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Mysterious objects from other stars are passing through our solar system. Scientists are planning to study them
In late 2017, a mysterious object tore through our solar system at breakneck speed. Astronomers scrambled to observe the fast ...
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World's largest solar telescope gains powerful new 'eye' to study the sun's secrets
A powerful new instrument added to the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope promises to maximize the information gleaned from the ...
Largest imaging spectro-polarimeter achieves first light at solar telescope
The U.S. National Science Foundation Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, the world's most powerful solar telescope, operated by ...
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How a space telescope found the ‘strongest evidence yet’ of life beyond our solar system
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope say they have detected the “strongest evidence yet” that life exists outside our solar system ... starlight passes through its atmosphere ...
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A green comet likely is breaking apart and won't be visible to the naked eye
A newly discovered green comet tracked by telescopes has likely broken ... Every so often, a comet passes through the inner solar system. Get top local stories in Southern California delivered ...
Scientists Find Strongest Evidence Yet of Life on an Alien Planet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what ...
Why the meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes – a planetary scientist explains new research
Water-rich meteorites contain key ingredients for life, yet they barely appear in meteorite collections. Recent research ...
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A green comet likely is breaking apart and won't be visible to the naked eye
NEW YORK (AP) — A newly discovered green comet tracked by telescopes has likely ... Every so often, a comet passes through the inner solar system. “These are relics from when the solar system ...