the heart of the Milky Way stay young in a gruesome way
By Robert Lea published
To remain youthful in a cosmic demolition derby around supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*, some cannibalistic stars gruesomely bathe in outer layers of their stellar victims.
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Ambitious new dark matter-hunting experiment delivers 1st results
By Robert Lea published
The new BREAD experiment, which was designed to search the cosmos for mysterious dark matter, has returned its first results.
![a large swatch, like an open fan enlarges a section of faint light emitting from the lift.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nJZ8LVJXC7gc4Tw2Xj2pM7-320-80.jpg)
Largest 3D map of our universe could hint that dark energy evolves with time
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Our leading model of the universe assumes dark energy to be constant across the universe and throughout time. Emerging evidence suggests that may not be the case.
![black and white rocky landscape](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sZXtDNxXtwFowt2zqpUopX-320-80.jpg)
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover begins exploring possible dried-up Red Planet river
By Rahul Rao published
NASA's Curiosity rover is now exploring a possible ancient river on Mars named Gediz Vallis.
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