Longest Mantle Core Offers Clues to Life’s Origins Beneath the “Lost City”
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Researchers from the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) recently retrieved one of the most significant geological samples from Earth’s mantle….
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Webb Peers Into the Farthest Reaches of the Milky Way
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In an ambitious effort to push the boundaries of space exploration, astronomers have directed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)…
NASA Successfully Activates Thrusters on Voyager 1 Extending Its Historic Journey
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In a remarkable feat of engineering, NASA has once again demonstrated its ingenuity by activating a dormant set of thrusters…
Love is in the Ice: Strange Figure Appears in Greenland After Subglacial Lake Collapse
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In 2011, a mysterious and ghostly figure, dubbed “the mitten,” emerged on Greenland’s ice sheet after the unexpected collapse of…
Could Mars’ Missing Mega-Moon Nerio Hold the Secret to Its Extreme Landscape?
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Mars stands out in our solar system due to its unique ellipsoidal shape, with different dimensions along each of its…
VIDEO: Swarm of Tiny Spacecraft Could Unlock Proxima Centauri’s Secrets
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Earlier this year, NASA selected an exciting new project for Phase I development under the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC)…
Metal-Rich Stars Are Key for Super-Earth Formation, Study Finds
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A recent study has revealed that super-Earths face significant difficulties forming around metal-poor stars, challenging previous ideas about planet formation….
The Mystery Behind Uranus and Neptune’s Violent Superstorms Unveiled
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For decades, astronomers have puzzled over the origin of supercharged, ultraviolent storms on Uranus and Neptune. These distant, icy planets…
Gravity Anomaly Reveals Mysterious Hidden Structures Beneath Mars’ Surface
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Researchers analyzing gravity data from Mars have uncovered massive, dense structures concealed beneath layers of sediment in what was once…
Five Surprising Coincidences in Physics Revealed in Harvard’s Astrophysics Class
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The academic year has just started at Harvard University, and Professor Avi Loeb is teaching “Radiative Processes in Astrophysics.” This…
DNA Analysis Uncovers Hundreds of Microbial Species in the Atmosphere, Posing Potential Health Risks
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In a groundbreaking study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a collaborative effort between climate experts,…
Could Comets Be the Architects of Life on Ocean Worlds?
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Throughout the millennia, Earth has been a canvas for cosmic events. Comets, meteors, and asteroids have punctuated our planet’s history,…
Exploring Valles Marineris with a Swarm of Interconnected Robots
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Nestled in the Martian landscape, Valles Marineris dominates as a colossal canyon that could harbor secrets of the planet’s ancient…
Harnessing Celestial Mechanics: A Space Elevator on Ceres?
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Space elevators have long been a staple of science fiction, representing a bridge between Earth and the heavens. Yet, what…
A New Era of Space Exploration: The First-Ever Civilian Spacewalk
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Early Tuesday morning marked a bold step into the cosmos with the launch of the SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission from…
Mars Has Fascinating Clouds — And Now There’s an Atlas to Explore Them
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Cloud enthusiasts and researchers now have a powerful new tool to explore the mesmerizing cloud formations and atmospheric phenomena on…
Elon Musk Predicts Starship Will Land on Mars by 2026 Despite Its Challenges
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“If these landings are successful, we could see crewed flights to Mars within four years.” SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has…
Chinese Lander Discovers Evidence of Active Volcanoes on the Moon – Here’s Why It Matters So Much
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Scientists have made an exciting discovery while studying samples from China’s Chang’e 5 lunar mission. Among the materials were tiny…
China Aims to Beat NASA in the Race for Mars Samples
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China has accelerated the timeline for its Mars sample return mission, aiming to outpace NASA and become the first nation…
Scientists Confirm Most of the Universe Is Darkness—And Little Else
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The universe is overwhelmingly dark, with very little light. Thanks to NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, scientists have now made the…
Salar de Uyuni: The World’s Largest Salt Desert and Hidden Lithium Treasure
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Nestled high in the Andes, Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia is more than just a breathtaking sight. Beneath its gleaming,…
Could Earth’s Upper Atmosphere Hold a Clue to Dark Matter?
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A new study hints that dark matter, one of the most elusive components of the universe, might be interacting with…