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Webb Captures a Planet’s Final Plunge Into Its Star – And It Wasn’t What Scientists Expected
Lingering Brightness Provides Evidence for How the Planet Met Its Demise Each year, scientists from around the world compete ...
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Dose Response of Incidental Physical Activity Against Cardiovascular Events and Mortality
BACKGROUND: Few middle-aged and older adults engage in regular leisure-time exercise. Incidental physical activity (IPA) ...
Why the meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes – a planetary scientist explains new research
Only 30%-50% of the remaining objects survive the atmospheric passage and become meteorites. The debris pieces whose orbits bring them closer to the Sun tend to be significantly more durable, making ...
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First-ever recorded planetary engulfment event captured by Webb
It was once thought that when an aging star engulfed a planet it would be a dramatic event. Now, the Webb telescope has ...
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Watch a Live Catalytic Event in Real Time
The new observations from a team with Professors Tobin Marks and Michael Bedzyk could lead to more efficient catalysts for ...
Webb's autopsy of planet swallowed by star yields surprise
Observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have provided a surprising twist in the narrative surrounding what is ...