The secret recipe of black holes: Study finds they can 'cook' their own meals in space
Supermassive black holes are seen as sources of wanton cosmic destruction, but there may be more to their powerful influence ...
This giant planet formed in a strange way, scientists find
Astronomers discovered the gas giant planet — dubbed a "hot Jupiter " — in 2016, but have continued to investigate this ...
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'Roasting marshmallow' exoplanet is so hot, it rains metal. How did it form?
"The climate of this planet is extreme and nothing like that of Earth. The planet's dayside is so hot that elements typically ...
Meet The Mysterious Deep-Sea Giant
The huge sea bug joins a group of mysterious deep-sea crustaceans that have remained largely unchanged for millions of years: ...
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Researchers Identified a New ‘Supergiant’ Crustacean With 14 Legs—and They Named It After Darth Vader
In recent years, the deep-sea giant isopod has also become a seafood delicacy in Vietnam, where it was discovered ...
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Giant sea bug species discovered in Vietnam, named after Darth Vader
The new species has been named Bathynomus vaderi, as its head resembles the distinctive helmet of Darth Vader from “Star Wars,” according to a release. Researchers have classified Bathynomus vaderi as ...
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Newly-discovered giant sea bug resembling Darth Vader isn't as scary as it looks
The creature belongs to a genus of giant isopods found in abundance in deep-sea waters. Referred to by the researchers as a "supergiant," the largest of the specimens weighed more than 2.2 pounds ...