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  1. Planets

    Analyze This: Neptune’s cloud cover syncs up with the solar cycle

    Telescope observations hint how sunlight-driven chemistry may boost cloud cover on our solar system’s farthest planet.

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  2. Planets

    In a first, astronomers spot the aftermath of an exoplanet smashup

    Infrared light from a distant star appears to be leftovers of an impact between a pair of Neptune-sized worlds.

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  3. Space

    Four researchers on Earth are spending a year on ‘Mars’

    A crew of four entered Mars Dune Alpha in Houston, Texas. They will remain isolated inside for a year, living and working as if on the Red Planet.

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  4. Space

    Lightning dances through Jupiter’s skies much like it does on Earth 

    Data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft hint that Jupiter’s lightning extends in jagged steps as it does on Earth.

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  5. Planets

    In a first, telescopes have caught a star eating a planet

    A burst of light and a cloud of dust are signs that a distant star swallowed a giant planet.

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  6. Earth

    One collision could have formed the moon and started plate tectonics

    A hypothetical planet slamming into Earth 4.5 billion years ago might have set subduction into motion.

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  7. Planets

    Research on exoplanets took top award at 2023 Regeneron ISEF

    Six young researchers took home the top awards, each valued at a minimum of $50,000. Hundreds more shared nearly $9 million in prizes at international event.

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  8. Planets

    Let’s learn about Jupiter’s moons

    Jupiter has nearly 100 known moons — some of which look like prime spots to search for alien life.

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  9. Space

    Scientists Say: Accretion Disk

    Cosmic swirls of gas, dust and plasma, accretion disks reveal the shadowy silhouettes of black holes and more.

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