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Earth and solar system may have been shaped by nearby exploding star

A new explanation for the solar system's radioactive elements suggests Earth-like planets might be found orbiting up to 50 ...

Parker Solar Probe spies solar wind 'U-turn'

Images captured by NASA's Parker Solar Probe as the spacecraft made its record-breaking closest approach to the sun in ...
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RAW video: Spectacular scenes as Hawaii's Kīlauea volcano enters most dramatic phase of 2025 eruption 2/2

Spectacular scenes as Hawaii's Kīlauea volcano enters most dramatic phase of 2025 eruption. A renewed burst of volcanic ...
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James Webb Space Telescope finds strongest evidence yet for atmosphere around rocky exoplanet: 'It's really like a wet lava ball'

This is the strongest evidence yet of a rocky planet beyond our solar system with an atmosphere. Astronomers using the James ...
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When is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day and longest night of the year?

When the Sun reaches its lowest point in the sky, which always occurs around December 21 for those of us in the northern ...

Polar Vortex With Plunging Temperatures Expected in 6 Southern States

Meteorologists sound the alarm as frigid temperatures are expected to sweep across the U.S. South this weekend.
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NASA's Chandra telescope uses 'X-arithmetic' to reveal how black holes shape galaxy clusters (images)

The X‑arithmetic technique offers a powerful new way to map the physics of other galactic structures across the universe and ...