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First 'intact' planet found circling a dead star — this Jupiter-sized anomaly is in orbit rather than being pulled apart at the seams
This Jupiter-sized anomaly of a planet is part and parcel of a three-star system that lies 80 light…
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This new super Earth is 70% bigger than our planet, but it's also more than 50 times hotter
It is 70% more massive than our home planet and one day on the planet only lasts 16 hours — that…
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Newly-discovered beetle named after beer company due to its bottle opener-shaped penis!
To capture the imagination of the public, the researchers have created a functional stainless steel…
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Over 100 new minor planets found at edge of solar system
Astronomers have discovered more than 100 new trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs), minor planets located…
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NASA scientists think some planets are shrinking because powerful radiation from their cores is pushing away their atmospheres
The mystery of a missing class of planets has had NASA astronomers scratching their heads. New evid…
Sebastian Cahill,Morgan McFal…
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope breaks another record, discovering the smallest star-like object astronomers have ever seen
NASA's Webb telescope was able to spot an object, the smallest of its kind, from 1,000 light years …
Rupendra Brahambhatt
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Astronomers discover three planets orbiting younger Sun-like star
An international team of astronomers has discovered a trio of hot worlds larger than Earth orbiting…
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A planet made of melted metal could be the key for finding the next Earth
A planet that’s gassy like Jupiter with melted metals in its atmosphere, and placed right next to t…
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Astronomers discover whirling electric winds at Saturn's north pole, solving a decades-old NASA mystery
Saturn's aurora borealis, unlike auroras on other planets, is driven by a powerful weather system. …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A planet thrice the size of Jupiter discovered due to its 'strange orbit'
It took 20 years of observations to figure out that the planet has an 'highly eccentric'…
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'Let's get real': scientists discover a new way climate change threatens cold-blooded animals
All animals need energy to live. They use it to breathe, circulate blood, digest food and move. You…
PTI
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What the James Webb Space Telescope's discoveries on another planet mean and don't mean — for the search for alien life
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope revealed that exoplanet K2-18 b may be an ocean world, and there'…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Habitable earth-sized planet discovered but its Sun doesn't set for over two weeks
The Earth isn’t going to last forever. Scientists continue to debate over what poses the greater …
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As rare as a ‘unicorn’ — a new horse-sized species of the beaked whale spotted off the coast of Mexico
Researchers from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society were on the lookout for the elusive Perin’s …
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5 times scientists thought they may have discovered aliens
UFOs aren't screaming "aliens" to scientists. Close calls in the hunt for extraterrestrials include…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A newly discovered space object called 'Farfarout' is the most distant thing in our solar system
It takes Farfarout 1,000 years to orbit the sun. Distant objects like this could help astronomers i…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Astronomers discover the fastest runaway stars in our galaxy racing away at over 5 million mph
Astronomers discovered two runaway stars racing out of our galaxy at speeds 10 times faster than th…
Jessica Orwig
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First-ever livestream from Mars beamed back images from the red planet despite technical difficulties
Never have images from the red planet been seen in near real-time. Inclement weather disrupted the …
Marianne Guenot
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New species are more likely to emerge in extreme environment ‘coldspots’ rather than ‘hotspots’ like the Amazon rainforest
The Amazon rainforest is one of the most biodiverse ‘hotspots’ of the world. Yet, it may not be the…
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NASA's new project will let you 'patrol' outer space for new planets
You can now help discover new worlds beyond our solar system from the comfort of your home, thanks …