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A filament of the cosmic web! Clearest image yet
A new image from ESO's Very Large Telescope provides what these astronomers called "our clearest view yet" of a filament in the cosmic web.
January 29, 2025
Cascade volcanoes still have large pools of magma
Researchers have used seismometers to discover pools of lava sitting under dormant Cascade volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest.
January 29, 2025
Juno spots most extreme volcanic activity on Io to date
On a recent flyby, the Juno spacecraft spotted intense volcanic activity on Io, one of Jupiter's moons. It was more extreme than any volcanism ever seen on Io.
January 29, 2025
New Blue Marble image from Blue Ghost spacecraft
The Blue Ghost lunar spacecraft, flown by Firefly Aeronautics for NASA, took this "Blue Marble" picture of Earth from orbit around our planet.
January 28, 2025
A super-Venus exoplanet (with a watery name)
Astronomers thought that exoplanet GJ 1214 b was either a watery super-Earth or a mini-Neptune. But a new study says it is more like a super-Venus exoplanet.
January 27, 2025
New images of exocomet belts around 74 nearby stars
The new REASONS survey has found exocomet belts around 74 nearby stars. The images reveal a wide variety of comet belt appearances and ages. Find out more.
January 26, 2025
Hummingbirds snooze when energy is low
Some species of hummingbirds undertake long migrations. To save energy, they enter a state of hibernation called torpor. Read more about it here.
January 26, 2025
Marsquakes might explain Mars’ north-south hemisphere differences
Why are Mars' hemispheres so strikingly different? New analysis of marsquakes may have finally offered an explanation for the mysterious 'Martian dichotomy'.
January 24, 2025
A planetary alignment on January 25, 2025?
You've heard the internet rumor of a great planetary alignment on January 25, 2025. So what's true and what isn't? The answers are here.
January 24, 2025
Thousands evacuated as Hughes fire breaks out in LA County
The Hughes fire is currently moving through LA county. It ignited northwest of Los Angeles on Wednesday morning and has spread across more than 10,000 acres.
January 23, 2025
