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Shapes of early galaxies: surfboards and pool noodles
NASA's Webb space telescope has revealed that many early galaxies in the universe resembled surfboards and pool noodles in shape.
January 23, 2024
Is this nearby exoplanet a water world? Or a mini-Neptune?
A new study says that an exoplanet 50 light-years away is either a water world or a mini-Neptune. NASA's Webb telescope might tell us which it is.
January 23, 2024
Miles-thick buried water ice at Mars’ equator?
Planetary scientists knew there were massive buried deposits near Mars' equator, but not what they consisted of. New research found that it's buried water ice.
January 19, 2024
Astronomers find a galaxy without stars by accident
Astronomers pointed a radio telescope at the wrong coordinates in space and ended up discovering a primordial galaxy without stars.
January 18, 2024
Amino acids on Venus? New study says it’s possible
A new study shows that amino acids could survive in the sulfuric acid droplets in Venus' clouds. And if there are amino acids on Venus, what about life itself?
January 16, 2024
Titan’s magic islands appear and disappear in liquid seas
How do Titan's magic islands form in its hydrocarbon seas? A new study says they are likely porous, similar to a honeycomb, and composed of organic material.
January 14, 2024
OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample container finally unstuck
After months of effort, NASA has finally removed two stubborn fasteners that prevented access to the asteroid sample from Bennu.
January 13, 2024
Farthest fast radio burst, in a weird place
The most distant known fast radio burst flashed from an unlikely place: a collection of galaxies that existed when the universe was only 5 billion years old.
January 12, 2024
Small Magellanic Cloud revealed as 2 objects
A new study, not yet peer-reviewed, suggests the Small Magellanic Cloud may not be 1 galaxy but 2 star-forming regions superimposed along our line of sight.
January 10, 2024
Habitable exoplanets may have less carbon dioxide
A new study says that rocky habitable exoplanets likely have less carbon dioxide in their atmospheres as compared to similar planets in the same system.
January 10, 2024
