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The organizers of the Ig Nobel Awards have moved the 2026 ceremony from the United States to Zurich, citing safety concerns for international attendees. The event will take place September 3, with a separate celebration for winners scheduled later in the month in Boston.

This isn't your typical spherical planet. PSR J2322-2650b is stretched into a lemon shape by its star's gravity—and when researchers analyzed its atmosphere, they found something unexpected. Could there be treasures hidden at its core?