How a trick from radio astronomy could help astronomers find Earth-like planets

The wavelengths of radio light are so large that you can't capture a high-resolution image with a single dish. To capture an ...
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Astronomers find a dying planet trapped near a zombie white dwarf star, raising new questions about how such systems survive

A strange white dwarf system is pulling a nearby planet apart, leaving scientists unsure how both objects are still orbiting together.
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Here's where the James Webb Space Telescope and 4 other legendary spacecraft are in October's night sky

Over the past seven decades, thousands of sophisticated spacecraft have been launched on ambitious missions to look down on ...
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If Planet Nine is out there, this telescope might actually find it

Mike Brown is convinced that beyond Neptune, at the far reaches of our solar system, there's an unseen giant planet. "This is the 5th largest planet in our solar system, lurking out there, waiting to ...
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Two New Studies Attempt To Prove The Existence Of An Exoplanet In The Habitable Zone Of Alpha Centauri A

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If Planet Nine is out there, this telescope might actually find it

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