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Astronomers discover a planet that's rapidly disintegrating, producing a comet-like tail
The astronomers spotted the planet using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an MIT-led mission that ...
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Saturn and Venus will form a 'smiley face' with the moon this week - here's how to see it
If you fancy seeing the night sky turn into one big emoji, then look up on Friday (April 25), as space experts say the combination of Saturn, Venus and a crescent moon in a rare triple conjunction ...
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Our galactic neighbor Andromeda has a bunch of satellite galaxies — and they're weirdly pointing at us
The Andromeda Galaxy's family of dwarfs are an enigma. First it was the unusual flat plane around which more than half of them orbit, and now this lopsidedness. It just goes to show that sometimes it ...
Could alien life thrive on K2-18b? What to know about the distant exoplanet
K2-18b, an exoplanet 120 light-years away, may be the best hope to confirm that life exists beyond Earth. Here's what to know ...
Planetary scientists reveal how the Earth and Moon actually formed
Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles ...