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A team of astronomers took an actual photo of the first-known baby planet discovered in a gap of a star's protoplanetary disk.

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Bursting out of Retailer Day at New York Comic Con, comes the news of a new 2026 Godzilla series from Marvel Comics, again ...

After marking the 30th anniversary of the discovery of the first exoplanet around a sun-like star, we now look forward to ...

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The growth spurt hints that the free-floating object evolves like a star, providing clues about rogue planets’ mysterious origins.

The record-breaking event is providing insight into how these strange objects form.