Outer Space
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Violent formation of the moon: New view
Within the first 150 million years after our solar system formed, a giant body roughly the size of Mars struck…
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Explosions of Jupiter’s aurora linked to extraordinary planet-moon interaction
On Earth, bursts of particles spewed by the Sun spark shimmering auroras, like the Northern Lights, that briefly dance at…
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Monster black hole discovered at cosmic dawn
Scientists have discovered the brightest quasar in the early universe, powered by the most massive black hole yet known at…
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A smiling lens: ‘Happy face’ galaxy cluster reveals arcs caused by strong gravitational lensing
In the centre of this image, taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is the galaxy cluster SDSS J1038+4849 —…
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Evidence for dark matter in the inner Milky Way
A new study is providing evidence for the presence of dark matter in the innermost part of the Milky Way,…
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