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The Six Most Amazing Discoveries We’ve Made About Neptune
Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...
The Blue Marvel: NASA’s Voyager 2 captured this image of Neptune in the summer of 1989 as it became the first spacecraft to fly by the planet. Neptune's blue color comes from ...
Located around 30 times as far from the Sun as Earth, Neptune is not visible to the naked eye. The planet's blue color comes from methane in its atmosphere, which absorbs red wavelengths of light.
'Hand of God': The 'Hand of God' is actually a cloud of material ejected from a star that exploded. NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) has image…
From the mysterious 'smiling face' to the grand 'Pillars of creation', check out these 7 amazing photos of our universe ...
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The Next Planet Parade Will See Six Planets Align, and Then Eventually Seven
You may need binoculars or a telescope for this one. It includes the three furthest planets in our solar system.
Scientists have fiercely debated the existence of ‘Planet 9’ for a decade. Some say evidence is piling up
After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the ...
Space on MSN4d
'Vega continues to be unusual:' Lack of planets around young star puzzles astronomers
A joint Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project to learn more about the dusty disk around the bright star Vega ...
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Voyager 1 shocks NASA by communicating with a radio system not used since 1981
Voyager 1 switched to a very old backup radio transmitter, not used since 1981, restoring NASA’s contact amid communication ...
Scientists Discovered a Super-Earth Just Next Door to Us
Earth" planet pretty close to us, just outside our solar system! This planet, called Proxima Centauri b, orbits our nearest neighboring star, Proxima Centauri. It’s called a "Super-Earth" because it’s ...
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‘She’s my hero’: Jaguars DT Tyler Lacy’s mother is a breast cancer survivor and an inspiration
Jaguars defensive tackle Tyler Lacy says his mother is his hero, mostly because of her resilience while battling breast ...
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Saturn gets its 1st confirmed Trojan asteroid — but it might be stolen
But the gas giant, mostly known for its spectacular rings, may have cheated a little to fit in with its contemporaries, ...
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Brown: The “Holy War” Redux on November 12 at SJU’s Hagan Arena, “The Army-Navy of Basketball”
For both Father Kevin and me, we don’t mind. In fact, I am looking forward to a greatly competitive match-up. Maybe, perhaps ...