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Dec 20 2025SCIENCE

Cosmic Crashes: The Eye of Sauron Star's Wild Past

In space, 25 light-years away, a star called Fomalhaut is making waves. Known as the "Eye of Sauron" due to its striking dust belt, this star has been the site of some incredible cosmic events. Over the past 20 years, astronomers have witnessed not one, but two massive collisions between rocky objec

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Apr 25 2025SCIENCE

Unexpected Discovery of Super-Earths in Distant Orbits

The universe just got a lot more interesting with the discovery of a new class of super-Earths. These are rocky planets bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune. They are not where scientists thought they would be. They are not close to their stars like most super-Earths. Instead, they are muc

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