TRAPPIST-1 looks small and calm from Earth. Up close, it is anything but. The cool red star about 40 light-years away erupts ...

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For the first time, astronomers say they have spotted a giant explosion released by a star beyond our solar system. The eruption was similar in some ways to those unleashed by our sun, such as the ...

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Austin (KXAN) — A tiny baby planet is making waves in the science community. Named WISPIT 2b, the growing planet is the first planet of its kind to be basically photographed growing inside its star’s ...