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artist's impression of the exoplanet 2M1510 (AB) b's unusual orbit around its host stars

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Exoplanet found in odd perpendicular orbit to brown dwarf star pair

It is rare to find brown dwarf stars orbiting in pairs, and this pair has an even more unusual exoplanet companion

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An early hint of cosmic dawn has been seen in a distant galaxy

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Dark energy isn't what we thought – and that may transform the cosmos

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Is our cosmos just a membrane on the edge of a far stranger reality?

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Is our cosmos just a membrane on the edge of a far stranger reality?

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The cosmic landscape of time that explains our universe's expansion

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The cosmic landscape of time that explains our universe's expansion

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When did the first galaxies form? Earlier than we thought possible

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When did the first galaxies form? Earlier than we thought possible

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When did time begin? Hint: It wasn’t at the big bang

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When did time begin? Hint: It wasn’t at the big bang

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A cosmic shape could explain the fundamental nature of the universe

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On 22 August 2024, summit staff reinstalled Rubin Observatory's commissioning camera (ComCam) on the telescope. ComCam has previously been on the telescope, but was removed before the installation of the secondary mirror in late July. ComCam ??? a smaller (144 megapixel), simpler version of the full 3200-megapixel LSST Camera ??? is being used for testing activities prior to installing the LSST Camera, anticipated to happen late 2024. In the coming weeks the summit team will install the primary/tertiary mirror, enabling ComCam to produce the first astronomical data from the Simonyi Survey Telescope.

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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory gets started next year. I can't wait

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From enshittocene to virome, science and technology's words of 2024

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From enshittocene to virome, science and technology's words of 2024

Here are 10 words that entered our vocabulary this year, capturing discoveries at the cutting edge of science, elusive emotions and the various ways technology is changing our lives

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Super-bright black holes could reveal if the universe is pixelated

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Einstein’s theories tested on the largest scale ever – he was right

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The universe could vanish at any moment – why hasn’t it?

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A unique pair of galactic lenses may help solve a cosmological riddle

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