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Until now, scientists believed that Mars’ skylights – pits in the surface of mars – were formed by volcanic activity. But ...

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Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found a unique planet in another star system that’s shaped like a lemon. The lopsided Jupiter-style planet is so bizarre that it may blur the ...

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