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This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the picturesque spiral galaxy NGC 4941, which lies about 67 million light ...

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Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has observed a planetary nebula designated ...

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Japan's famed cherry trees are getting old, but a new AI tool that assesses photos of the delicate pink and white flowers ...

An earthquake shook Taiwan on Wednesday morning, setting off alarms in the capital, but no damage was immediately reported.