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Artist's impression of the rocky surface of Proxima Centauri b with the dim red disk of its host star low on the horizon.

Cosmology · Exoplanets · Habitability

The Habitable World Next Door That Its Star May Have Sterilized

Proxima Centauri b orbits the closest star to the Sun, inside the zone where liquid water could exist. The problem is the star itself, a red dwarf that flares hard enough to strip a planet bare.

June 12, 2026 15 min read Nature · ESO · A&A

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The original 1977 computer printout of the Wow! Signal showing the intensity code 6EQUJ5 circled in red with the handwritten word Wow

No. 02

Signals & Anomalies · SETI · Radio Astronomy

The 72 Seconds That Still Haunt Radio Astronomy

June 11, 202614 min read

Infrared view of the Andromeda Galaxy, where a massive supergiant star disappeared and a black hole formed without a supernova.

No. 03

Astrophysics · Stellar Evolution · Black Holes

The Star That Vanished Without an Explosion

June 10, 202614 min read

Deep-field image from the James Webb Space Telescope showing thousands of faint, distant galaxies against the black of space.

No. 04

Cosmology · Early Universe · Galaxy Formation

The Galaxy That Shouldn't Exist So Soon

June 5, 202616 min read

A luminous quasar powered by a supermassive black hole shining in the early universe, surrounded by glowing primordial gas

No. 05

Cosmology · Dark Matter · Black Holes

The Quiet Suspect Behind the Universe's First Giant Black Holes

June 4, 202615 min read

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Cosmology

The origin, structure, and ultimate fate of the universe.

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Worlds beyond our solar system and the search for life.

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Cosmos Unveiled is an independent science publication committed to one thing: making the most profound discoveries in astronomy and cosmology accessible to curious minds, without sacrificing accuracy or depth.

We believe the universe deserves better than simplified summaries. Every article is researched, verified, and written to stand alongside the quality of the science it describes.

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