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NASA telescope spots a super Jupiter that takes more than a century to go around its star
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A super Jupiter has been spotted around a neighboring star by the Webb Space Telescope — and ...
Watch two plumes of ‘dark’ plasma explode from the sun and send solar storm towards Earth (video)
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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/SDO Two loops of ...
Why do astronomers look for signs of life on other planets based on what life is like on Earth?
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Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send ...
‘Traffic jams’ around Uranus could solve the mystery of its weak radiation belts
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Scientists may have solved a lingering mystery surrounding the ice giant Uranus and its weak radiation belts. It’s possible the belts’ weakness ...
This distant and deadly planet smells like rotten eggs, scientists say
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As if its deadly weather wasn’t bad enough, scientists this week said a Jupiter-sized planet 64 light-years from Earth reeks of rotten ...
Extreme ‘hot Jupiter’ exoplanet stinks like rotten eggs and has raging glass storms
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Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered that one of the closest “hot Jupiter” planets to Earth stinks like ...
Rotten eggs chemical detected on Jupiter-like alien planet
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By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The planet known as HD 189733b, discovered in 2005, already had a reputation as a rather ...
The early solar system was donut-shaped, meteorite study suggests
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You’re probably familiar with how the solar system looks today. There are eight officially recognized planets located more or less on the ...
Why puffy exoplanets often dance with perfect rhythm
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Sub-Neptune planets that dance in time with the rest of their planetary systems are less dense than those that don’t, planetary scientists ...
Plant Identified That Could Grow on Mars
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A future civilization on Mars could be accompanied by one very special and resilient little plant. A type of moss found in ...
