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At just 25, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin applied quantum physics to a treasure trove of astronomical observations to show that stars are mostly hydrogen and helium.

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Science advances through data that don't fit our current understanding. At least that was Thomas Kuhn's theory in his famous ...

James Webb Telescope Discovers Strange Planet with Carbon Atmosphere Surrounding a Pulsar!

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A new rentier economy has been constructed and the UK remains trapped in low economic growth. The government must adopt ...

I'm a planetary scientist who was born the year of Sputnik's launch. Over the course of my 40-year career, I've witnessed not one but at least five separate revolutions that fundamentally transformed ...