Three decades later, first brown dwarf ever found offers a surprise
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In 1995, astronomers confirmed the discovery for the first time of a brown dwarf,…
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Nearby exoplanet could be first known ocean world: Webb telescope
By Pierre Celerier PARIS (AFP) - A planet relatively close to Earth could be the first ever detected with a…
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Black hole observed ‘awakening’ for the first time
PARIS, June 18, 2024 (AFP) - Astronomers have been able to observe a supermassive black hole waking up and setting…
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Milky Way’s black hole surrounded by strong magnetic fields: astronomers
PARIS, March 27, 2024 (AFP) - Astronomers have discovered powerful magnetic fields spiralling around the black hole that sits at…
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Scientists: Secret ocean hides under Saturn moon’s ice
By Juliette Collen PARIS, Feb 7, 2024 (AFP) - Saturn's small moon Mimas seems an unlikely suspect in the hunt…
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Six exoplanets discovered in synchronised dance around star
By Juliette Collen PARIS (AFP) - Six exoplanets have been spotted in a perfectly synchronised dance around a nearby star,…
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‘Mind-blowing’: Astronomers spot most distant radio burst yet
By Daniel Lawler PARIS, Oct 19, 2023 (AFP) - Years ago, something happened in a distant galaxy that sent an…
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NASA asteroid sample contains life-critical water and carbon
By Moises Avila with Issam Ahmed in Washington HOUSTON, Oct 11, 2023 (AFP) - A sample collected from the asteroid…
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Hidden ocean the source of CO2 on Jupiter moon: research
PARIS, Sept 21, 2023 (AFP) - Carbon dioxide detected on Jupiter's moon Europa comes from the vast ocean beneath its…
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India becomes first nation to land spacecraft near Moon’s south pole
BENGALURU, India, Aug 23, 2023 (AFP) - India on Wednesday became the first nation to land a craft near the…
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‘Like a mirror’: Astronomers identify most reflective exoplanet
By Daniel Lawler Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- A scorching hot world where metal clouds rain drops of titanium…
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