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Introduction: A New Benchmark in Planet Formation The Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled a planet-forming disk so massive and chaotic that it defies some long-held…
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Overview: A bold hypothesis about dark matter Dark matter remains one of the most enduring mysteries of modern science. It does not emit, absorb, or…
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What to look for on December 26 After sunset on December 26, look to the southern sky to spot a bright pairing: the waxing crescent…
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Overview: A World That Defies Expectation In a landmark discovery, astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have identified an exoplanet whose unusual shape resembles…
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What made 3I/ATLAS an astronomical milestone Comet 3I/ATLAS stands out as only the third object known to have traveled through our solar system from outside…
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New Window Into the Sun’s Outer Atmosphere In a milestone for solar science, NASA has produced detailed two-dimensional maps of the sun’s corona—the outermost layer…
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Introduction: A Cosmic Visitor Comes Close In a moment that felt like a holiday gift from the cosmos, the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS swung past Earth,…
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Overview: A Rare Visitor from Beyond Our Solar System In late 2023 and continuing into 2024, astronomers around the world watched with a mix of…
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A Giant Puzzle at the Heart of Omega Centauri Omega Centauri, the Milky Way’s most massive and luminous globular cluster, has long captivated astronomers. Containing…
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The Geminid meteor shower returned with its characteristic brilliance this year, captivating skywatchers from city parks to remote rural skies. Known for producing some of…
