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The transit of Mercury is just around the corner, and scientists are planning to make observations that are only possible during the rare celestial event. On Monday, the solar system's ...

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Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered an astonishing exoplanet that’s stretching our understanding of what’s possible for these distant worlds. And when we say say “stretch, ...

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A small, icy moon of Saturn called Enceladus is one of the prime targets in the search for life elsewhere in the solar system ...