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Our solar system could be hiding an extra planet the size of Uranus
Many planets are thought to be flung away from their stars, but it’s possible that some…
Interstellar meteor fragments may have been found in the Pacific Ocean
An expedition to hunt for fragments of a possible interstellar meteor has found 40 tiny iron…
Euclid space telescope is about to launch to probe the dark cosmos
The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope is scheduled to launch on 1 July and then…
Distant comet cracks into two halves after being heated by the sun
A fragmentation event has given astronomers a new way to study a comet from the outer…
Odd gamma ray burst may be from a smash-up between two dead stars
Astronomers have found a blast of gamma rays from space that seems to have been caused…
Centre of our galaxy has a 'zone of avoidance' and we don't know why
The stars that orbit close to the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole are already tough to…
The Milky Way could contain thousands of stars from another galaxy
We know there are stars moving fast enough to escape the Milky Way, so the same…
What is the June solstice and what causes it?
21 June is the summer solstice or longest day in the northern hemisphere and winter solstice…
A star has been eating an orbiting planet for 85 years
A distant star called FU Orionis has been shining extraordinarily bright for the last 85 years,…