Witnessing the birth of planets: Webb telescope provides unprecedented view into PDS 70 system
Canadian astronomers have taken an extraordinary step in understanding how planets are born, using the James Webb Space ...
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Astronomers Reveal Largest Collection of Comets Outside Earth’s Solar System Ever Found
Harvard and Smithsonian (CfA), and its Submillimeter Array (SMA), were critical for identifying a cache of belts surrounding other stars beyond the sun where comets may reside. Regions around 74 stars ...
Astronomers discover speediest planet system ever moving at 'incredible' 1.2 MILLION mph through space
Astronomers may have discovered the fastest-moving planet system ever found, moving through our galaxy at speeds of at least ...
How do astronomers track asteroids that could threaten Earth?
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...
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An Enormous, Branching String of Galaxy Clusters Is the Largest Known Structure in the Universe, Scientists Say
The cosmic superstructure Quipu is more than 13,000 times the length of the Milky Way, and its mass is 200 quadrillion times ...
NASA successfully joins sunshade to Roman Observatory's 'exoskeleton'
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully integrated the mission's deployable aperture cover—a ...
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NASA names largest solar structure after Incan measuring system
Astronomers have officially announced the name of the largest structure in the known universe. It was reported earlier this ...
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Bill targets foreign students who endorse terrorist groups
The legislation comes on the heels of an executive order signed last month by President Donald Trump promising “forceful and ...