Scientists detect lithium in Mercury's exosphere using magnetic wave analysis
Using a cutting-edge magnetic wave detection technique, a new study in Nature Communications has identified lithium in Mercury's exosphere for the first time.
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Astronomers find a giant hiding in the 'fog' around a young star
Astronomers have detected a giant exoplanet—between three and ten times the size of Jupiter—hiding in the swirling disk of gas and dust surrounding a young star.
Astronomy
Jul 14, 2025
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Rising rocket launches linked to ozone layer thinning
The rapid rise in global rocket launches could slow the recovery of the vital ozone layer, says Sandro Vattioni. The problem is being underestimated—yet it could be mitigated by forward-looking, coordinated action.
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Lunar soil could support life on the Moon, say scientists
Scientists have developed a technology that may help humans survive on the moon. In a study published in the journal Joule, researchers extracted water from lunar soil and used it to convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and ...
Astrobiology
Jul 16, 2025
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Gemini north observes comet 3I/ATLAS, the third-known interstellar object
Interstellar objects are visitors from solar systems beyond our own, and the third ever such object, known as 3I/ATLAS, has just been discovered. Using the Gemini North telescope, astronomers have captured 3I/ATLAS as it ...
Planetary Sciences
Jul 16, 2025
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Subaru telescope discovers 'fossil' in outer solar system
The Subaru Telescope has made an exciting discovery: a small body beyond Pluto, with implications for the formation, evolution, and current structure of the outer solar system.
Astronomy
Jul 16, 2025
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Ultra-hot Jupiter's death spiral could reveal stellar secrets
Macquarie University astronomers have tracked an extreme planet's orbital decay, confirming it is spiraling toward its star in a cosmic death dance that could end in three possible ways.
Astronomy
Jul 15, 2025
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Inverse relationship between solar corona brightness and velocity of coronal mass ejections discovered
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) detailed an inverse relationship between the brightness of the solar corona and the velocity of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) in a paper published in The Astrophysical Journal on July ...
Planetary Sciences
Jul 15, 2025
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Getting to know 3I/ATLAS, our solar system's newest interstellar visitor
A team of international astronomers, including a University of Michigan doctoral student, were the first to publish the discovery of just the third known interstellar object to visit our solar system on July 3.
Astronomy
Jul 15, 2025
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Study finds link between Grand Canyon landslide and Meteor Crater impact
Geology is full of detective stories about the Earth's history, and a new paper in Geology by University of New Mexico Distinguished Professors Emeritus Karl Karlstrom and Laurie Crossey, along with their co‐authors, links ...
Space Exploration
Jul 15, 2025
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