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Rapid temperature rise for Middle East and North Africa?
A new study predicts areas of North Africa and the Middle East could experience a rapid temperature rise of up to 9 degrees Celsius (16 F) in the coming years.
November 26, 2024
Mars rover Curiosity heads for intriguing ‘spiderwebs’
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is ready to leave an ancient river channel it's been exploring. Next, it'll go to a geological formation resembling giant spiderwebs.
November 25, 2024
Salmon, coming home after a century, are our lifeform of the week
Salmon are coming back to their ancestral homes after the demolition of four dams on the Klamath River, which flows along the California-Oregon border.
November 25, 2024
Are large asteroids hidden in this annual meteor shower?
Large asteroids hidden in the Taurid meteors could be a threat to Earth. One of them might be responsible for the 1908 Tunguska event.
November 24, 2024
Is this a volcanic exoplanet? Hints are in its atmosphere
L 98-59 d, a super-Earth 35 light-years away, may be a volcanic exoplanet. NASA's Webb Space Telescope has detected a possible sulfur-rich atmosphere.
November 24, 2024
The Milky Way isn’t the only galaxy: 100th anniversary
It was 100 years ago that Edwin Hubble showed, through observations and measurements of stars, that the Milky Way is only one galaxy of many in our universe.
November 24, 2024
Bellatrix is Orion’s 3rd-brightest star
Orion's shoulder star Bellatrix has a name that means "female warrior." Bellatrix is one of the hottest stars you can see without optical aid.
November 24, 2024
Star outside the Milky Way seen about to blow in closeup image
Astronomers have taken the first closeup image of a star outside the Milky Way. This star - WOH G64 - appears to be getting ready to go supernova.
November 22, 2024
Could the space station leak lead to ‘catastrophic failure’?
In 2019, the space station acquired a leak in a transfer tunnel. NASA said the space station leak could lead to a "catastrophic failure."
November 21, 2024
MOND and more. Does the universe need a rethink?
MOND theory: There's increasing evidence that astronomical theories don’t match observations. Is it time to rethink our story of how our universe came to be?
November 21, 2024
