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We've known for over 30 years that there are other stellar systems in our galaxy, but we don't have any idea how many there ...

Suppose humanity was faced with an extinction-level event. Not just high odds, but certain-sure. A nearby supernova will ...

The stars as seen from Earth would have looked dimmer 14 million years ago, as the solar system was in the middle of passing ...

A new classification scheme may help us better understand planet formation — including the history of our own family of worlds.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has achieved groundbreaking discoveries in the field of exoplanet studies.

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Like the planets in our solar system orbit the sun ... some of the most important questions and understand more about the universe." ...