Interstellar visitors: Material from Alpha Centauri may already be here
Oumuamua and Comet Borisov in 2017 and 2019, respectively, created a surge of interest. What were they? Where did they come ...
Earth's inner core has shifted shape over two decades, scientists discover
Earth's inner core has changed shape over the past 20 years. A team of scientists studied the core's behavior to understand why its rotation slowed down ...
Witnessing the birth of planets: Webb telescope provides unprecedented view into PDS 70 system
Canadian astronomers have taken an extraordinary step in understanding how planets are born, using the James Webb Space ...
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Astronomers Reveal Largest Collection of Comets Outside Earth’s Solar System Ever Found
Harvard and Smithsonian (CfA), and its Submillimeter Array (SMA), were critical for identifying a cache of belts surrounding other stars beyond the sun where comets may reside. Regions around 74 stars ...
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An Enormous, Branching String of Galaxy Clusters Is the Largest Known Structure in the Universe, Scientists Say
The cosmic superstructure Quipu is more than 13,000 times the length of the Milky Way, and its mass is 200 quadrillion times ...
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Earth's inner core is undergoing a transformation
Earth's inner core is undergoing structural transformation. Located 3,000 miles below the Earth's surface, the inner core is anchored by gravity within the molten liquid outer core. Until now the ...
'Artificial solar eclipse': NASA to launch PUNCH mission via SpaceX' Falcon rocket this month
NASA's new mission, Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH), is scheduled to launch on February 27 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.