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Astronomers have captured an exceptionally rare view of young planets in mid-transformation, revealing how bloated, giant worlds may shrink into the most common planets in the galaxy. Astronomers have ...

Discovered by volunteer scientists, this alien planet is out of synch with its siblings ...

We live in a very exciting time: answers to some of the oldest questions humanity has conceived are within our grasp.

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The star system V1298 Tau reveals that many planets begin as large, low-density worlds that slowly shrink and shed their ...