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Unlocking the Secrets of a “Hot Saturn” and Its Spotted Star

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Astronomers analyzed HAT-P-18 b using the James Webb Space Telescope, revealing water vapor and CO2 in its atmosphere. They highlighted ...

Cyclones in Space? See How Hubble Uncovered Extreme Weather on a Distant Planet

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Astronomers have detected dynamic weather activities, such as massive cyclones, on the uninhabitable exoplanet WASP-121 b using NASA’s Hubble Space ...

Total solar eclipse in April will be last visible in U.S. until 2044

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The next total solar eclipse in the United States, the first in seven years, will arrive this spring.  If you ...

New Images Reveal What Neptune and Uranus Really Look Like

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A study reveals Neptune and Uranus are both greenish-blue, not the deep azure and pale cyan previously believed. Modern telescope ...

These Rogue Worlds Upend the Theory of How Planets Form

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“We know from direct imaging searches of young stars that very few stars have giant planets in [wide] orbits,” Bate ...

NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Captures a Martian Day, From Dawn to Dusk

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NASA’s Curiosity rover recorded two time-lapse videos on Mars, showcasing its shadow moving across the Martian terrain. The videos, captured ...

Hubble’s Ultra-Sharp Vision Unveils Ring Spoke Phenomenon

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This photo of Saturn was taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope on October 22, 2023, when the ringed planet was ...

NASA transmits cat video by laser from deep space

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An orange tabby cat named Taters stars in the first video transmitted by laser from ...

Orange tabby cat named Taters steals the show in first video sent by laser from deep space

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An orange tabby cat named Taters stars in the first video sent by laser from deep space, stealing the show ...

NASA releases new images of Uranus, offering glimpse of one rarely-seen feature

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News By Allie Griffin Published Dec. 18, 2023, 10:50 p.m. ET Stunning new images released by NASA on Monday detailed ...