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Brown dwarfs: The stars that 'fail'
By Robert Lea last updated
Brown dwarfs blur the lines between stars and planets.

Dreaming of a white Christmas? Snow is likely in these US states according to NOAA climate data
By Meredith Garofalo published
According to climate data from NOAA, you might not have to only dream about having a white Christmas this year in some parts of the United States.

NASA Mars probe spies dusty, retired Insight lander from orbit (photo)
By Victoria Corless published
Photos of the dormant InSight lander captured from Mars orbit are providing researchers new data on how dust accumulates and evolves over time on the Red Planet.

Hubble's 'impossible' planet explained? Gas giants may have formed fast in early universe
By Keith Cooper published
An ancient exoplanet dated at 12.7 billion years old could have formed over a long period in a giant disk of gas, according to new JWST observations.

NASA's Hubble and Chandra telescopes discover a strange 'sideways' black hole in a cosmic crime scene (image)
By Robert Lea published
Using the NASA space telescopes Hubble and Chandra astronomers have discovered a strange black hole that has been knocked on its side in a cosmic crime scene.

What is the shape of the universe?
By Keith Cooper last updated
How do astronomers describe the shape of the universe, and what could it mean for the fate of the cosmos?

NASA space telescopes give Christmas Tree Cluster a festive makeover (photos)
By Stefanie Waldek published
The James Webb Space Telescope used a galaxy as a cosmic magnifying glass to find transient objects in the "Christmas Tree" cluster, a Winter Wonderland of even more galaxies.

BepiColombo spacecraft flies by Mercury, sees volcanic plain and impact craters
By Kiona N. Smith published
The BepiColombo spacecraft has captured the 1st mid-infrared portrait of Mercury.
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