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The Vera C. Rubin is a game changing observatory that we’ve been keeping our eyes on. When it goes online, it’ll begin a 10 year survey of the southern sky,

If our Solar System seems stable, it’s because our short lifespans make it seem that way. Earth revolves, night follows day, the Moon moves through light and shadow, and the

In 1912, astronomer Victor Hess discovered strange, high-energy particles called “cosmic rays.” Since then, researchers have hunted for their birthplaces. Today, we know about some of the cosmic ray “launch

With over 5,000 exoplanets now identified, astronomers have found that our Solar System isn’t the only model of planetary formation. There are super-Earths, sub-Neptunes, hot-Jupiters, and Earth-sized worlds orbiting around