Even planets have their (size) limits
Why isn’t there an endless variety of planets in the universe? An astrophysicist explains why planets only come in two flavors.
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The first stars may not have been as uniformly massive as astronomers thought
Two new studies challenge scientists’ previous theories on how the very first stars in the universe formed.
Forget the James Webb, a future high‑definition telescope could probe life on exoplanets
It’s urgent that we turn our attention to a high definition space telescope that will allow us to directly image exoplanets.
Starfish: rare fossil helps answer the mystery of how they evolved arms
New study sheds light on how the starfish evolved.
‘Teenage’ Jupiter may hold the secret of how planets form
Studying the young, Jupiter-sized planet 51 Eridani b opens a window into our solar system’s past.
Rogue planets: how wandering bodies in interstellar space ended up on their own
Some planets are rejected by the Solar System that gave birth to them.
Don’t panic, but the universe is slowly dying
Our universe’s most exciting days are well behind us, with new research showing the universe is now slowly but surely dying.
We went looking for glowing interstellar gas – and stumbled on 49 unknown galaxies
An attempt to study gas in one galaxy with the MeerKAT radio telescope detected 49 other galaxies instead.
What happens when black holes collide with the most dense stars in the universe
The aftermath of a black hole colliding with a neutron star has been recorded on Earth.
Newborn gas planets may be surprisingly flat – new research
The observation could fill in gaps in our knowledge about planet formation.
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