BECKY FERREIRA
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Mysterious Pattern in a Cave Is Oldest Rock Art Found in Patagonia
About 8,200 years ago, in one of the last places settled by humans, prehistoric peoples began painting comblike designs as the climate shifted.
Napoleon Didn’t Really Shoot Cannons at Egypt’s Pyramids
But scholars say that a trailer for Ridley Scott’s new film draws attention to the French emperor’s complex and lasting legacy on the study of...
The ‘Forbidden Planet’ That Escaped a Fiery Doom
The giant world Halla should have been swallowed by its star long ago. Scientists now think they know how the planet cheated death.
What It Looks Like When a Dying Star Eats a Planet
Astronomers spotted a dying star swallowing a large planet, a discovery that fills in a “missing link” in understanding the fates of Earth and many...
The Juicy Secrets of Stars That Eat Their Planets
As scientists study thousands of planets around the galaxy, they are learning more about worlds that get swallowed up by their stars.
Imagine Another World. Now Imagine 5,000 More.
NASA recently announced that it had detected more than 5,000 exoplanets, so we asked astronomers, actors and an astronaut to share their favorite worlds orbiting...
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