Outer Space
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Bright Nearby Double Star Fomalhaut Is Actually a Triple
The nearby star system Fomalhaut — of special interest for its unusual exoplanet and dusty debris disk — has been…
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Strange Super-Earth Planet Has ‘Plasma’ Water Atmosphere
A nearby alien planet six times the size of the Earth is covered with a water-rich atmosphere that includes a…
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Researchers Propose New Theory to Explain Seeds of Life in Asteroids
A new look at the early solar system introduces an alternative to a long-taught, but largely discredited, theory that seeks…
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Jekyll and Hyde Star Morphs from Radio to X-Ray Pulsar and Back Again
Astronomers have uncovered the strange case of a neutron star with the peculiar ability to transform from a radio pulsar…
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NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Finds Water in First Sample of Planet Surface
The first scoop of soil analyzed by the analytical suite in the belly of NASA’s Curiosity rover reveals that fine…
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