Even the best telescopes can’t see exoplanets. It’s all about watching for jiggly stars, blue shifts, and transits.

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Saturn has pulled decisively ahead in the solar system’s quiet “moon race,” with astronomers now tallying a staggering 274 natural satellites circling the ringed giant. The new count, driven by the ...

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One of the oldest unsolved riddles in planetary science concerns the origin of the moon. Over a century ago, George Darwin ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has for the first time helped scientists confirm that electrical sparks often ignite within ...

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