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Katherine Kornei is a freelance science journalist covering Earth and space science. Her bylines frequently appear in Eos, ...

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Let's take a look at the best Guardians of the Galaxy comics, a group of misfit galactic defenders in the 31st Century.

Today, let's talk about an incredibly mysterious celestial body in the solar system — Sedna. Did you know that it takes Sedna about 11,000 years to complete one orbit around the Sun? It leisurely ...

Makemake supposedly exhibits a diameter of 890 miles, making it two-thirds the size of Pluto, according to Earth.com. Past reports claimed that the astronomical body did not exhibit a substantial ...

University of Virginia astronomy undergraduates focus on the shadows of asteroids and dwarf planets for their Earth-bound ...

Did you know that all the DNA in your body could stretch to Pluto and back multiple times, and that strawberries, raspberries ...