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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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Thousands of worlds may lurk beyond Pluto - and a stunning new animation shows them all
Pluto, Eris, Ceres, Makemake, Haumea, and five others meet Brown's "near certainty" criteria - in o…
Dave Mosher
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James Webb Space Telescope reveals one of the most mysterious worlds in the universe might have a volcanic moon
Mysterious brown dwarfs are neither planets nor stars, but this one somehow has northern lights, me…
Maiya Focht,Morgan McFall-Joh…
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The smallest dwarf planet in our solar system was hiding in the asteroid belt
Hygiea isn’t a new discovery but the fact that it meets the International Astronomical Union’s (…
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There's new evidence that a mysterious 9th planet is lurking in our solar system
They'll be using the Subaru telescope on the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii to hunt it down and sea…
Kelly Dickerson
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We've discovered 3 bizarre planets and one scientist is 'optimistic' they might harbor life
The next step, Gillon said, will be using the next generation of satellites - including NASA's upco…
Sarah Kramer
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Here's how astronomers think they can prove that the new planet 9 on the edge of our solar system exists
Sadly, Brown and Batygin don't think the planet is currently in the part of its orbit that would br…
Kelly Dickerson
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Here's why some scientists think Pluto should still be a planet
Narrator: And while these new worlds looked and behaved like Pluto, they were completely different …
Gina Echevarria,Shira Polan
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Evidence of ninth planet in solar system found, nicknamed 'Planet Nine
Our solar system may host a ninth planet that is 10 times the mass of the Earth and takes up to 20,…
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Pluto became a dwarf planet 9 years ago today - but that's 'bulls---,' according to a leading NASA scientist
The problem, Stern said, is that the reclassification largely stemmed from the opinions of astronom…
Kelly Dickerson
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There may be new evidence of a mysterious 'Planet X' hiding beyond Pluto
If this giant "Planet X" exists, we probably haven't spotted it because it's so far away. At such a…
Kelly Dickerson
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The universe will be a frighteningly bleak place in a 'googol' years
"You always have to admit that you don't know that that's what's going to happen," Adams said, addi…
Meghan Bartels
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Dwarfism discovered in the world's tallest animal. Giraffes stunted by a bone growth disorder can be half the average 16 ft height.
Scientists have discovered 'dwarf giraffes' in Nambia and Uganda. The shortest was 8 feet tall, hal…
Naina Bhardwaj
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Watching this video makes it feel like you're exploring Pluto
Your journey starts with a flyby, revealing the dwarf planet's sweeping brown-and-red mou…
Sean Kane
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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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Astronomers peered deeper into the Orion Nebula than ever before - here's what they saw
The famous Orion Nebula, located 1,350 light years from the sun, spans about 24 light-years within …