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NASA's Webb catches exoplanet getting roasted

One well-done gas giant, coming right up! That's the latest from researchers analyzing NASA's James Webb Space Telescope observations of HD 80606 b, an exoplanet four times the mass of Jupiter with an extremely elliptical orbit that sweeps close by its sun-like star. The

Al-Mirsad: the new, modern face of Taliban propaganda

For much of the last two decades, the Taliban fought its war with rifles, roadside bombs and guerrilla ambushes. Today, one of its most important battlefields lies not in the mountains of Afghanistan but in the information domain. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA)

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Radar echoes from Europa reveal secrets beneath the ice

A team of scientists has used NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar and the U.S. National Science Foundation Green Bank Telescope (NSF GBT) to carry out the most extensive radar study to date of Europa, the ocean world orbiting Jupiter. By repeatedly "pinging" Europa with

Trump on $300B fund for Iran: 'People can decide to do that'

President Trump said on Wednesday that people can decide to invest in Iran while dismissing reports that the preliminary deal between Washington and Tehran includes a $300 billion fund for Iran as “false.” “We’re not investing. We’re not putting up 10 cents,” Trump told

The Gavel: A new tariff refund battle emerges

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