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A global team of astronomers, led by the University of Warwick, have used a European Space Agency (ESA) telescope to discover ...

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A planetary system 116 light-years from Earth has a peculiar pattern. It could flip the script on how planets form, scientists say.

Silicone Heart has a new publisher in Crytivo as the team confirmed they will soon launch a crowdfunding campaign for the ...

From Viking 1’s first close-up in 1976 to today’s breathtaking views captured by HiRISE, Curiosity, Perseverance, Ingenuity, and other Mars missions, 28 extraordinary images uncover the Red Planet ...