OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column is being kept alive by her friend and protégée . Read on to ...

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Astronomers have observed a planet that in some ways behaves more like a star — including a massive growth spurt unlike anything witnessed before in a free-floating planet. The rogue planet, which ...

Anyone hungry for the icy crunch of a Pluto-like body? No? Well, one nearby white dwarf is going all in on a Pluto-esque snack. According to NASA, the Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a "burned-out ...