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Astronomers have made an exciting discovery in deep space, identifying a large organic molecule that could be a crucial ...

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Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to ...

Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new ...

Michelle Marder, a University of Rhode Island Ph.D. student originally from Lynnfield, is one of two students, with Kate Remy, to be awarded with a graduate fellowship from the NASA Rhode Island Space ...