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A mysterious new world has been spotted at the galaxy's edge, sparking excitement among astronomers, and its all thanks to a ...

Zooming in on 78 disks in the Ophiuchus star-forming region, scientists saw hitherto undiscovered structures around young ...

There is currently a 4.3% chance that the giant space rock 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in seven years. If this does happen, ...

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"This monochrome view is the last image taken by the imaging cameras on NASA's Cassini spacecraft," NASA explains of the ...

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For the first time in history, we re seeing the Sun from an angle no one ever has: from above and below its poles. Thanks to ...

The Sun's polar regions are pretty busy and chaotic places, but our newfound views of its south pole will help predict future solar activity.

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