Perseverance Rover Captures View of Mars’ Belva Crater
The Mastcam-Z instrument aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover recently collected 152 images while looking…
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Astronomers Detect A Star Devouring A Planet
A star nearing the end of its life swelled up and absorbed a Jupiter-size planet. In about 5 billion years,…
James Webb Sheds More Light on Exoplanets’ Ability to Support Life
Researchers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to measure the temperature of the innermost planet in the…
40 Years of Saturn Data Uncovers Never-before-seen Ring Phenomenon
Saturn is renowned for its rings, easily visible through an ordinary telescope. Now, using observations…
Planets on Parade: 5 Will Be Lined Up in Night Sky This Week
NEW YORK — Keep an eye to the sky this week for a chance to see a planetary hangout. Five planets — Mercury,…
The last vital ingredient for life has been discovered on Enceladus
Phosphorus, though rare on Earth’s surface, may be abundant on other worlds.
CHICAGO — The last key ingredient…
A new climate reality: Less warming, but worse impacts on the planet
The most severe climate change scenarios now appear less likely, but extremes are nonetheless poised to overwhelm…