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Strange Planet Confirmed in Binary Star System Nu Octantis
Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a massive planet in the Nu Octantis binary star system, first suspected in 2004. Using advanced tools like the HARPS spectrograph, researchers found that the planet orbits in the opposite direction of one of the stars—a retrograde motion that keeps the system stable. The discovery of a white dwarf in th...
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6,000-Year-Old Stone Tombs May Have Been First 'Telescopes'
Ancient megalithic tombs - such as those at the 6,000 year old Seven-Stone Antas in Portugal - may have been the first astronomical tools used to watch the skies, millennia before telescopes were invented, scientists say.
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Strange Planet Confirmed in Binary Star System Nu Octantis
Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a massive planet in the Nu Octantis binary star system, first suspected in 2004. Using advanced tools like the HARPS spectrograph, researchers found that the planet orbits in the opposite direction of one of the stars—a retrograde motion that keeps the system stable. The discovery of a white dwarf in th...
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6,000-Year-Old Stone Tombs May Have Been First 'Telescopes'
Ancient megalithic tombs - such as those at the 6,000 year old Seven-Stone Antas in Portugal - may have been the first astronomical tools used to watch the skies, millennia before telescopes were invented, scientists say.
