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Animation depicting a black widow pulsar and its small stellar companion. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Cruz deWildeThe system, which may have originated near the center of the <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>Milky Way</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains the Earth, and is named for its appearance from Earth. It is a barred spiral galaxy that contains an estimated…

A team of researchers led by Stanford University geologist Mathieu Lapotre has revealed the presence of landscapes on the surface of this Moon formed due to a global sand cycle driven by seasons. Titan is the largest moon on the Saturn system. It has rivers, lakes, and seas filled by rain coming through a thick atmosphere. However, these lakes are filled with different materials than one on Earth. Liquid methane streams streak Titan’s icy surface and nitrogen winds build…

In a strange discovery, scientists have found twin asteroids that may be Earth's newest neighbours. The asteroids, separated by about 600,000 miles, seem to have separated from a parent asteroid only a few centuries ago. The asteroids were discovered as separate entities in August 2019. However, within a month, the similarity in their orbiting patterns made researchers take a closer look. Asteroids 2019 PR2 and 2019 QR6 puzzled scientists when they tried to delve into their history. Looking into the archived Catalina Sky…