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December 23, 2024
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Dec. 20, 2024 A study introduces a novel thermodynamic concept called the 'centotectic' and investigates the stability of liquids in extreme conditions -- critical information for determining the habitability of icy moons like ...
Dec. 19, 2024 Scientist have begun to reveal the particle-level processes that create the type of auroras that dance rapidly across the sky. The Kinetic-scale Energy and momentum Transport experiment -- KiNET-X -- lifted off from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in ...
Dec. 20, 2024 One of the biggest mysteries in science -- dark energy -- doesn't actually exist, according to researchers looking to solve the riddle of how the Universe is expanding. For the past 100 years, physicists have generally assumed that the cosmos is ...
Dec. 19, 2024 Scientists are changing our understanding of climate and weather on Mars and providing critical insights into Earth's atmospheric processes as ...
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Dec. 18, 2024 Scientists recently led a team that found, for the first time, that Chiron has surface chemistry unlike other centaurs. Its surface it has both ...
Dec. 19, 2024 A new study explores how variations in Mars' crustal thickness during its ancient history may have influenced the planet's magmatic evolution and ...
Dec. 19, 2024 Scientists have unveiled groundbreaking research on the origins of lunar water, offering insights that could reshape our understanding of the Earth-Moon system and the broader solar system. The ...
Dec. 18, 2024 Galaxy clusters -- the big cities of the universe -- are home to many giant elliptical galaxies that have completed their growth and are not forming ...
Dec. 18, 2024 Scientists propose a 'remelting' of the Moon's surface 4.35 billion years ago due to the tidal pull of Earth causing widespread geological upheaval and intense ...
Dec. 17, 2024 After taking the first images of black holes, the groundbreaking Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) is poised to reveal how black holes launch powerful ...
Dec. 16, 2024 The combination of low temperature, atmospheric pressure and water vapor pressure on Mars means any liquid water found there would likely freeze, boil or evaporate immediately, making its presence ...
Dec. 16, 2024 Anthropologists argue physical artifacts of human exploration on Mars deserve cataloging, preservation and care in order to chronicle humanity's ...
Dec. 13, 2024 A new study points to why, and how, Io became the most volcanic body in the solar ...
Dec. 13, 2024 The galaxy M87, located in the Virgo constellation, provided the first-ever photo of a black hole in 2019, when the Event Horizon Telescope captured ...
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Dec. 12, 2024 Stars similar to the Sun produce a gigantic outburst of radiation on average about once every hundred years per star. Such superflares release more energy than a trillion hydrogen bombs and make all ...
Dec. 11, 2024 Stunning new photographs by a team of astronomers have revealed a newly forming galaxy that looks remarkably similar to a young Milky Way. The extraordinary images give us an unprecedented picture of ...
Dec. 9, 2024 A NASA Hubble Space Telescope observation program called OPAL (Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy) obtains long-term baseline observations of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune in order to understand ...
Dec. 9, 2024 Dust storms on Mars could one day pose dangers to human astronauts, damaging equipment and burying solar panels. New research gets closer to predicting when extreme weather might erupt on the Red ...
Dec. 9, 2024 New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope suggest that a new feature in the universe -- not a flaw in telescope measurements -- may be behind the decade-long mystery of why the universe is ...
Dec. 9, 2024 Astronomers have found a way to spot the smallest, 'decameter,' asteroids within the main asteroid belt. They used their approach to detect more than 100 new asteroids, ranging from the ...
Dec. 3, 2024 An unusual planetary system with three known ultra-low density 'super-puff' planets has at least one more planet, according to new ...
Dec. 2, 2024 A team of astronomers has found that Venus has never been habitable, despite decades of speculation that our closest planetary neighbor was once much more like Earth than it is ...
Nov. 26, 2024 Dark ovals in Jupiter's polar haze, visible only at UV wavelengths, were first noticed 25 years ago, then ignored. A new study shows that these dark UV ovals are common, appearing at the south ...
Nov. 25, 2024 A new computer model can be used to detect and measure interior oceans on the ice covered moons of Uranus. The model works by analyzing orbital wobbles that would be visible from a passing ...
Nov. 25, 2024 Scientists have recently identified electrons and positrons with the highest energies ever recorded on Earth. They provide evidence of cosmic processes emitting colossal amounts of energy, the ...
Nov. 22, 2024 New research has uncovered what may be the oldest direct evidence of ancient hot water activity on Mars, revealing the planet may have been habitable at some point in its ...
Nov. 18, 2024 Through the intricate study of lava tubes -- caves formed following volcanic eruptions when lava cools down -- an international team of researchers has uncovered clues about Earth's ancient ...
Nov. 14, 2024 By probing chemical processes observed in the Earth's hot mantle, scientists have started developing a library of basalt-based spectral signatures that not only will help reveal the composition ...
Nov. 13, 2024 An asteroid struck Mars 11 million years ago and sent pieces of the red planet hurtling through space. One of these chunks of Mars eventually crashed into the Earth and is one of the few meteorites ...
Nov. 13, 2024 Astronomers have identified three ultra-massive galaxies -- nearly as massive as the Milky Way -- already in place within the first billion years after the Big Bang. This surprising discovery was ...
Nov. 12, 2024 A team combined compositional data of primitive bodies like Kuiper Belt objects, asteroids and comets with new solar data sets to develop a revised solar composition that potentially reconciles ...
Nov. 11, 2024 Like the Earth, the Sun likely has swirling polar vortices, according to new research. But unlike on Earth, the formation and evolution of these vortices are driven by magnetic ...
Nov. 7, 2024 Readily available thermoelectric generators operating under modest temperature differences can power CO2 conversion, according to a proof-of-concept study by chemists. The findings open up the ...
Nov. 4, 2024 Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang that is consuming matter at a phenomenal rate -- over 40 times the ...
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Monday, December 9, 2024
- NASA's Hubble Celebrates Decade of Tracking Outer Planets
- Mars' Infamous Dust Storms Can Engulf the Entire Planet: A New Study Examines How
- Universe Expansion Study Confirms Challenge to Cosmic Theory
- Astronomers Find the Smallest Asteroids Ever Detected in the Main Belt
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Monday, December 2, 2024
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Monday, November 25, 2024
- Uranus's Swaying Moons Will Help Spacecraft Seek out Hidden Oceans
- Most Energetic Cosmic-Ray Electrons and Positrons Ever Observed
Friday, November 22, 2024
Monday, November 18, 2024
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- Meteorite Contains Evidence of Liquid Water on Mars 742 Million Years Ago
- Three Galactic 'red Monsters' In the Early Universe
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Monday, November 11, 2024
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Monday, November 4, 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
- Faster Space Communication With Record-Sensitive Receiver
- One of the Fastest-Spinning Stars in the Universe
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- NRL Coronagraph Captures Unique Images of a Dusty Comet
- Rocky Planets Orbiting Small Stars Could Have Stable Atmospheres Needed to Support Life
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
- Out-of-This-World Simulation Key to Collecting Moon Dust
- The Origin of Most Meteorites Finally Revealed
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
- NASA, NOAA: Sun Reaches Maximum Phase in 11-Year Solar Cycle
- Simulated Mission to Mars: Survey of Lichen Species
Monday, October 14, 2024
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Friday, October 11, 2024
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Monday, October 7, 2024
- New Insights Into How Mars Became Uninhabitable
- Winds of Change: James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Elusive Details in Young Star Systems
Thursday, October 3, 2024
- In Odd Galaxy, NASA's Webb Finds Potential Missing Link to First Stars
- Widespread Ice Deposits on the Moon
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Monday, September 30, 2024
- Study Coordinates Satellite Swarm for 3D Imaging Inside Clouds
- First Data from XRISM Space Mission Provides New Perspective on Supermassive Black Holes
Friday, September 27, 2024
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
- Mars' Missing Atmosphere Could Be Hiding in Plain Sight
- Webb Discovers 'weird' Galaxy With Gas Outshining Its Stars
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Monday, September 23, 2024
- Potential Indicators of Life on Other Planets Can Be Created in a Lab
- Low Gravity in Space Travel Found to Weaken and Disrupt Normal Rhythm in Heart Muscle Cells
Thursday, September 19, 2024
- Volcanoes May Help Reveal Interior Heat on Jupiter Moon
- Organic Matter on Mars Was Formed from Atmospheric Formaldehyde
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
- Magnifying Deep Space Through the 'carousel Lens'
- NASA's Webb Provides Another Look Into Galactic Collisions
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
- A Wobble from Mars Could Be Sign of Dark Matter
- More Black Holes Than Expected in the Early Universe
Friday, September 13, 2024
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Monday, September 9, 2024
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
- Hidden Magmatism Discovered at the Chang'e-6 Lunar Landing Site
- Six New Rogue Worlds: Star Birth Clues
Monday, August 26, 2024
Friday, August 23, 2024
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Friday, August 16, 2024
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
- Rocks Collected on Mars Hold Key to Water and Perhaps Life on the Planet: Bring Them Back to Earth
- Rocks from Mars' Jezero Crater, Which Likely Predate Life on Earth, Contain Signs of Water
- Engineers Conduct First in-Orbit Test of 'swarm' Satellite Autonomous Navigation
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Monday, August 12, 2024
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
- International Space Station Crew Carries out Archeological Survey in Space
- Findings from First Archaeology Project in Space
- Scientists Lay out Revolutionary Method to Warm Mars
Monday, August 5, 2024
Friday, August 2, 2024
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Thursday, July 25, 2024
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Sunday, July 21, 2024
Thursday, July 18, 2024
- Exoplanet-Hunting Telescope to Begin Search for Another Earth in 2026
- Another Intermediate-Mass Black Hole Discovered at the Center of Our Galaxy
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
- Food Aroma Study May Help Explain Why Meals Taste Bad in Space
- New Analysis of Cassini Data Yields Insights Into Titan's Seas
Monday, July 15, 2024
- NASA's Webb Investigates Eternal Sunrises, Sunsets on Distant World
- Scorching Storms on Distant Worlds Revealed
Friday, July 12, 2024
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
- Mars Likely Had Cold and Icy Past, New Study Finds
- Strong Evidence for Intermediate-Mass Black Hole in Omega Centauri
- Greater Focus Needed on How Existing International Law Can Prevent the Increasing Militarization of Outer Space