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How the James Webb Space Telescope is helping size up tiny dwarf planets
The relative quantities of volatile gases like methane and ethane can reveal key details about distant Kuiper Belt objects.
Four planets found orbiting a star 6 light-years from Earth
Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...
Four small planets discovered around one of the closest stars to Earth – an expert explains what we know
Only the three stars that make up the Alpha Centauri system lie closer to us. The planets newly discovered around Barnard’s ...
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Saturn's beautiful, iconic rings are going to disappear this weekend
Once its rings vanish from sight in March 2025, Saturn will look like a pale yellow sphere through most telescopes.
Elon Musk says SpaceX will send humans to Mars —can we survive the Red Planet’s harsh weather conditions?
Elon Musk aims to colonize Mars despite challenges such as its extreme climate, thin atmosphere, and lack of liquid water.
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Study by UChicago scientists finds four tiny planets around one of our nearest stars
Astronomers have revealed new evidence that there are not just one but four tiny planets circling around Barnard’s Star, the ...
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First direct image of CO2 outside our solar system captured by Webb
NASA’s James Webb Telescope captured direct images of gas giants in HR 8799, revealing their carbon dioxide-rich atmospheres.
Astronauts may have 'baby feet,' get shorter, face strange health problems upon return
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have finally returned home. They'll find their bodies changed after ...
Super-Earths and mini-Neptunes research suggests more Earth-like planets may exist
A new study by Rice University researchers Sho Shibata and Andre Izidoro presents a compelling new model for the formation of ...