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Miles-thick buried water ice at Mars’ equator?
Planetary scientists knew there were massive buried deposits near Mars' equator, but not what they consisted of. New research found that it's buried water ice.
January 19, 2024
The strange story of the grave of Copernicus
Nicholas Copernicus was the astronomer who, five centuries ago, explained that Earth revolves around the sun, rather than vice versa. A true Renaissance man.
January 14, 2024
What are X flares? Can they harm us?
X flares on the sun are the most powerful explosions in the solar system. We're likely to see more of them as we approach solar maximum, possibly due this year.
January 7, 2024
Weather on distant planet Tylos! Watch here
With 3 years of data, astronomers using the Hubble telescope say they've simulated weather patterns on distant planet Tylos some 800 light-years away.
January 5, 2024
New Uranus images showcase rings, moons … and galaxies
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken new images of Uranus. Get a better look at the planet, its rings, moons, and the distant background galaxies.
December 20, 2023
Birds with backpacks to help study Earth’s atmosphere
Birds with backpacks: a new study from NASA's 'Internet of Animals' shows that high-flying great frigatebirds can provide detailed sampling of the atmosphere.
December 17, 2023
Will humpback whales train us to communicate with aliens?
SETI researchers are studying how humpback whales communicate. This may eventually help us communicate with non-human intelligence of an alien civilization.
December 14, 2023
Could a giant void explain the universe’s expansion?
Scientists think we could live in a giant void, a less-dense bubble leftover from the Big Bang. If so, it could explain the expansion rate of the universe.
December 7, 2023
Einstein’s gravity and quantum mechanics united at last?
Modern physics is founded on 2 pillars: Einstein's gravity and quantum mechanics. But these 2 theories contradict each other. Does this theory reconcile them?
December 6, 2023
Earth’s magnetic field shields us. But it can move and flip
Earth's magnetic field helps protect life on Earth. But the magnetic poles wander, and they flip polarity every 100,000 to 1,000,000 years.
November 30, 2023
