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"The James Webb Space Telescope has captured helium escape from this planet for the first time, and it is the most confident ...

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Astronomers have discovered icy rocks in the outer solar system that seem to defy the laws of physics, suggesting the ...

Scientists have detected tiny lightning bolts on Mars for the first time — they were found discharging around NASA's ...

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Our planet’s magnetosphere has seen dramatic shifts across its history—even total reversals—but this recent wrinkle doesn’t ...