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From meteor showers to visible nebulas, August is primed to be an action-packed month for stargazers in the United States. And one of the highlights of the month? The impending meet-up of Jupiter and ...

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A new study suggests the planet’s iconic domes owe their strange shape to both thick lava and a flexible surface. Reading time 2 minutes Venus is home to some of the weirdest volcanoes in the solar ...