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The object, known as IRAS 23077+6707, was originally cataloged as a source of infrared emission by the Infrared Astronomy Satellite (IRAS) in the 1980s. Then in 2016, while conducting a survey of …

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The Erigone family of asteroids are water-rich space rocks that provide a window into the solar system’s past. an explosion of rocks in space scatters debris throughout. The flashpoint can be seen central. An artist’s impression of an asteroid …

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Astronomers have discovered a new planetary oddball beyond the solar system that is as fluffy and light as cotton candy. The extrasolar planet or “exoplanet” named WASP-193 b is around 1.5 times the width of Jupiter but has just over a tenth of the …

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Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size planet orbiting an ultracool red dwarf star similar in size to Jupiter. The red dwarf, located some 55 light-years away, is 100 times less bright than the sun and exhibits half the temperature of our star.

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The outer halo of the Milky Way is filled with magnetic fields that take the shape of vast donuts with diameters ranging from 12,000 to 100,000 light-years, with the heart of our galaxy at their center. These donut or “toroid” shaped magnetic fields of …

CNN

The blue threads are inhibitory axons, while the green ones are excitatory axons. Neurons are the cellular building blocks of the nervous system. Google Research & Lichtman Lab/Harvard University.

The New York Times

A 19th-century diagram showing different musical instruments, including harps and lyres. A research team that comprised musicologists, psychologists, linguists, evolutionary biologists and professional musicians recorded songs in 55 languages …

CNN

Dinosaurs lived year-round in the Arctic, fossils have revealed. Davide Bonadonna/Universidade de Vigo/UCL. Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter.

The New York Times

New research shows the “upside-down trees” originated in Madagascar and then caught a ride on ocean currents to reach mainland Africa and Australia.

Scientific American

Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser is set to make its inaugural trip to orbit to deliver supplies to the International Space Station. By Sarah Scoles. Spacecraft. With its perpetually upturned pectoral fins, and blunt nose, the Dream Chaser looks more like a …