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Astronomy May 13, 2023

Astronomers just saw a star eat a planet—an astrophysicist on the team explains the first-of-its-kind discovery

For the first time, astronomers have captured images that show a star consuming one of its planets. The star, named ZTF SLRN-2020, is located in the Milky Way galaxy, in the constellation Aquila. As the star swallowed its ...

Space Exploration May 4, 2023

Africa eyes potential bounty from space

After decades on the sidelines, African countries are venturing into the space industry, hoping to reap rewards in agriculture, disaster prevention and security.

Planetary Sciences May 3, 2023

Pressure required to launch a rock from Mars into space much lower than thought, discovers study

In August 1865, a 10-pound rock fell from space to Earth, landing with a bang in the remote village of Sherghati, India. After being recovered by witnesses to the event, the stone passed into the possession of a local British ...

Earth Sciences May 1, 2023

Scientists describe carbon cycle in a subglacial freshwater lake in Antarctica for first time

Subglacial lakes that never see the light of day are among the least accessible frontiers of science, brimming with more tales yet untold than even the planets of our solar system. One thing seems certain: where there is ...

Environment Apr 19, 2023

El Niño is coming, and ocean temps are already at record highs. That can spell disaster for fish and corals

It's coming. Winds are weakening along the equatorial Pacific Ocean. Heat is building beneath the ocean surface. By July, most forecast models agree that the climate system's biggest player—El Niño—will return for the first ...

Earth Sciences Apr 11, 2023

As rising temperatures affect Alaskan rivers, effects ripple through Indigenous communities

Streamflow is increasing in Alaskan rivers during both spring and fall seasons, primarily due to increasing air temperatures over the past 60 years, according to new CU Boulder-led research.

Astronomy Apr 6, 2023

Webb adds another ringed world with new image of Uranus

Following in the footsteps of the Neptune image released in 2022, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has taken a stunning image of the solar system's other ice giant, the planet Uranus. The new image features dramatic ...

Astronomy Mar 22, 2023

Small stars may host bigger planets than previously thought

Stars with less than half the mass of our sun are able to host giant Jupiter-style planets, in conflict with the most widely accepted theory of how such planets form, according to a new study led by UCL (University College ...

Environment Mar 13, 2023

Governments vet crucial UN climate science report

Diplomats from nearly 200 nations and top climate scientists began a week-long huddle in Switzerland on Monday to distill nearly a decade of published science into a 20-odd-page warning about the existential danger of global ...

Plants & Animals Mar 9, 2023

'Noah's Ark for plants' hits major milestone: 40,000 plant species now banked at Kew's Millennium Seed Bank

A world-leading seed conservation program led by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is celebrating a major milestone today in its efforts to preserve rare, threatened, and important wild plants. As of March 1, the Millennium ...

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