The universe’s expansion over time. Credit: NASA/WMAP Science Team/ Art by Dana Berry Ever since the astronomer Edwin Hubble demonstrated that the further apart two…
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Earth Is Among the Lucky 1%: The Solar System Follows the Galactic Standard – But It Is a Rare Breed

Earth Is Among the Lucky 1%: The Solar System Follows the Galactic Standard – But It Is a Rare Breed
Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, have investigated more than 1000 planetary systems orbiting stars in our own galaxy, the Milky Way,…
Artist’s illustration of a galaxy in the early universe that is very dusty and shows the first signs of a rotationally supported disk. In this…
Light propagates through the atomic cloud shown in the center and then falls onto the SiN membrane shown on the left. As a result of…
An October 14, 2018, view of Mexico Beach, Fla., shows the aftermath of Hurricane Michael making landfall four days earlier. Credit: K.C. Wilsey, FEMA A…