NASA’s iconic infrared telescope has reached a tremendous milestone, revealing many unknown details about our solar system and beyond in the process
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Water in ultrahot Jupiters is perpetually broken down and reformed
As ultrahot Jupiters sit close to their host star, the dayside starlight splits apart water molecules, for it to reform on the nightside
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Astronomers suggest the Milky Way could be growing every day
When observing galaxies very similar to the Milky Way, researchers have deduced that they are slowly expanding in size
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Mysterious ‘alien megastructure star’ could be caused by dust
Tabby’s Star has baffled astronomers for years, as it shows completely unexpected light variation
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Space telescope ‘hears’ stellar heartbeat from a planetary companion
“Just in time for Valentine’s Day, we have discovered the first example of a planet that seems to be causing a heartbeat-like behaviour in its host star”
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Astronomers capture rare sight of youngest fully-formed exoplanet to date
The find tells us a thing or two about planetary formation
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What do we know about the Andromeda galaxy?
When you next look at our closest spiral galaxy, remember these amazing facts