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Geminid meteor mystery solved? It was a collision!
Data from the Parker Solar Probe helped scientists discover that the Geminid meteor shower is most likely the result of a violent event on asteroid Phaethon.
June 25, 2023
Hummingbirds, tiny and colorful: Lifeform of the week
Hummingbirds are tiny, fast and colorful. See some gorgeous photos of these birds and learn more about this fantastic lifeform of the week here.
June 25, 2023
Listen to space with these new sonification videos
Listen to space with 3 new sonification videos of NASA highlighting the star system R Aquarii, the galaxy cluster Stephan's Quintet and galaxy M104.
June 25, 2023
Mars in ultraviolet: New hues for the red planet
The MAVEN spacecraft acquired 2 new images of Mars in ultraviolet. These new views help us get a different perspective on the planet next door.
June 24, 2023
Sea-going search for alien fragments yields odd spherules
Avi Loeb and a team of scientists are combing the ocean floor near Papua New Guinea for alien fragments. They've found some odd tiny metallic spherules.
June 23, 2023
Hurricanes heat the ocean, even far from the storm
Hurricanes heat the ocean and redistribute that heat to other regions. However, they may also help sequester heat by locking it deep in the ocean.
June 23, 2023
Atlantic tropical storms Bret and Cindy
Atlantic tropical storms Bret and Cindy formed in the Atlantic ocean this week. This activity starting near Africa is more common of late summer.
June 23, 2023
Single supernova looks like 4. Why?
Astronomers have released a bizarre new image of a supernova. Gravitational lensing from a galaxy in the foreground causes the single supernova to look like 4.
June 22, 2023
Lightning on Jupiter! Juno sees a green bolt
NASA's Juno mission captured lightning on Jupiter. The greenish bolt of light stands out against a dark oval storm in the northern reaches of the planet.
June 22, 2023
Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 c not very Venus-like
New findings from NASA's Webb Space Telescope show that rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 c is not Venus-like as theorized and only has a very thin atmosphere at best.
June 22, 2023
