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Astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets around single stars, but few around binary stars—even though both types of ...

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Our Sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona, is millions of degrees hotter than it should be, and no one knows why.

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While its star projector leaves a lot to be desired, the Science Can Solar System Planetary Projector is a fantastic educational tool for kids, with its solar system model, complete with talking ...

Scientists have discovered more than 6,000 planets beyond our solar system. What if some of them aren't planets at all, but ...

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