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Alpha Centauri planets? TOLIMAN will search
Are there any habitable planets orbiting the 2 sun-like stars of Alpha Centauri? We don't know yet, but the TOLIMAN mission will search for them.
April 6, 2023
Giant exoplanet has 2 suns and swirling sand
NASA's Webb space telescope has detected swirling, gritty clouds of silicates and numerous molecules in the atmosphere of a giant exoplanet 40 light-years away.
April 5, 2023
Volcanoes on Venus … Wow! New map here
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have compiled a new global map of the known volcanoes on Venus ... All 85,000 of them.
April 4, 2023
Severe storms, tornadoes, hail for U.S. Midwest and South
The same areas of the Midwest and Mississippi Valley hit late last week by tornadoes will be facing more severe storms this week.
April 4, 2023
Antarctic meltwater threatens collapse of ocean’s overturning circulation
Scientists said that Antarctic meltwater is slowing ocean currents and threatening the collapse of our vital ocean 'overturning.'
April 3, 2023
Bird migration forecasts get a boost from AI
Researchers use machine learning to track bird migration. Through BirdCast, scientists can inform citizens of when to turn their lights out to protect birds.
April 2, 2023
Innermost TRAPPIST-1 exoplanet is hot and airless
NASA's Webb space telescope has found that TRAPPIST-1 b, the innermost planet in the TRAPPIST-1 system, is airless and too hot for life.
April 2, 2023
Severe weather pummels U.S. Midwest and South, 21 dead
Severe weather and tornadoes pummeled the central United States, and into the South, on Friday, March 31, 2023. Images and video here.
April 1, 2023
Tornadoes hard to forecast, but predictions improving
Meteorologists are making improvements in forecasting tornadoes. New tools, such as drones and computer modeling, are aiding improvements.
April 1, 2023
Sun activity archive for March 2023
Sun activity archive for March 2023. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.
March 31, 2023
