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Planetary Science

Astronomers have spotted a second interstellar object

Researchers will be able to watch what appears to be an interstellar comet swoop through the solar system for about a year.

Agriculture

Birds fed a common pesticide lost weight rapidly and had migration delays

Scientists have previously implicated neonicotinoid pesticides in declining bee populations. Now a study suggests that songbirds are affected, too.

Tech

This device harnesses the cold night sky to generate electricity in the dark

A new thermoelectric generator uses the temperature difference between Earth and outer space to create electricity after the sun goes down.

Astronomy

This may be the first known exoplanet with rain and clouds of water droplets

For the first time, astronomers have detected water vapor and possibly signs of clouds and even rain in the air of a potentially habitable exoplanet.