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Controversial 'JuMBO' planets discovered by James Webb telescope may not be an illusion after allTwo pairs of "rogue" Jupiter-size, planet-like objects have been found in a large star-forming region in the Milky Way, a new study claims. The findings suggest the weird objects actually do exist, and are not an illusion.
By Abha Jain Published
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'The sun would all but disappear, and the moon would always look full': A radio astronomer shares her mind-bending view of the universeINTERVIEW Radio astronomer Emma Chapman explains why the radio view of the universe is so crucial to space exploration, astronomy, and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence
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James Webb telescope discovers 'naked' black hole that somehow formed before its own galaxyAstronomers weighed a black hole in a "little red dot" discovered by the James Webb telescope. They found it to be so overmassive that it may have formed before its host galaxy had a chance to develop.
By Shreejaya Karantha Published
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NASA administrator hails 'Golden Age' of lunar exploration as Moon Base plans unveiledThe space agency described the moon base as a sprawling city-like lunar outpost stretching over hundreds of square miles.
By Pandora Dewan Published
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Brilliant-green fireball meteor explodes over erupting volcano in the PhilippinesMultiple videos show a rare "fireball" meteor breaking apart with a flash of emerald light over the erupting Mount Mayon. Initial reports suggested that the falling space rock hit the volcano, but this was untrue.
By Harry Baker Published
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Bizarre patterns on Venus have scientists puzzledScientists are trying to understand Venus' bright surface formations, called coronae, using new 3D maps.
By Bruce Dorminey Published
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The solar system's largest moon may be heating upThe largest moon in the solar system — Jupiter’s Ganymede — has a unique and inexplicable magnetic field. New research could finally explain it: the moon is heating up.
By Ivan Farkas Published
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China launches 'human artificial embryos' to space for the first timeChina's Tianzhou-10 mission just delivered embryo-like structures made from living stem cells to the Tiangong space station. Experiments could shed light on how radiation and microgravity affect human reproduction.
By Harry Baker Published
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Mars looks blue and bruised in surreal new images from Psyche spacecraft — Space photo of the weekOn its way to a metal asteroid, NASA's Psyche probe tested its cameras as it got a gravity assist from the Red Planet.
By Jamie Carter Published
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