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Paul Scott Anderson
Hydrothermal vents on ocean moons could support life
A new study shows ocean moons in our solar system could have long-lasting geothermal activity on their oceans floors and may even be able to support life.
July 3, 2024
Atmosphere over Jupiter’s Great Red Spot surprisingly active
The Webb space telescope observed Jupiter's Great Red Spot and found the atmosphere above the spot is much more active and dynamic than astronomers expected.
July 2, 2024
Earth
The Tunguska explosion rocked Siberia 116 years ago
The Tunguska explosion on June 30, 1908, is the largest asteroid impact in recorded history. It flattened 830 square miles of Siberian forest.
June 30, 2024
Habitable exoplanets could exist around nearby stars
By measuring radiation levels, astronomers using the Chandra X-ray Observatory and XMM-Newton satellite said some nearby stars could have habitable exoplanets.
June 28, 2024
Shorelines of Titan’s seas likely shaped by waves
Saturn's largest moon Titan has seas and lakes of liquid methane/ethane. A new study from MIT suggests the shorelines of Titan's seas are shaped by waves.
June 24, 2024
Webb spots giant asteroid collision in Beta Pictoris
NASA's Webb space telescope has found evidence of a giant asteroid collision that occurred in the Beta Pictoris star system only about 20 years ago.
June 17, 2024
Spotted! Water frost on Mars volcanoes for 1st time
For the 1st time, an orbiting spacecraft has detected water frost on Mars volcanoes. The daily amount of frost could fill 60 Olympic swimming pools.
June 16, 2024
Like people, elephants use names for each other
Elephants are highly intelligent and social animals. And now, a new study shows that elephants use names when communicating with each other, just like humans.
June 11, 2024
Goodbye Vulcan: Real-life Star Trek exoplanet doesn’t exist
Astronomers thought there might be a real-life version of the famous Star Trek exoplanet Vulcan orbiting the star 40 Eridani A. But a new study says no.
June 9, 2024
Phoenix exoplanet’s puffy atmosphere survives red giant star
Astronomers have discovered a Neptune-sized world orbiting close to a red giant star. And surprisingly, the exoplanet's puffy atmosphere is still intact.
June 9, 2024
