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New Orbital Clues Reveal How Hot Jupiters Moved Close to Their Stars
Some hot Jupiters moved inward smoothly through disks, not via violent scattering, study finds. Timing-based orbital analysis shows hot Jupiters’…
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Astronomers Witness Longest-Lasting Gamma-Ray Burst in History, 8 Billion Light-Years Away
Astronomers observed a 7-hour gamma-ray burst from 8 billion light-years away, unlike anything seen before. GRB 250702B, a seven-hour gamma-ray…
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Misaligned Exoplanet Is Challenging How We Think Solar Systems Form
Astronomers observing TOI-3884b found its orbit misaligned by 62° from its star’s rotation, uncovered through multicolour starspot-crossing signals. The super-Neptune…
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Scientists Recreate Cosmic ‘Fireballs’ in Lab to Solve Mystery of Missing Gamma Rays
CERN recreates cosmic fireballs, offering new clues to missing gamma rays and ancient magnetic fields. CERN experiment recreates cosmic plasma…
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Mystery Deepens as Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Brightens Unexpectedly Near the Sun
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known visitor from another star system, astonished astronomers by brightening far faster than predicted during…