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Paul Scott Anderson
Earth’s core has a huge, hidden donut shape
Scientists in Australia have discovered a huge donut-shaped region in Earth's core. The finding provides new clues about the dynamics of Earth's magnetic field.
September 6, 2024
Direct black hole images that are 50% clearer?
Astronomers with the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration have developed a new technique that will produce direct black hole images with 50% better resolution.
September 2, 2024
Water on exoplanets is mostly hidden deep inside
A new study shows there is likely much more water on exoplanets than previously thought. Most of it would be hidden in a planet's interior.
September 1, 2024
New SETI search goes beyond our Milky Way
A new SETI search for extraterrestrial intelligence, by astronomers in Australia, is the 1st of its kind. It looked for technosignatures in distant galaxies.
August 29, 2024
Measuring the speed of winds on Mars using sound
Scientists have developed a new technique - using the travel time of sound - to measure the speeds of winds on Mars with greater accuracy than ever before.
August 28, 2024
Ancient Mars lake was larger than any on Earth
Lake Eridania is our earthly name for the largest known Mars lake. This ancient lake was bigger than any lakes on Earth. Where did it go?
August 26, 2024
Dinosaur-killing asteroid came from beyond Jupiter
An international team of scientists has determined that Chicxulub dinosaur-killing asteroid was carbonaceous and originated from the deep outer solar system.
August 22, 2024
Oceans of water on Mars deep underground?
Where did Mars' water go? A new study using data from NASA's InSight mission provides evidence for oceans of water on Mars, deep below the surface in the crust.
August 20, 2024
Asaph Hall finds Mars moon Phobos 147 years ago today
On this date in 1877, American astronomer Asaph Hall discovered Phobos, the larger of Mars' 2 moons. He discovered the other moon, Deimos, later that year.
August 17, 2024
‘Continents’ on Venus similar to those of early Earth?
A new study suggests that 'continents' on Venus, vast plateaus known as tesserae, may have formed in a very similar way to early continents on Earth.
August 14, 2024
