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Comets are icy balls of gas, dust and rock
Comets are diffuse balls of ice and dust orbiting the sun. They're sometimes visible in our skies. A comet's tail can stretch millions of miles across space.
November 28, 2024
Thanksgiving turkey: White meat or dark meat?
Thanksgiving turkey raises an important question: Dark or white meat? Amaze your companions on why different cuts of turkey have different characteristics.
November 28, 2024
Gegenschein is the glow of interplanetary dust
The gegenschein is a play of light on interplanetary dust of the solar system. It's a diffuse path of light that lies exactly opposite the sun.
November 27, 2024
The Sombrero Galaxy as you’ve never seen it before
The Webb Space Telescope has delivered a stunning view of the Sombrero galaxy, M104, in infrared. See it here and read more about it.
November 26, 2024
Europa Clipper en route and all systems go
Europa Clipper is on its way to explore Europa, the icy ocean moon of Jupiter. Deployment and testing of its instruments is underway and going smoothly.
November 26, 2024
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
