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A planet 140 light-years from Earth that is rapidly falling apart has been spotted by astronomers after they detected an ...

The leftover debris from history's most famous comet will once again streak across the skies over New York. The upcoming ...

Astronomers detected potential biosignatures on exoplanet K2-18b, but findings remain inconclusive. Claims of alien life ...

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Astronomers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have made an unusual discovery, finding a planet which is in the process of disintegrating. And as it decays, it is leaving behind a ...

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