Exoplanets' complex orbital structure points to planetary migration in solar systems

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The four planets of the Kepler-223 star system seem to have little in common with the planets of Earth's own solar system. And yet a new study shows that the Kepler-223 system is trapped in an orbital configuration that Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune may have broken from in the early history of the solar system.
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Swept up in the solar wind

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The sun's outer layer, the corona, constantly streams out charged particles called the solar wind. But it's not the kind of wind you can fly a kite in. Even the slowest solar wind can reach speeds 700,000 mph. And while scientists know a great deal about solar wind, the source and causes of the slow wind remain mysterious.
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Scientists take a major leap toward a 'perfect' quantum metamaterial

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Scientists have devised a way to build a “quantum metamaterial” -- an engineered material with exotic properties not found in nature -- using ultracold atoms trapped in an artificial crystal composed of light. The theoretical work represents a step toward manipulating atoms to transmit information, perform complex simulations or function as powerful sensors.
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New test by deepest galaxy map finds Einstein’s theory stands true

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Astronomers have made a 3D map of 3000 galaxies 13 billion light years from Earth, and found that Einstein's general theory of relativity is still valid.
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A Mercury Transit Music Video from SDO

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The Complete Mercury Transition

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A time-lapse video of Mercury’s transition across the sun Monday, which lasted about seven hours.
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