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  1. Planetary Science

    Jupiter’s precocious birth happened in the solar system’s first million years

    Jupiter formed within the first million years of the solar system, according to meteorite measurements.

    By Lisa Grossman
  2. Physics

    Water circling a drain provides insight into black holes

    Water waves scattering off a vortex can exhibit rotational superradiance, an effect predicted to appear in black holes.

    By Emily Conover
  3. Paleontology

    New dinosaur resurrects a demon from Ghostbusters

    The most complete skeleton of an ankylosaur shows an armored, club-tailed dinosaur with a head like a Ghostbusters demon.

    By Laurel Hamers
  4. Physics

    Faux particles commit physics faux pas

    Quasiparticles present in a solid material break the rules of particle physics.