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The James Webb Space Telescope has captured an exoplanet no one had seen before. This marks a turning point in space ...

A new probe in development known as GIRO represents a low-cost step toward unlocking the secrets of the outer planets, all through the invisible pull of gravity.

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No telescope has basked in the night sky quite like the enormous new Vera Rubin Observatory. Here's what it could reveal ...

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This discovery marks the first known case of a compact planetary system with such a noticeable tilt between close planet ...

WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) - In addition to providing a trove of information about the early universe, the James Webb ...

Planets may begin forming much earlier than scientists once believed during the final stages of a star s birth, not afterward. This bold new model, backed by simulations from researchers at SwRI ...