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Around Half of Sun-Like Stars Could Host Potentially Habitable Worlds
A team of researchers from NASA’s Ames Research Centre, SETI and others have performed a statistical analysis on data from the Kepler Space Telescope and Gaia to estimate the occurrence rate of potentially habitable exoplanets around Sun-like stars.
The 14 KBOs that Point to Planet 9: a Stroke of Luck?
Is there a ninth planet in the solar system? The answer may lie in the orbits of Kuiper Belt Objects!
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UR: Mass segregation in star clusters: nature or nurture?
In today’s undergraduate research post, we see that massive stars are often found in the centers of stellar clusters. Are they born there or do they move there at a later stage?
Solar Wind Takes up Mercury’s Mantle
Mercury is the smallest planet but has the largest core compared to its size. Is the solar wind to blame?
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