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\u2018Not quite a gas planet\u2019: Magma ocean world discovered 35 light-years from Earth

Indian Express 21 Mar 2026
Researchers say L 98-59 d could represent a new class of planets. .
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Astronomers Detect Massive 'Cosmic Laser' 8 Billion Light-Years Away

NDTV 18 Mar 2026
Astronomers using MeerKAT have detected the most distant and powerful "cosmic laser" ever observed, offering new insights into galaxy mergers and the early Universe ... .
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Astronomers Detect Sustained Infrared Signal Likely From Planetary Collision 11,500 Light-Years Away

Natural News 17 Mar 2026
Summary of FindingsAstronomers from the University of Washington have reported the detection of a sustained infrared signal from a star system desig... .
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Astronomers spot super-Earth circling a star 83 light-years away using space telescope

Interesting Engineering 16 Mar 2026
The research team, led by Yilen Gómez Maqueo Chew of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, detected a transit signal in the light curve of the star TOI-1080, an inactive M4V-type red dwarf. .
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New Type Of Planet Discovered 35 Light-Years From Earth Is A Molten World Like No Other

IFL Science 16 Mar 2026
The planet, located 35 light-years from Earth, has a radius of 1.6 times that of Earth but a density of less than two-thirds of our planet ... Observations from JWST in the last few years, however, pointed somewhere else.
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Astronomers detect violent exoplanet collision 11,000 light-years away

Madhyamam 14 Mar 2026
Astronomers have gathered evidence of a violent collision between two exoplanets in a distant star system about 11,000 light-years from Earth after observing unusual behaviour from a Sun-like star.
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Astronomers witness rare planet collision 11,000 light-years away

Tallahassee Democrat 14 Mar 2026
Two planets crashed into one another in a violent, chaotic collision that astronomers recently witnessed 11,000 light-years away from Earth ... evidence of 2 planets colliding 11,000 light-years away.
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2 planets collide 11,000 light-years from Earth in rare sight

The Spokesman-Review 14 Mar 2026
Two planets crashed into one another in a violent, chaotic collision that astronomers recently witnessed 11,000 light-years away from Earth ... Astronomers discover evidence of 2 planets colliding 11,000 light-years away.
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Scientists Detect Planetary Collision 11,000 Light-Years Away for the First Time

Greek Reporter 13 Mar 2026
Astronomers have detected evidence of a violent planetary collision around a distant star about 11,000 light-years from Earth, offering one of the clearest observations yet of how planets may collide during the formation of planetary systems.
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A 650-Light-Year-Long Turbulent Web Of Gas Surrounds The Milky Way’s Heart

IFL Science 27 Feb 2026
Even at a distance of 27,000 light years, the 650-light-year-wide area ACES is exploring takes up 1.5 degrees of the sky, three times the width of the Moon ... less than a fifth of a light-year across.
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