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Newly discovered Jupiter-like world could be the long-sought ‘Planet X’

When the Hubble Space Telescope set its sights toward the binary star system HD 106906, astronomers found a world that could resemble the long-sought Planet X. For the first time, astronomers are able ...
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2.5 Million Years Ago, a Star’s Pass Could Have Triggered a Comet Storm on Earth

New research suggests that the close passage of a nearby star,HD 7977, might have sent comets from the outer reaches of the ...
The New York Times

This Is Not the Way We Usually Imagine the World Will End

Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new simulations show. By Katherine Kornei If our species manages to hang on ...