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2 newly found exoplanets reignite an outstanding question about our solar system
The two exoplanets, or planets outside of our solar system, orbit a star called TOI-1453, which is slightly cooler and ...
Scientists Observe Carbon Dioxide on Planets Outside the Solar System for the First Time
The findings provide strong evidence that four giant exoplanets 130 light-years from Earth formed much like Jupiter and ...
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First-Ever Images of Neptune's Eerie Glow Finally Reveal Missing Aurora
The most elusive planetary aurora in the Solar System has finally been revealed in all its gently glowing glory.
Auroras on Neptune are different from ones on Earth. Here's how
Auroras occur when solar flares interact with the magnetic field of a planet. They have been detected on Jupiter, Saturn, and ...
New Research Redraws Sahara’s Climate History Using a Vanishing Lake
New research reveals that only the most intense Atlantic-sourced storms are responsible for filling a normally dry lake in ...
Earth 1, asteroids 0: The next generation of planetary defense takes shape at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
The NEO Surveyor fulfills a 2005 act of Congress ordering NASA to catalog 90% of near-Earth objects larger than 459 feet (140 ...
Atmospheres of new planets might have unexpected mixtures of hydrogen and water
Planets can be extremely hot when they are born, and new computational experiments show that such planets would have an atmosphere composed of a homogenous mixture of hydrogen and water. As the ...
Webb Telescope Captures Neptune’s Long-Hidden Auroras in Stunning Detail
Long-Sought Auroral Glow Finally Emerges Under Webb’s Powerful Gaze Neptune lies in the cold, dark reaches of the outer edges of our solar system, about 3 billion miles from the Sun, at the farthest ...
This Is the First-Ever Image of Neptune’s Auroral Glow
Using Webb’s near-infrared spectrograph, astronomers have captured new images of Neptune that finally reveal the planet’s ...
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Can Musk put people on Mars?
This is what Mr Musk said he wanted to do last year. Then it seemed barely plausible. Today it looks next to impossible. Mr ...
Extreme 'Feast And Famine' Cycle Sparked Explosion of Life on Earth
This daily feast-and-famine cycle in oxygen availability created an intense physiological challenge for early animals, ...