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Researchers in the US and UK have discovered one of the oldest planetary systems in the galaxy, orbiting one of the first generation of stars that formed 11.2 billion years ago when the universe was less than 20% of its current age.

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  • Monster flare from Proxima Centauri dwarfs any ever seen from the Sun

    21 April 2021
  • Ingenuity Mars ‘copter makes historic first flight on red planet

    19 April 2021
  • Mars helicopter software update sets stage for Monday test flight

    11 April 2021
  • Astronomers spot merging galaxies hosting dual quasars

    7 April 2021
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