Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have peered into the atmosphere of a cosmic body that could be a ...
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A decades-old astronomical mystery has finally been solved—an enigmatic X-ray signal emanating from deep space turns out to ...
Astronomers have identified an extreme exoplanet, LTT 9779 b, that is reshaping our understanding of planetary atmospheres.
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While unraveling the mystery of why some planet-forming disks fall onto their stars, an astronomer stumbled upon a surprise: ...
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Astronomers have found four small planets orbiting Barnard's Star, the second-closest star system to Earth. These planets are ...
I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the weekend ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...
Survivor let players visit a fairly limited and linear Coruscant, and its sequel should make it into the ultimate jedi ...