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The structure is nearly 600 million light-years from Earth and is an early display of the nascent dark matter telescope's power.

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A California startup wants to beam extra sunlight to Earth orbiting mirrors, but some are skeptical about whether the physics ...

Earth, HD 20794 d, orbiting a nearby sun-like star, offering a promising lead in the search for life beyond our planet.

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NASA shares an iconic image of carbon dioxide ice erupting in geysers when Martian winter turns to spring.