Astronomy
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Japan’s Akatsuki Spacecraft Declared Inoperable, Marking End of Dedicated Venus Missions
JAXA’s Akatsuki spacecraft, launched in 2010, has officially ended its mission after more than a decade studying Venus’s atmosphere. Artist’s…
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Newly Found ‘Super-Earth’ GJ 251 c Could Be One of the Most Promising Worlds for Alien Life
Astronomers discovered GJ 251 c, a rocky planet four times Earth’s mass orbiting in its star’s habitable zone. Astronomers find…
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Scientists May Have Finally Solved the Sun’s Mysteriously Hot Atmosphere Puzzle
Magnetic waves spotted by DKIST may finally explain why the Sun’s atmosphere burns at millions of degrees. Magnetic waves in…
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NASA’s Europa Clipper May Cross a Comet’s Tail, Offering Rare Glimpse of Interstellar Material
Europa Clipper may soon cross a comet’s ion tail, offering a rare look at interstellar material. Europa Clipper could soon…
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New Images of Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Show a Giant Jet Shooting Toward the Sun
New images reveal interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS blasting a massive jet toward the Sun. Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS captured ejecting a powerful…
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James Webb Telescope Finds Early Universe Galaxies Were More Chaotic Than We Thought
New JWST observations show early galaxies were turbulent and unstable, unlike today’s structured systems. JWST reveals turbulent, gas-rich galaxies from…