James Webb reveals exoplanet where sand grains fall as rain
VIDEO 11-16-2023 |
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The planet, known as Wasp-107b, was recently revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope.
Is our universe one of a countless number that exist within a multiverse?
11-14-2023 | 6
Many physicists assume that we must be living in a multiverse - but their basic maths may be wrong.
Major new telescope could transform our understanding of the cosmos
11-9-2023 | 4
A gargantuan telescope known as the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is currently under construction in Chile.
Evidence of proto-planet 'Theia' found deep inside Earth's mantle
11-2-2023 | 9
The findings could not only solve the mystery of the Moon's formation, but also the mystery of two large subsurface 'blobs'.
NASA astronaut photographs giant 'skull' in the Sahara desert
11-1-2023 | 6
The image, which was recently featured on NASA's website, shows what looks like a giant cranium on the desert floor.
NASA's Juno spacecraft photographs creepy 'face' on Jupiter
10-27-2023 | 8
Just in time for Halloween, NASA has posted up an image of an eerie-looking formation in the gas giant's atmosphere.
The Moon may be 40 million years older than previously thought
10-23-2023 | 2
A new analysis of samples collected during the Apollo 17 mission has raised new questions about the age of the Moon.
Over 30 years ago, Carl Sagan successfully detected life on Earth
10-21-2023 | 2
Sagan and his colleagues used instruments aboard the Galileo spacecraft to conduct a very important control experiment.
'Marsquake' confirmed to be strongest tremor ever detected beyond the Earth
10-17-2023 | 0
A 'monster' quake picked up on Mars suggests that the Red Planet is far from seismically inactive.
Alternative theory of gravity could explain evidence of Planet Nine
10-16-2023 | 7
Orbital inconsistancies indicative of a mysterious hidden planet in our solar system may have an alternative explanation.
NASA launches mission to visit a $10,000 quadrillion asteroid
10-15-2023 | 14
The space agency's Psyche spacecraft will be the first ever to attempt to directly visit a metal asteroid.
Building blocks of life found in OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample
10-13-2023 | 1
An initial analysis of the sample collected from the asteroid Bennu has yielded some promising results.
Mars rover records footage of 'dust devil' up to 1.2 miles tall
VIDEO 10-10-2023 | 1
Estimates suggest that the otherworldly whirlwind was around 5 times the height of the Empire State Building.
Aerospace firms win contracts to develop nuclear powered spacecraft
10-4-2023 | 0
The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a trio of contracts to major companies to advance small nuclear fission reactors.
James Webb telescope discovers new type of object in interstellar space
10-4-2023 | 17
The telescope has discovered pairs of flee-floating planet-sized objects that have been dubbed 'JuMBOs'.
The planet Mercury is still shrinking, new study finds
10-3-2023 | 1
Planetary scientist David Rothery outlines new research into the continued shrinkage of the closest planet to the Sun.
NASA's Osiris-Rex capsule returns to Earth with asteroid samples
9-26-2023 | 21
The spacecraft touched down in the Utah desert after a seven-year journey to and from the asteroid Bennu.
Sulfur on the Moon opens the doors for lunar science and exploration
9-23-2023 | 31
Physicist Jeffrey Gillis-Davis takes a look at what Chandrayaan-3's discovery could mean for future missions to the Moon.
NASA's Mars rover photographs rock shaped like an avocado
9-17-2023 | 4
The rather unusual object was captured on camera in Jezero Crater by the Perseverance rover earlier this month.
New theory suggests that the universe is twice as old as we think
9-12-2023 | 9
Physicist Rajendra Gupta takes a look at why the universe might actually be 26.7, rather than 13.8 billion years old.
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