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A rendering that is part of an animation of a Black Widow pulsar burning up its companion. Credit: NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center / Cruz deWilde

Webb found a planet that shouldn't exist – and it's made almost entirely of carbon

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Webb finds planet with carbon atmosphere orbiting pulsar, challenging current models of planet formation
In the Bolides. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Supersonic booms in the sky: How scientists are using bolides to improve planetary defense

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Researchers show that bolides – meteoroids that explode in the atmosphere – create sound waves that can be analyzed for warning purposes about space debris and other astronomical threats
Night launch of a Falcon 9 rocket for the Transporter 13 project, in which 9 Israeli student satellites were launched. Photo: SpaceX

A group of 9 research satellites built by Israeli high school students from all sectors was launched into space

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An asteroid is about to hit Earth. Illustration: depositphotos.com

NASA is tracking a skyscraper-sized asteroid with a 1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032

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Asteroid 2024 YR4 has been identified by NASA with a low chance – just over 1% – of colliding with Earth in December 2032. Scientists continue to collect data and refine calculations to assess the true risk.
Imaging of Jupiter as seen in ultraviolet light. In addition to the Great Red Spot, visible in blue in this image, another oval structure can be seen in the brown haze at Jupiter's south pole. The oval structure, a region of fog concentration, may have been caused by mixing generated in higher vorticity in Jupiter's ionosphere. These dark oval structures also appear in the North Pole, although less frequently. Credit: Troy Tsubota and Michael Wong, University of California - Berkeley.

Magnetic eddies reveal the secrets of Jupiter's poles

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New discoveries reveal the fascinating dynamics of Jupiter's magnetic field and atmosphere, with the help of ultraviolet observations from the Hubble telescope
This image taken by the Spitzer Space Telescope shows Comet Anka moving through its debris orbit. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Minnesota

What is the level of risk from the "doomsday" asteroid swarm?

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A new study shows that the Taurid swarm contains fewer large asteroids than predicted, so the risk level from it is lower.
NGC 5468 — the host galaxy of Cepheid. Joint photograph of the Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes, NASA/ESA

The Webb and Hubble telescopes confirm the rate of expansion of the universe, the puzzle remains

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Webb's measurements provide new light on a decade-long mystery known as the Hubble stress - the differences in the age of the universe between the Hubble observations and past observations that remain unexplained * Prof. Adam Rees, winner
An amusing representation of the TOI-1136 system if each of the bodies in the system were a duck or a duckling. Credit: Rae Holcomb/University of California at Irvine

The evolution of planets is revealed in a distant solar system

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A newly discovered solar system with six confirmed extrasolar planets and a possible seventh increases astronomers' knowledge of star formation and evolution
The Artemis III space suit prototype, the AxEMU. Although this prototype is covered in a dark gray cover material, the final version will likely be completely white when worn by NASA astronauts on the lunar surface, to help keep the astronauts safe and cool as they work in the harsh environment of space. Credit: Axiom Space

NASA and Axiom unveiled the spacesuits that will be used by the astronauts who will land on the moon in Operation Artemis

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The innovative design comes with special features to support the astronauts as they conduct scientific experiments on the surface of the moon as well as the women who will be one of the first crew to land. NASA hopes the updated suit will be
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