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Scientists Have Found Carbon Dioxide on Pluto’s Largest Moon — Offering Clues About How It Formed
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn the outer reaches of our Solar System, 5.7 billion kilometers from the Sun, lies the dwarf planet …
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A Galactic ‘Comet’ Called Terzan 5 Just Illuminated a 100-Year-Old Puzzle About Cosmic Rays
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhen my colleagues and I set to work on a century-old cosmic mystery, we found an unexpected celestial …
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Discovery of Ancient Stars on the Stellar Thin Disk of the Milky Way
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesMachine learning shed new light on the formation history of our Milky Way: a surprising discovery about the …
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NASA Scientists on Why We Might Not Spot Solar Panel Technosignatures
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesOne of NASA’s key priorities is understanding the potential for life elsewhere in the universe. NASA has not …
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Not 1, but 2 Meteor Showers Are About to Peak – Here’s How to Catch the Stellar Show
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesOn any clear night, if you gaze skyward long enough, chances are you’ll see a meteor streaking through …
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Look Up! A Once-in-a-Lifetime Explosion Is About to Create a ‘New’ Star in the Sky
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAny night now, a “new star” or nova will appear in the night sky. While it won’t set …
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A Strange Intermittent Radio Signal From Space Has Astronomers Puzzled
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhen we turn our radio telescopes out toward space, we sometimes detect sporadic bursts of radio waves originating …
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Exoplanet WASP-69b Has a Cometlike Tail — This Unique Feature Is Helping Scientists Like Me Learn More About How Planets Evolve
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesLocated 163 light-years from Earth, a Jupiter-sized exoplanet named WASP-69b offers astrophysicists a window into the dynamic processes …
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A Massive Explosion in Space Was Mapped Showing How Galaxies ‘Pollute’ the Cosmos
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWe breathe oxygen and nitrogen gas in our atmosphere every day, but did you know that these gases …