A new study has produced a detailed estimation for when there was enough oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere to support large land-based life, such as dinosaurs and eventually humans.
Earth Sciences
Oct 8, 2018
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Wolf 503b, an exoplanet twice the size of Earth, has been discovered by an international team of Canadian, American and German researchers using data from NASA's Kepler Space Telescope. The find is described in a new study ...
Astronomy
Sep 5, 2018
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Detailed simulations of planetary formation are revealing how tiny grains of dust turn into giant planets and could shed light on where to find new Earth-like worlds.
Space Exploration
Sep 5, 2018
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Hopes of colonising Mars rest on the premise that we could terraform the red planet, making it habitable for humans with a breathable atmosphere and clement temperatures. However, a recent study cast doubt on the idea, concluding ...
Space Exploration
Aug 20, 2018
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Earth's neighboring planet, Mars, is closer than it has been in the past 15 years, offering unusually bright views of the Red Planet's auburn hues.
Space Exploration
Jul 31, 2018
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In summer 2018 the planets Mars and Saturn are, one after the other, in opposition to Earth. During this event the planets are relatively close to Earth, allowing astronomers to observe them in greater detail. Hubble took ...
Space Exploration
Jul 26, 2018
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Now's the time to catch Mars in the night sky.
Space Exploration
Jul 24, 2018
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A team with members from institutions across the U.S. has used an existing solar model to predict the ability of exoplanets to withstand localized stellar wind. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy ...
Tiny creatures that lived in the dark—either underground or below the sea floor—were the dominant life forms on Earth for much of the planet's history, a study suggests.
Earth Sciences
Jul 18, 2018
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Most asteroids and meteorites originate from the splintering of a handful of minor planets formed during the infancy of our solar system, a new study shows.
Astronomy
Jul 2, 2018
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