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New AI Model Helps Us Understand How Universe Creates Heavy Elements
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New AI Model Helps Us Understand How Universe Creates Heavy Elements

1The new AI model, RHINE, was created by an international team at GSI/FAIR to study neutron star mergers. 2RHINE uses machine learning to speed …

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Ancient Quasars Found in Early Universe - A Big Surprise!
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Ancient Quasars Found in Early Universe - A Big Surprise!

131 ancient quasars were discovered by an international team of researchers using data from the Euclid space telescope. 2These quasars were already shining with …

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NASA's New Mars Rover Could Find Signs of Life on Red Planet
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NASA's New Mars Rover Could Find Signs of Life on Red Planet

1The Rosalind Franklin rover will launch in 2030 and search for signs of life on Mars using MOMA and other instruments. 2MOMA is an …

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Alien Planet May Support Life Despite Extreme Temperatures
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Alien Planet May Support Life Despite Extreme Temperatures

1LHS 3844b is an exoplanet located about 48.5 light years from our solar system. 2The planet has a special property called tidal locking, which …

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NASA Celebrates America's 250th Birthday with Stunning Space Images
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NASA Celebrates America's 250th Birthday with Stunning Space Images

1NASA released four stunning images of deep space to mark America's 250th anniversary. 2The images were taken from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and combine …

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Hubble Telescope Captures a Stunning Star Cluster
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Hubble Telescope Captures a Stunning Star Cluster

1The Hubble Space Telescope has released an image of over 500,000 stars in Messier 3 (M3), one of the largest globular clusters in our …

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NASA's Hubble Telescope Captures a Stunning Stellar Nursery
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NASA's Hubble Telescope Captures a Stunning Stellar Nursery

1LH 95 is a star-forming region inside the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy that orbits the Milky Way. 2The Hubble Space Telescope captured …

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Hubble Spots a Sparkling Star Cluster That's Almost as Old as the Universe
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Hubble Spots a Sparkling Star Cluster That's Almost as Old as the Universe

1The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a star cluster called NGC 6426, which is around 13 billion years old. 2NGC 6426 is …

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Asteroids May Have Sparked Life on Early Earth
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Asteroids May Have Sparked Life on Early Earth

1Scientists at Southwest Research Institute used computer models to study how asteroid impacts affected early Earth. 2Asteroid impacts created conditions for life to emerge …

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390 Gravitational Waves Detected, Revealing Hidden Black Holes
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390 Gravitational Waves Detected, Revealing Hidden Black Holes

1The new catalog includes 161 new signals from colliding black holes detected between April 2024 and January 2025. 2The total number of confirmed gravitational …

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Scientists Warn of Missing Evidence of Alien Life
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Scientists Warn of Missing Evidence of Alien Life

1A new paper published in Nature Astronomy explores the problem of 'false negatives' in the search for extraterrestrial life. 2False negatives occur when scientists …

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Millions of Stars Can Help Scientists Understand Dark Energy
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Millions of Stars Can Help Scientists Understand Dark Energy

1The researchers used Type Ia supernovae, which are extremely bright star explosions, to measure cosmic distances. 2The expansion of the Universe is accelerating, which …

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James Webb Telescope Uncovers Mysterious Pink World's Secrets
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James Webb Telescope Uncovers Mysterious Pink World's Secrets

1A team of astronomers led by Northwestern University has been studying the mysterious 'Pink Planet' for over a decade. 2The Pink Planet is one …

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Two Super-Puff Planets Found in a Rare System
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Two Super-Puff Planets Found in a Rare System

1Two super-puff planets, TOI-791 b and TOI-791 c, were found orbiting an F7-type dwarf star about 1,110 light-years from Earth. 2The two planets are …

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NASA's Lucy Discovers a Wobbling Peanut-Shaped Asteroid
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NASA's Lucy Discovers a Wobbling Peanut-Shaped Asteroid

1Asteroid Donaldjohanson is a peanut-shaped object that wobbles as it rotates. 2The asteroid formed about 155 million years ago when fragments from a violent …

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Scientists Search for Alien Signals in Our Solar System
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Scientists Search for Alien Signals in Our Solar System

1The SETI Institute searched for signs of alien technology from an interstellar object called 3I/ATLAS. 2They found no evidence of extraterrestrial signals, but this …

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Dark Matter May Be Hiding at the Milky Way's Core
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Dark Matter May Be Hiding at the Milky Way's Core

1The Milky Way's core might not contain a supermassive black hole 2Dark matter could be responsible for the powerful gravitational effects observed near the …

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Mystery of Uranus' Radiation Belts Solved
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Mystery of Uranus' Radiation Belts Solved

1Voyager 2 flew past Uranus in 1986 2The spacecraft detected an electron radiation belt far stronger than predicted 3Scientists believe a solar wind structure, …

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Giant Exoplanets Formed in a Similar Way to Jupiter
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Giant Exoplanets Formed in a Similar Way to Jupiter

1The HR 8799 star system is about 133 light years away from Earth. 2It hosts four massive planets, each between five and ten times …

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James Webb Telescope Discovers Organic Molecules in Distant Galaxy
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James Webb Telescope Discovers Organic Molecules in Distant Galaxy

1The James Webb Space Telescope was used to study an ultra-luminous infrared galaxy called IRAS 07251-0248. 2The team found a wide variety of small …

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Massive Lava Tube Found Beneath Venus's Surface
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Massive Lava Tube Found Beneath Venus's Surface

1Scientists from the University of Trento discovered a massive lava tube beneath Venus's surface using radar data analysis. 2The finding adds to evidence that …

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Astronomers Discover Earth-Like Planet That May Be Colder Than Mars
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Astronomers Discover Earth-Like Planet That May Be Colder Than Mars

1Scientists have found a new planet that might be similar to Earth. However, it could be much colder than Mars. The discovery was made …

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Hidden Star's Twin Beams Shine in Stunning Hubble Image
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Hidden Star's Twin Beams Shine in Stunning Hubble Image

1The Egg Nebula is a pre-planetary nebula, a precursor stage of a planetary nebula. 2It's the first, youngest, and closest pre-planetary nebula ever identified. …

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Rocky Planet Found Far Away Challenges Our Understanding of Planet Formation
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Rocky Planet Found Far Away Challenges Our Understanding of Planet Formation

1Astronomers discovered a planetary system where a rocky planet orbits far from its star, challenging our current understanding of planet formation. 2The system orbiting …

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NASA's Northern Lights Mission Reveals Stunning Results
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NASA's Northern Lights Mission Reveals Stunning Results

1NASA launched two sounding rocket missions to study the northern lights 2The Black and Diffuse Auroral Science Surveyor reached an altitude of about 224 …

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James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Secrets of Uranus' Magnetic Field
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James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Secrets of Uranus' Magnetic Field

1The James Webb Space Telescope was used to study Uranus' upper atmosphere and magnetic field. 2Uranus' magnetic field is tilted and offset from the …

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Mars Volcano's Hidden Power Revealed
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Mars Volcano's Hidden Power Revealed

1The study found that some of Mars' youngest volcanic regions have a much more detailed history than previously assumed. 2The magma systems remained active …

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Unlocking Hidden Dimensions in Light
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Unlocking Hidden Dimensions in Light

1Scientists at the University of the Witwatersrand and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona have discovered a way to shape light at the quantum level. 2Structured …

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Jupiter's Moons May Have Formed with Ingredients for Life
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Jupiter's Moons May Have Formed with Ingredients for Life

1Scientists have found that complex organic molecules (COMs) may have formed on Jupiter's four largest moons as they formed. 2The COMs could have been …

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Hidden Oceans on Icy Moons May Be Boiling Beneath the Surface
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Hidden Oceans on Icy Moons May Be Boiling Beneath the Surface

1Icy moons around Saturn have liquid water oceans trapped between their ice shells and rocky interiors 2Tidal forces generated by massive planets can warm …

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James Webb Telescope Spots Farthest Jellyfish Galaxy Ever
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James Webb Telescope Spots Farthest Jellyfish Galaxy Ever

1The galaxy is 8.5 billion years old and sits at z = 1.156. 2Jellyfish galaxies get their name from the long, flowing streams of …

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Scientists Uncover Clue to Why Universe is Made of Matter
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Scientists Uncover Clue to Why Universe is Made of Matter

1Researchers from Indiana University combined data from two international neutrino experiments to better understand why matter survived the Big Bang. 2Neutrinos are tiny, nearly …

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Unveiling the Milky Way's Turbulent Core in Unprecedented Detail
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Unveiling the Milky Way's Turbulent Core in Unprecedented Detail

1Astronomers have created a stunning new image of the Milky Way's central region using ALMA. 2The image shows an intricate network of cosmic gas …

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A Giant Cosmic Sheet Surrounds Our Galaxy
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A Giant Cosmic Sheet Surrounds Our Galaxy

1The cosmic sheet surrounds the Local Group, which includes the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies. 2The sheet is made up of both ordinary and …

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Asteroids Throw 'Cosmic Snowballs' at Each Other
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Asteroids Throw 'Cosmic Snowballs' at Each Other

115% of asteroids that pass near Earth have a smaller companion orbiting them 2Binary asteroid systems can exchange rocks and dust through slow-moving impacts …

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NASA's DART Mission Successfully Deflects Asteroid's Path
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NASA's DART Mission Successfully Deflects Asteroid's Path

1NASA's DART mission successfully deflected the path of asteroid Dimorphos in September 2022. 2The impact changed the orbit of the entire asteroid system around …

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Unlocking Secrets of the Early Universe
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Unlocking Secrets of the Early Universe

1Astronomers have created the largest 3D map of the early universe, revealing hidden galaxies and clouds of gas. 2The map was created using a …

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Cosmic Voids: Not Empty, But Tearing the Universe Apart
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Cosmic Voids: Not Empty, But Tearing the Universe Apart

1Cosmic voids are not empty spaces but filled with quantum fields 2Quantum fields contain energy that drives the accelerating expansion of the universe 3Dark …

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Mysterious Supernova Signal Solved by Indian Student
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Mysterious Supernova Signal Solved by Indian Student

1Astronomer Joseph Farah discovered a strange signal from a distant supernova called SN 2024afav. 2The signal was caused by a magnetar, a type of …

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Scientists Crack 20-Year Mystery of Gold Creation
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Scientists Crack 20-Year Mystery of Gold Creation

1Researchers at the University of Tennessee made three key discoveries about how gold is created in stars. 2The team used CERN's ISOLDE Decay Station …

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Astronomers Find Source of Brightest Fast Radio Burst Ever
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Astronomers Find Source of Brightest Fast Radio Burst Ever

1The brightest FRB ever observed was detected on March 16, 2025. 2The signal, named FRB 20250316A and nicknamed RBFLOAT, originated from a nearby galaxy …

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Unlocking the Universe's Oldest Light
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Unlocking the Universe's Oldest Light

1The cosmic microwave background (CMB) contains valuable information about the early universe. 2Cosmic birefringence is a phenomenon that affects the oldest light in the …

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Uncovering the Secret of Dark Energy
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Uncovering the Secret of Dark Energy

1Astronomers have discovered a rare supernova from 10 billion years ago that could help solve the mystery of dark energy. 2The supernova's light has …

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Astronomers Discover Nearby Galaxy's Shocking Transformation
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Astronomers Discover Nearby Galaxy's Shocking Transformation

1The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is a compact, gas-rich galaxy that orbits the Milky Way along with its larger companion, the Large Magellanic Cloud …

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Webb Telescope Discovers Atmosphere on Ancient Super-Earth
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Webb Telescope Discovers Atmosphere on Ancient Super-Earth

1The planet TOI-561 b has about twice the mass of Earth but orbits extremely close to its star. 2The team used NASA's James Webb …

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Uncovering a Galaxy's 12-Billion-Year History
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Uncovering a Galaxy's 12-Billion-Year History

1A team of astronomers used galactic archaeology to reconstruct the 12-billion-year history of a galaxy beyond our own Milky Way. 2The galaxy, NGC 1365, …

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Unlocking Secrets of Giant Stars
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Unlocking Secrets of Giant Stars

1Scientists used supercomputers to solve a 50-year-old mystery about giant stars. 2The key factor is stellar rotation, which drives element mixing in these stars. …

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Mars' Secret Water Loss Revealed
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Mars' Secret Water Loss Revealed

1Scientists discovered that small dust storms on Mars can lift water vapor high into space. 2This helps explain how the planet lost much of …

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Alien Space Weather Stations Help Us Understand Habitable Planets
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Alien Space Weather Stations Help Us Understand Habitable Planets

1M dwarf stars are smaller, cooler, and dimmer than our Sun 2These stars often have rocky planets that might be too hot or lack …

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Scientists Uncover Secret to Crab Pulsar's Mysterious Zebra Stripes
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Scientists Uncover Secret to Crab Pulsar's Mysterious Zebra Stripes

1The Crab Pulsar is a dense remnant of a supernova recorded by Chinese and Japanese astronomers in 1054. 2The pulsar's signal is highly unusual, …

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New Idea About Big Bang's Origins
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New Idea About Big Bang's Origins

1A team at University of Waterloo proposed a new way to explain how the universe began 2Their findings suggest that rapid early expansion may …

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Monster Black Holes Can Silence Star Formation Across the Universe
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Monster Black Holes Can Silence Star Formation Across the Universe

1Supermassive black holes can slow down star formation in galaxies millions of light-years away through intense radiation 2The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was …

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NASA's Artemis II Mission Takes Humans Closer to the Moon
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NASA's Artemis II Mission Takes Humans Closer to the Moon

1NASA launched its Artemis II mission on April 1, 2026, sending four astronauts into space for a crewed flight around the Moon. 2The mission …

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SpaceX Starship Could Cut Travel Time to Uranus in Half
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SpaceX Starship Could Cut Travel Time to Uranus in Half

1Uranus is one of the least studied planets in our solar system. 2The only spacecraft to visit Uranus was Voyager 2, which flew past …

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Meteor Impacts May Have Sparked Life on Earth
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Meteor Impacts May Have Sparked Life on Earth

1Scientists believe that meteor impacts may have created hot environments where life began 2The study's lead author, Shea Cinquemani, began working on this project …

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Dying Stars Devour Giant Planets, Astronomers Discover
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Dying Stars Devour Giant Planets, Astronomers Discover

1Aging stars, like our Sun, eventually run out of fuel and expand into red giants. 2The researchers studied nearly half a million stars to …

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Mars' Dust Storms Spark Electricity and Shape the Planet's Chemistry
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Mars' Dust Storms Spark Electricity and Shape the Planet's Chemistry

1Mars' dust storms generate electricity due to its thin atmosphere and dusty terrain 2The electrical discharges trigger electrochemical reactions that shape the planet's surface …

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Scientists Crack Code to Detect Hidden Ripples in Spacetime
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Scientists Crack Code to Detect Hidden Ripples in Spacetime

1Researchers from the University of Warwick have developed a new approach to identify tiny distortions in spacetime. 2The team grouped spacetime fluctuations into three …

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Mysterious Exoplanet's Atmosphere Defies Scientists' Understanding
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Mysterious Exoplanet's Atmosphere Defies Scientists' Understanding

1TOI-5205 b is a giant exoplanet that orbits a small star, roughly four times smaller than Jupiter's size. 2The planet's atmosphere contains fewer heavy …

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The Universe is Expanding Too Fast, and Scientists Are Still Puzzled
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The Universe is Expanding Too Fast, and Scientists Are Still Puzzled

1The nearby universe is expanding at a rate of 73.50 ± 0.81 kilometers per second per megaparsec. 2This result doesn't solve the Hubble tension, …

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Black Hole Wakes Up After 100 Million Years and Erupts Like a Cosmic Volcano
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Black Hole Wakes Up After 100 Million Years and Erupts Like a Cosmic Volcano

1A supermassive black hole at the center of galaxy J1007+3540 suddenly restarted powerful jets after remaining inactive for almost 100 million years. 2The jets …

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