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Super-low density worlds reveal how common planetary systems form

Most planetary systems contain worlds larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune, and the low-density planets around one ...
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Astronomers Discover Cloud-9: A Bizarre New Cosmic Object That Formed Like A Galaxy But Never Made Stars

Cloud-9 entered the picture in 2023, when astronomers using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) in ...

Four baby planets show how super-Earths and sub-Neptunes form

Thanks to the discovery of thousands of exoplanets to date, we know that planets bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune ...
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Astronomers discover the earliest, hottest galaxy cluster in the universe, and it breaks all the rules

The galaxy cluster appears hotter and more mature than it should for its young age, challenging what we think we know about ...

The next great space race: Building data centers in orbit

Google, SpaceX and Blue Origin are reportedly racing to develop technology for AI data centers in space, but it will likely ...
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NASA telescope combines 100 maps of the universe into one: 'every astronomer is going to find something of value here'

NASA's SPHEREx telescope unveiled its first full-sky map of the universe, combining more than 100 infrared observations into ...

Here are the launches and landings we’re most excited about in 2026

Last year delivered doses of drama and excitement in the space business, with a record number of launches, breathtaking ...
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NASA’s Hubble Examines Cloud-9, First of New Type of Object

A team using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a new type of astronomical object — a starless, gas-rich, ...