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A controversial new study suggests that an immutable value that governs the strength of the electromagnetic force varies along different directions.
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Two newly discovered planetary systems shed light on the likelihood of producing terrestrial planets.
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A meteorite’s age has pushed back the estimated time of the solar system’s formation by almost 2 million years.
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New pictures expand evidence of the moon’s shrinkage over the past billion years.
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A decade of droughts has stifled the increasing growth of terrestrial vegetation.
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