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Kepler Closes Eyes After a Decade of Discovery

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Since its launch in March 2009, the Kepler Space Telescope has provided us with an incredible amount of data about exoplanets within our galaxy, proving these worlds are more varied and numerous than we could ever have imagined. Before its launch we simply didn’t know how common planets such as ours were, but today we know the Milky Way contains billions of them. Some of these worlds are so hot they have seas of molten rock, others experience two sunsets a day as they orbit a pair of stars. Perhaps most importantly, thousands of the planets found by Kepler are …read more

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The Expansion of the Universe Appears Faster Than We Thought

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The results of a new study are close, but slightly faster than, the generally accepted rate. Continue reading The Expansion of the Universe Appears Faster Than We Thought→

Hubble Captures the Best View of a Disintegrating Comet Yet

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We tend to think of the Sun as the essential life-giver, what with all of its contributions to fostering ecosystems on Earth.But our star can also be a stone cold comet killer, as demonstrated by new imagery from the Hubble Space Telescope showing Come… Continue reading Hubble Captures the Best View of a Disintegrating Comet Yet→