Outer Space
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Newly Discovered Celestial Object Defies Categories: Is It a New Kind of Planet or a Rare Kind of Failed Star?
An object discovered by astrophysicists at the University of Toronto (U of T) nearly 500 light years away from the…
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Supernova’s Super Dust Factory Imaged With ALMA
Galaxies can be remarkably dusty places and supernovas are thought to be a primary source of that dust, especially in…
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Newfound Planet Is Earth-Mass but Gassy
An international team of astronomers has discovered the first Earth-mass planet that transits, or crosses in front of, its host…
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Newly Discovered Three-Star System Could Test Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity
A newly discovered system of two white dwarf stars and a superdense pulsar-all packed within a space smaller than the…
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Researchers Use Hubble Telescope to Reveal Cloudy Weather On Alien World
Weather forecasters on exoplanet GJ 1214b would have an easy job. Today’s forecast: cloudy. Tomorrow: overcast. Extended outlook: more clouds.…
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