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See colorful giant exoplanets in astonishing new Webb images
NASA's Webb space telescope has obtained stunning new images of 5 young and colorful giant exoplanets. All of them have carbon dioxide-rich atmospheres.
March 25, 2025
Amazing iguanas conquered Fiji after a 5,000-mile journey
Iguanas are incredible reptiles that can live without food or water for long periods of time. They rafted 5,000 miles from North America to Fiji and Tonga.
March 24, 2025
White dwarfs: The new hotspots for alien life?
According to a surprising new study, white dwarfs could provide enough energy to sustain life on a nearby Earth-like planet for some 7 billion years.
March 23, 2025
Cosmic anomaly hints at frightening future for Milky Way
Astronomers have spotted a cosmic anomaly: a huge, delicate spiral galaxy with massively powerful jets. What does this mean for our Milky Way galaxy?
March 21, 2025
The Enhanced Fujita Scale rates the strength of a tornado
National Weather Service meteorologists use the Enhanced Fujita Scale to rate a tornado's strength. But what is it? And how does it work?
March 21, 2025
Most distant known galaxy is mature in a baby universe
Astronomers have discovered oxygen in the most distant known galaxy. So, the stars are surprisingly older than we'd expect for the early universe.
March 20, 2025
A new data release hints dark energy may be weakening
A new data release from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument hints that the universe's dark energy is not constant and may be weakening over time.
March 19, 2025
New Euclid images reveal hidden gravitational lenses
New Euclid images dive deep into our universe, unveiling millions of galaxies, along with galactic clusters, quasars and gravitational lenses.
March 19, 2025
Rare Kuiper Belt triplet might be one of many
Is Altjira a Kuiper Belt triplet system? Astronomers thought there were 2 rocky objects close together. But new Hubble and Keck observations suggest it's 3.
March 19, 2025
New evidence: humans and Neanderthals interacted in Israel
Artifacts and human remains from Tinshemet Cave in central Israel indicate that modern humans and Neanderthals in the Levant interacted with each other.
March 19, 2025
