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5000 comets discovered using space-based sun observatory

The ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has officially discovered 5000 comets. Comet number 5000 was spotted ...
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Advanced telescope instrument for observing planet formation to be created at UC Santa Cruz

Astronomers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and UCLA will develop a next-generation instrument for detecting and ...

The biggest scientific breakthroughs of the last 25 years—and a few to watch

While the 21st century has been bumpy, it has also ushered in monumental scientific and technological breakthroughs that have ...