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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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 …

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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 …

Ali Sundermier   


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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…

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