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UNLV study unlocks clues to how planets form
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Astrophysicists discover a large population of potential young planets in distant solar systems.
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Astronomers have detected a bright X-ray outburst from a star in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a nearby galaxy almost 200,000 light years
In Search of Missing Worlds, Hubble Finds a Fast Evaporating Exoplanet
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Fishermen would be puzzled if they netted only big and little fish, but few medium-sized fish. Astronomers likewise have been perplexed in
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Dec 13, 2018
Recently analyzed data from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has revealed water locked inside the clays that make up its scientific target, the asteroid
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UNLV study unlocks clues to how planets form Astrophysicists discover a large population of potential young planets in distant solar systems. - astrobio.net/also-in-news/u… pic.twitter.com/o4RTmoXh9c
Double Trouble: A White Dwarf Surprises Astronomers Astronomers have detected a bright X-ray outburst from a star in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a nearby galaxy almost 200,000 light years... - astrobio.net/also-in-news/d… pic.twitter.com/td5FCyfU89
In Search of Missing Worlds, Hubble Finds a Fast Evaporating Exoplanet Fishermen would be puzzled if they netted only big and little fish, but few medium-sized fish. Astronomers likewise have been perplexed... - astrobio.net/also-in-news/i… pic.twitter.com/ZZBDbdsBC2
