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COLUMBIA, S.C. — As we're now in the peak of the hurricane season, News19 meteorologists are breaking down the science of how these powerful storms take shape. News19 Meteorologist Brianna Mowery says ...

Exoplanets have a remarkable diversity of planetary types, including a class known as ultrahot Jupiters. The similarity to Jupiter in the Solar System is that they are gas giants. However, they are ...

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