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Locked in a 4 Billion-Year-Old Dance, Six New Exoplanets Demonstrate the Cosmic Beauty of ‘Resonant Orbits’
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Locked in a 4 Billion-Year-Old Dance, Six New Exoplanets Demonstrate the Cosmic Beauty of ‘Resonant Orbits’

November 29, 2023November 29, 2023

Scientists have discovered 6 exoplanets orbiting in perfect resonance around a star, meaning their orbits are synchronized. Such a…

More Space Telescopes: Nancy Grace Roman to Search For Dark Matter and Exoplanets in 2027
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More Space Telescopes: Nancy Grace Roman to Search For Dark Matter and Exoplanets in 2027

July 26, 2022October 28, 2023

Story at a glance… The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was just awarded its launch contract. Set to debut…


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Putin Proposes an Extension to the New START Nuclear Deal Through to 2027

Julien Torres October 4, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that his government will adhere to the NEW START treaty with the US…

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July Tariff Revenues Generate a Meager One-Fourth of Deficit Spending Increase

Andy Corbley September 8, 2025

Despite year-over-year revenue from import duties growing 252% compared to July of last year, government inlays were dwarfed by…

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Israel’s Destruction of Palestinian Olive Trees: Security Meets Environmental Warfare

Suzanne Latre August 28, 2025

At dawn on Monday, Israeli military bulldozers entered the Nablus area. They began uprooting thousands of olive trees, which…

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