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Star system with galaxy-like 'arms' may be holding a secret planet
By Joanna Thompson published
A distant star system has Milky Way-like spiral arms orbiting it. New research suggests a giant planet may be to blame.
Mars had an extreme climate shift 400,000 years ago, Chinese rover finds before its demise
By Keith Cooper published
China's presumed-dead Zhurong rover spotted telltale patterns of ancient climate change in the Martian dunes.
Mirror-like exoplanet that 'shouldn't exist' is the shiniest world ever discovered
By Harry Baker published
A distant planet named LTT9779 b reflects 80% of its star's light, making the strange world with metal clouds the biggest known "mirror" in the universe.
Mars helicopter Ingenuity phones home, breaking 63-day silence
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has phoned home after 63 days of silence, and all appears to be well with the little rotorcraft.
Mysterious 'zombie planet' Halla seems to have survived the explosive death of its star. How?
By Ben Turner published
The Jupiter-sized exoplanet Halla has somehow survived the death of its star, and astronomers aren't sure how.
See Saturn disappear in eerie, unfinished James Webb telescope images
By Joanna Thompson published
The James Webb Space Telescope's new images of Saturn aren't finished, but they're still mind-blowingly cool.
A 'captured' alien planet may be hiding at the edge of our solar system — and it's not 'Planet X'
By Joanna Thompson published
The cold and mysterious Oort cloud at the edge of our solar system may be hiding a rogue exoplanet, new research suggests.
Bizarre object hotter than the sun is orbiting a distant star at breakneck speed
By Joanna Thompson published
Scientists have discovered a weird celestial object that's blurring the line between planet and star.
NASA's Curiosity rover snaps extremely detailed 'postcard' of Martian landscape after waking up from a 'brain-boosting nap'
By Harry Baker published
The new panorama snapped by NASA's Curiosity rover combines photos from two different times of day to create a highly detailed image of the Red Planet.
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