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Can you tell where our planet is in the universe? Of course, planet Earth is in the Solar System, which in turn is in the Orion Arm, the small galactic arm of the Milky Way. Well, our own galaxy then? Did you know that it is part of the Laniakeа Supercluster along with tens of thousands of other galaxies?
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When you think of a planet, the image of solid ground likely comes to mind—terrain where you could walk, stand,…
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The Sun, a colossal “ball of gas” at the center of our solar system, is much more than just a…
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For more than 150 years, astronomers have closely watched Jupiter’s Great Red Spot (GRS), a storm so large it could…
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Humanity’s ambitions to explore and settle the solar system depend on utilizing the resources of space—and one promising target is…
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The Sun is truly massive compared to Earth. In fact, it contains an incredible 99.86% of the entire solar system’s…
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Have you ever wondered where we truly reside in the grand scale of the universe? Our cosmic address can be…
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Astronomers have provided some good news about a previously feared group of asteroids: there are fewer potentially dangerous asteroids in…
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An international team of astronomers has made a groundbreaking discovery about a distant exoplanet, GJ 9827 d, located approximately 98…
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The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Hera mission has just been launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, marking a significant…
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In the vast expanse of the universe, more than 3,000 stars are born every second, many surrounded by swirling clouds…
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NASA has turned off one of Voyager 2’s five remaining scientific instruments, a necessary step to extend the spacecraft’s life…
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For the first time in history, researchers have visually documented the precise moment when hydrogen and oxygen combine to create…
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The James Webb Space Telescope has once again proven its game-changing capabilities by detecting surprising chemical signatures on Charon, Pluto’s…
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NASA has unveiled the clearest images ever of Earth’s radiation belt, thanks to a spacecraft that wasn’t even primarily designed…
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Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery: a planet orbiting Barnard’s star, the closest single star to our solar system. This…
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As we venture deeper into the cosmos, a new generation of satellites is changing the landscape of space exploration. These…
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A celestial spectacle is still unfolding as a comet, having raced toward the sun, has now survived its fiery encounter….
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For over two centuries, scientists have been captivated by Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and…
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New findings have upended previous assumptions about asteroid Ryugu’s journey through space. While it was long believed that Ryugu, a…
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For decades, the prevailing theory has been that the moon was born from the aftermath of a massive collision between…
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In an exciting breakthrough for lunar exploration, Chinese scientists have analyzed the very first samples collected from the moon’s far…
