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This weird planet sports a giant tail like a comet
Astronomers have discovered a distant exoplanet with a tail that stretches over 5.5 million miles long. Credit: Jose-Luis Olivares / MIT illustration Astronomers have accidentally found a planet with a debris trail like a comet that stretches up to 5.
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Don't miss a 'mini planet parade' early on April 24 as the moon, Venus and Saturn line up in the morning skyThe morning of April 24 will give rise to a striking mini-planetary parade, as Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Neptune, and Earth's ...
Discover interesting facts about Saturn, its rings and whether it could contain extraterrestrial life.
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Dimethyl sulfide is cool—and a potential biosignature—but scientists are urging caution before we declare a plankton party ...
Just as Luke Skywalker watched two suns set from his sandy home planet Tatooine, a newly discovered planet called 2M1510 is ...
"The extent of the tail is gargantuan, stretching up to 9 million kilometers [5.6 million miles] long," said MIT astronomer ...
U.S. team of researchers detected signs of two chemicals in the planet's atmosphere long considered to be "biosignatures" ...
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The new exhibition “The Little Prince, The Immersive Odyssey” in Paris brings to life French author Antoine de Saint ...
A study led by Paolo Padoan, ICREA research professor at the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona ...
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