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A new explanation for the reddish north pole of Pluto’s moon Charon

Purdue University researchers have developed a new theory to explain why Pluto's moon Charon has a reddish north pole. Stephanie Menten, Michael Sori, and...

Is Pluto a planet? It is no longer considered one, but some believe it should be

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto are among the planets. Pluto was included in the list, which was subject to...

Webb telescope spies hidden stars in stellar graveyard

The stunning shroud of gas and dust illuminated by a dying star at its heart was one of the first famous images revealed by...

Planet 9 is running out of places to hide

We have a good idea of what is out there in our solar system. We know there isn't a Mars-sized planet orbiting between Jupiter...

The solar system is stable for at least the next 100,000 years

It's nice to have a feel-good story every now and then, so here's one to keep the existential dread at bay: the Earth won't...

A wandering star disrupts the stellar nursery

From a distance, star-forming cloud L483 appears to be normal. However, as a team of astrophysicists led by Northwestern University zoomed in closer and...

The Earth moves far under our feet: A new examine suggests that the inner core oscillates

Scientists at the University of Southern California have discovered evidence suggesting the Earth's inner core oscillates, defying widely held beliefs that it rotates at...

Hubble recently views a galactic oddity

The ultra-diffuse galaxy GAMA 526784 appears as a tenuous patch of light in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This wispy object...

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