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Astronomers have reconstructed the first 100 million years of the Oort cloud.

Mystery of the gigantic Oort cloud explained Astronomers possibly solve the mystery of how the enormous Oort cloud, with over 100 billion comet-like objects, was formed.

The rock, found in the Sahara, is 4.5 billion years old and likely came from a long-lost baby protoplanet.

Scientists discover meteorite older than Earth that likely came from a "protoplanet" The rock, found in the Sahara, likely comes from a long-lost baby protoplanet.

The Earth isn't flat, but the Universe is.

The Universe is flat. Here's what that teaches us.

A double-edged sword: obesity impacts antidepressants, yet a side effect of these drugs is weight gain.

Weight gain affects the efficacy of antidepressants, new study finds Weight gain is a side effect of antidepressants, adding another layer of problems.

They may help solve the problem of global vaccine distribution.

Plant-based vaccines can change the vaccine landscape Vaccines can be grown in and extracted from the leaves of plants.

Not all atheists are the same. Broadly, they can be categorized into 3 groups.

Not believing is the second biggest "belief" in the U.S. There are different types of atheism and atheists. In general, they can be classified as the non-religious, the non-believers, and agnostics.

The universe is expanding, with every galaxy beyond the Local Group speeding away from us.

94% of the universe's galaxies are permanently beyond our reach Even if we left today, at the speed of light, we'd never catch up to these unreachable galaxies as dark energy expands the universe.

"I had no idea how colorful the world is and feel these glasses can help colorblind people better navigate color and appreciate the world," said Alex Zbylut, one of the colorblind study participants.

Special lenses help colorblind experience more hues — even when taken off A new study enhanced color vision for individuals with the most common type of red-green color blindness.

Empty, intergalactic space is just 2.725 K: not even three degrees above absolute zero. But the Boomerang Nebula is even colder.

What is the coldest place in the Universe?

This is a catastrophe

A new nova disappeared faster than ever, and an even bigger cosmic catastrophe is coming If you think you know how an astronomical nova works, buckle up. You're in for a ride like you never expected.

The weirdness begs for an interpretation.

What is quantum mechanics trying to tell us?

The 'Dunning-Kruger effect' in action.

People who rate themselves as highly knowledgeable "cat people" are worse at interacting with cats, observational study finds