A team of astronomers has identified a temperate exoplanet as a promising super-Earth ice or water world.
Astrobiology
Jul 8, 2024
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Jupiter's Great Red Spot—the biggest windstorm in the solar system—is shrinking, and a new study may help explain why.
Planetary Sciences
Jul 18, 2024
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In an exciting breakthrough for astronomy and the search for extraterrestrial life, a team of international scientists has announced the discovery of Gliese 12 b, a temperate, Earth-sized exoplanet just 40 light-years away—a ...
Astrobiology
Jul 30, 2024
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Astronomers have discovered that red dwarf stars can produce stellar flares that carry far-ultraviolet (far-UV) radiation levels much higher than previously believed.
Astronomy
Aug 5, 2024
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A fiery orange bat, its wings folded and tiny teeth forever bared on its fuzzy face, is mounted inside a 6-inch, black coffin. Its retail price: $59. Or, for $140, you can get one framed with its black and orange wings spread, ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 16, 2024
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The field of extrasolar planet studies has grown exponentially in the past 20 years. Thanks to missions like Kepler, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), and other dedicated observatories, astronomers have confirmed ...
Astrobiology
Jul 24, 2024
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NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick photographed red sprites in Earth's upper atmosphere from the International Space Station on June 3, 2024. The bright red flashes are a less understood phenomena associated with powerful lightning ...
Planetary Sciences
Jul 10, 2024
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The impact of the urban environment on squirrels' problem-solving, learning and memory has been highlighted in new research from the UK's University of Chester and Hokkaido University in Japan.
Plants & Animals
Jul 9, 2024
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Snot might not be the first place you'd expect nanobots to be swimming around. But this slimy secretion exists in more places than just your nose and piles of dirty tissues—it also lines and helps protect the lungs, stomach, ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 17, 2024
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A research team has developed a technology to decompose refrigerants, a greenhouse gas 1,300 times more potent than carbon dioxide, using challenging-to-handle industrial waste.
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 22, 2024
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