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Astronomers find 43 new dwarf-galaxy candidates by inspecting deep images
A visual search of ultra-deep VST mosaics found 47 dwarf-galaxy candidates where only four were catalogued, exposing both the power and the biases of by-eye discovery.
Giant planet's star transits will vanish for centuries in less than seven years
Hubble steers without thrusters using spinning wheels and Earth's magnetic field
Methone’s smooth surface may reflect slow movement of porous icy material
AI scans Hubble archive, discovers over 800 previously unknown objects in two days
A four-kilometre mountain on dwarf planet Ceres built from frozen salty brine
Jupiter-size planet spotted forming millions of years too early
Scientists descend to Atlantic floor to find 200,000 barrels of dumped nuclear waste
A river in Ohio was so thick with oil and industrial waste that it caught fire at least…
Hubble detects star stream stripped from distant galaxy's cluster
New solar model solves silver puzzle that puzzled astronomers for decades
