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Little is known about the long-destroyed moon-forming planet, Theia. But it may have been born in the inner solar system—just like Earth—a new study suggests ...

Currently there is a third “interstellar interloper” now passing through the solar system designated as 3i/ATLAS, for the ...

The results show a circular “hotspot” on the side of the planet that always faces its star, surrounded by a cooler ring at ...

Tryptophan, the essential amino acid behind the Thanksgiving myth that eating turkey can make you sleepy, has been found to ...