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For the first time, NASA's TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission has identified a planet orbiting a distant star thanks to its warping of space-time. Unlike the star-hugging transiting ...

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James Webb uncovered exotic salt clouds surrounding the famous "Pink Planet," solving a long-standing mystery about one of ...