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Hubble Finds a Giant 10-Sided Wave Around Saturn’s South Pole
Hubble tracked an immense, evolving decagon-shaped atmospheric wave around Saturn’s south pole, creating a striking counterpart to its northern hexagon.
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The Universe Is Making Fewer Stars—but It Hasn’t Run Out of Fuel
Astronomy · Peer reviewed. Star formation fell much faster than the universe’s atomic-hydrogen supply, shifting attention from fuel loss to fuel conversion.
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Mars Is 200–400°C Hotter Beneath Its Southern Highlands
Sixteen years of spacecraft tracking indicate a much warmer, softer mantle beneath southern Mars, though the temperatures are model-based.
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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Launches to Map the Dark Universe
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope launched successfully and is traveling to L2, where it will map billions of galaxies and search for exoplanets.
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WOH G64 vs Stephenson 2-18: Which Star Is Really Bigger?
# WOH G64 vs Stephenson 2-18: Which Star Is Really Bigger? Stephenson 2-18 is often declared the larger star online, but the evidence does not support a confident winner. WOH…
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What’s on the Other Side of a Black Hole?
Black holes are some of the most fascinating and feared objects in the universe. They’re places where gravity is so strong, not even light can escape. But as far as…
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Was Mars Habitable In The Past?
Mars, often called the Red Planet, has attracted attention as a planet for many years that may have supported life. Its surface features and geological structures give scientists important clues…
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How Big Is the Moon Compared to Other Moons in the Solar System?
The Moon is one of the most interesting objects in the sky. People have looked at it for thousands of years, thinking about what it is and how big it…
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How Many Goldilocks Planets Have Been Discovered So Far?
A Goldilocks planet describes those found in the habitable zone around their host star, where conditions are right for liquid water to exist on the surface. These planets are positioned…