Witnessing the birth of planets: Webb telescope provides unprecedented view into PDS 70 system
Canadian astronomers have taken an extraordinary step in understanding how planets are born, using the James Webb Space ...
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Astronomers Reveal Largest Collection of Comets Outside Earth’s Solar System Ever Found
Harvard and Smithsonian (CfA), and its Submillimeter Array (SMA), were critical for identifying a cache of belts surrounding other stars beyond the sun where comets may reside. Regions around 74 stars ...
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An Enormous, Branching String of Galaxy Clusters Is the Largest Known Structure in the Universe, Scientists Say
The cosmic superstructure Quipu is more than 13,000 times the length of the Milky Way, and its mass is 200 quadrillion times ...
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Earth grew an extra, never-before-seen 'radiation belt' after last year's supercharged solar storm — and it's probably still there
Data collected from a once-defunct NASA satellite show that Earth grew two extra radiation belts following a supercharged ...
Scientists spot candidate for speediest exoplanet system
Astronomers may have discovered a scrawny star bolting through the middle of our galaxy with a planet in tow. If confirmed, ...
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How dust becomes planets in the shadows of HH 30
James Webb Space Telescope captures HH 30’s disc, revealing dust movement, jets, and planetary formation processes.
NASA’s New, $4 Billion Space Telescope Will Unravel a Great Cosmic Mystery
“We [will be able to] move quickly and map out very large areas of the sky,” adds Josh Schlieder, the telescope’s wide-field ...