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We may have just seen the first comet from another solar system

We may have just seen the first comet from another solar system

25 October 2017

An icy comet just hurtled past the sun on a strange path that suggests it came from outside our solar system, making it the first such interloper we've ever spotted
Hidden pockets of turbulent gas fuel stars in far-off galaxies

Hidden pockets of turbulent gas fuel stars in far-off galaxies

30 August 2017

Galactic winds once thought to slow star formation may be driving the creation of new stars in distant galaxies, challenging long held beliefs about galaxy evolution

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