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The sun may have swallowed a super-Earth planet in its early history, and our star may still be hiding the evidence, new research suggests.…
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A dune field on Mars, as seen by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.…
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Faint in X-rays but bright in ultraviolet light, new objects found by NASA's Chandra space telescope could help solve two great astrophysical mysteries.…