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The discovery comes just days before what is anticipated to be a bumper year for exoplanet discovery, with the James Webb Space Telescope scheduled to release more data.

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At the bottom of the chart are the fundamental particles—quarks, bosons (eg Higgs, w +, w -, z ), protons, neutrons, ...

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Galaxy clusters—the big cities of the universe—are home to many giant elliptical galaxies that have completed their growth ...

Did microbes ever live on Mars? Did an "elevator" help build Egypt’s first pyramid? Some signs pointed to yes this year, but confirmation is still needed.

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The image in question displays two cloudy galaxies above the orange glow of ... a childhood passion all the way to writing a guide for other ISS astronauts interested in space photography, per ...