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  1. Cosmology

    A map of 14 million galaxies and quasars deepens a dark energy mystery

    The DESI experiment shocked cosmologists with a hint that dark energy varies over time. Now, with more data, the conclusions hold up.

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  2. Space

    The nearest single star to Earth has four small planets

    Last year, astronomers announced that a planet orbits Barnard’s star. Now, researchers have confirmed the existence of three more.

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  3. Space

    Two astronauts stuck in space for 9 months have returned to Earth

    Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s extended stay in the International Space Station will add to what we know about how space affects health.

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  4. Cosmology

    New baby pictures of the universe deepen a cosmic mystery

    Cosmic microwave background data support cosmology’s standard model but retain a mystery about the universe’s expansion rate.

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  5. Space

    The Blue Ghost lander just witnessed a lunar eclipse — from the moon

    The privately-owned lander turned its cameras toward Earth as our planet cast its shadow over the moon. It’s not the first spacecraft to do so.

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  6. Chemistry

    A new iron compound hints ‘primordial’ helium hides in Earth’s core

    Earth’s core could contain helium from the early solar system. The noble gas tucks into gaps in iron crystals under high pressure and temperature.

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  7. Planetary Science

    Uranus emits more heat than previously thought

    Uranus radiates more energy than it gets from the sun, two new studies find — just as Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune do.

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  8. Space

    Two privately-owned spacecraft make contact from the moon

    Firefly Aerospace landed a craft safely last week, a first for a private company. But Intuitive Machines’ mission ended when its lander wound up on its side in a crater.

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  9. Planetary Science

    Juno reveals dozens of lava lakes on Jupiter’s moon Io

    NASA’s Juno spacecraft identifies over 40 enormous lava lakes on Io, shedding light on the extreme volcanism sculpting Jupiter’s moon.

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