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Like a family in which short parents have tall children, a tiny red dwarf star is defying our understanding of how planets form by existing alongside a giant exoplanet. Giant

The best nightvision monoculars have several advantages over the best nightvision binoculars. They are effectively one side of a pair of binoculars, therefore half the weight. They are smaller and

Scientists have found seismic clues that suggest liquid water may be hiding beneath Mars’ surface. By listening to the echoes of “marsquakes” — seismic waves rippling through Mars‘ crust —

Structures known as “zippers” and “twisters” in the early universe may explain why dwarf galaxies tend to line up with each other, as well as hint at how dark matter

The fundamental constants of nature seem perfectly tuned to allow life to exist. If they were even a little bit different, we simply wouldn’t be here. Given this grave existential

At the very largest scales, galaxies are not scattered around randomly. Instead, they form a pattern called the cosmic web. In fact, this is the largest pattern found in nature,