Newly Discovered Planets Could Solve Exoplanet Mystery
Since astronomers first measured the size of an extrasolar planet seventeen years ago, they have struggled to answer the question: how did the largest planets…
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Since astronomers first measured the size of an extrasolar planet seventeen years ago, they have struggled to answer the question: how did the largest planets…
Using the Pan-STARRS 1 wide-field survey telescope, a team of astronomers has discovered a free-floating planet that is 80 light-years away from Earth. An international…
A new seventeen-minute video shows the motions of structures of the nearby universe in greater detail than ever before, revealing a dynamic three-dimensional representation of…
A newly published study details the discovery of a high concentration of boron in a Martian meteorite that far exceeds that of any previously reported…
Using the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager onboard the Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite, a team of scientists measured the shape of the Sun with unprecedented accuracy,…