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Researchers observe early state of planet formation beyond Earth's sun
A group of international researchers said on Wednesday they witnessed some of the earliest stages of a planet beyond the sun ...
Astronomers capture the birth of planets around a baby sun outside our solar system
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby ...
To find another Earth, we should understand atmospheric escape
The search for habitable exoplanets is a key priority and sits at the pinnacle of exoplanet science. The science community ...
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Russian volcano grows 'devil horns' and spits out 1,000-mile-long river of smoke — Earth from space
A false-color satellite photo from 2023 shows a devilish pair of lava flows and an enormous plume of smoke spewing from ...
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Astronomers discover giant alien planet 35 times more massive than Earth hiding in a known star system
The newfound exoplanet, called Kepler-139f, is a gigantic world roughly twice the mass of Neptune and 35 times the mass of ...
One of the most mysterious rocks on Earth just went up for sale
On Wednesday, Sotheby’s will auction off a chunk of rock believed to have originated on Mars for an anticipated two to four ...
Dozens of BOULDERS now flying through space at high speed after Nasa test to shield Earth from asteroid smash goes wrong
THERE may be a flaw in Nasa’s only defence against Earth-shattering asteroids, according to new analysis. In 2022, the US ...
Nasa uncovers ‘Super Earth’ planet flashing with mysterious repeating signal just 154 lightyears away
NASA has uncovered a new ‘Super Earth’ planet just 154-lightyears away that has been flashing a mysterious signal. The planet ...