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Eleanor Imster
Jumbo exoplanet discovered in double system with a dead star
The giant exoplanet - 13 times more massive than Jupiter - is the first yet found that orbits a binary star system in which 1 of the 2 stars is dead.
April 17, 2019
Iron volcano eruptions on metal asteroids?
New research suggests that volcanoes of molten iron might have erupted onto the surface of metallic asteroids.
April 11, 2019
Moon inside the Winter Circle
Rita Raina captured all the stars in the Winter Circle, as the moon swept through it. She said, "It wasn't easy getting them all in the frame ... but it's done!
April 11, 2019
Dust devil tracks on Mars, seen from orbit
In this new image from ESA's ExoMars orbiter, you can see the winding, crisscrossing tracks of hundreds of dust devils on Mars' surface.
April 10, 2019
4-legged whale fossil found along coast of Peru
Fossil remains of a 4-legged whale with hooves suggest that this whale could walk on land. With a robust tail and webbed fingers, it might have propelled itself through water like an otter.
April 8, 2019
Curiosity rover captured 2 solar eclipses on Mars
Watch Mars' moons Phobos and Deimos cross the sun in a pair of solar eclipses last month, in these animations made from images from the Curiosity rover's cameras.
April 7, 2019
Fungal disease killing off frogs, toads, salamanders worldwide
The disease, which eats away at the skin of amphibians, has completely wiped out 90 species and caused dramatic population declines in more than 500 more.
April 4, 2019
60% of bird species came from Australia
All perching birds - the majority of the world’s bird population - originated in Australia, researchers report.
April 4, 2019
Saturn’s rings coat 5 tiny moons
New findings from Cassini - which orbited Saturn from 2004 to 2017 - confirm that dust and ice from Saturn's rings accumulate on moons orbiting in the rings' vicinity.
April 1, 2019
Grab a bit of asteroid Bennu? Turns out, it’s tougher than expected
The OSIRIS-REx mission, which plans to get an sample of the asteroid and return it to Earth, is facing some unexpected challenges.
March 31, 2019
