El Niño, a climate troublemaker, has long been one of the largest drivers of variability in the global climate. Every few ...

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An analysis of two decades of data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has provided fresh insights into the complex ...

Planetary alignments have always been a fascinating subject, both for scientists and astrology enthusiasts alike. The idea ...

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The space agency explained that, in the past, scientists could only speculate about such activity on the solar system's eighth planet ... ranging from the Sun’s cycles to local weather patterns. With ...

Sub-Neptune planets that are smaller than Neptune in size are the most common type of planet known to exist in the Milky Way, but they are absent from the solar system. They have atmospheres that ...

Astronomers have discovered a new planet in our solar system called ‘Enaiposha ... within hours due to its highly eccentric orbit. This phenomenon creates visually stunning but scientifically baffling ...

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An investor pitch shared with Scientific American shows that the two companies aim to deploy between 200 and 400 laser-fitted small satellites into an orbit roughly 370 miles above Earth’s ...