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Saturn Lightning Storm Breaks Solar System Record

A lightning storm has been raging on Saturn since mid-January, making the tempest the longest-lasting storm ever detected in our solar system, astronomers announced . The lightning flashes are 10,000 times stronger than lightning flashes on Earth, research team member Georg … Continue reading

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Did Venus Once Hold Water?

Venus is characterized today as the planet from hell yet may have been closer to a cherished idea that it was once Earth‘s twin, announced at a conference.Data sent back by a European scoutship suggests that even though Venus’ surface is … Continue reading

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Refurbished Hubble Space Telescope Transmits Spectacular Images

Scientists  released images that slice across billions of light-years to probe the cosmic-web structure of the universe and map the distribution of elements that are fundamental to life. The images look back to times when the universe was millions of … Continue reading

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Suicidal planet seems on death spiral into star

Astronomers have found what appears to be a gigantic suicidal planet.The odd, fiery planet is so close to its star and so large that it is triggering tremendous plasma tides on the star. Those powerful tides are in turn warping … Continue reading

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