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  • Circumpolar stars never rise or set

    Circumpolar stars never rise or set


    Circumpolar stars always reside above the horizon, and for that reason, never rise or set. All the stars at the Earth’s North and South Poles are circumpolar. Meanwhile, no star is circumpolar at the equator.

  • What the Philae comet lander found

    What the Philae comet lander found


    Philae data suggest that organic compounds – which eventually translated into living organisms here on Earth – existed in the early solar system. Read more below.