What is 'space gum?' New analysis of Bennu asteroid yields surprising finds

Studying samples from the Bennu asteroid, researchers have found sugars essential for biology, stardust and ... something ...
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James Webb Space Telescope finds strongest evidence yet for atmosphere around rocky exoplanet: 'It's really like a wet lava ball'

This is the strongest evidence yet of a rocky planet beyond our solar system with an atmosphere. Astronomers using the James ...
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James Webb Space Telescope discovers a hot Jupiter exoplanet leaking twin gas tails that defy explanation

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to discover that a distant "hot Jupiter" planet has two ...
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Earth and solar system may have been shaped by nearby exploding star

A new explanation for the solar system's radioactive elements suggests Earth-like planets might be found orbiting up to 50 ...

Most normal matter in the universe isn't found in planets, stars or galaxies: An astronomer explains

If you look across space with a telescope, you'll see countless galaxies, most of which host large central black holes, ...

First discoveries from new Subaru Telescope program reveal massive planet and brown dwarf

Astronomers using the Subaru Telescope in Hawaiʻi have discovered a massive planet and a brown dwarf orbiting distant stars.

'Space gum,' sugars crucial for life found on Bennu sample, NASA says

Scientists studying samples from the Bennu asteroid located not too far from Earth continue to find clues as to how life ...

"Space gum" and sugars discovered in asteroid Bennu samples, NASA reveals

Samples collected from the asteroid Bennu are continuing the shed light on the origins of the solar system and how life ...
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Are we about to discover a new planet in our solar system?

Unravel the cosmic enigma with our latest video on the elusive "Planet Nine"! Join the quest as astronomers explore ...

Giant Planet 18 Times Jupiter’s Mass Discovered in Distant Star System

Using a powerful combination of space-based measurements and Subaru’s advanced imaging, astronomers have discovered two rare companions, one of which enables a key test for NASA’s Roman Space ...

New Images Reveal Young Solar Systems Filled With Secret Planets

New high-contrast images from SPHERE show a stunning variety of debris disks shaped by collisions of tiny planet-building ...