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There’s a galaxy that appears to be missing its dark matter.

The galaxy NGC 1052-DF4 appears to contain virtually no dark matter, challenging our understanding of galaxy formation. This ultra-diffuse galaxy is mostly transparent and contains only about 1/200th the number of stars as our Milky Way.

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There’s a planet covered in lava oceans with winds seven times the speed of sound.

K2-141b is a planet so hot that it has oceans of molten rock and supersonic winds made of...

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There’s a planet covered in burning ice.

Gliese 436 b, a Neptune-sized exoplanet, is covered in a form of water ice that remains solid despite...

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There’s a planet that orbits its star every 18 hours.

WASP-19b orbits so close to its star that a year on this planet lasts just 18 hours. This...

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