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Perseverance rover discovers possible signs of ancient life on Mars
Nov 27, 2022NASA's latest Mars rover has made a discovery that could point to the presence of life on Mars in the distant past.
NASA confirms success of DART probe planetary defense test
Oct 14, 2022The space agency has confirmed that its recent mission successfully altered the trajectory of the target asteroid.
Largest ever asteroid impact dwarfed that which killed the dinosaurs
Oct 8, 2022The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs was enormous - but it was by no means the largest ever to hit our planet.
Potentially habitable extrasolar planet discovered
Sep 10, 2022Astronomers have announced that they have identified a relatively nearby exoplanet with the potential to host alien life.
Nearby extrasolar world could be first known ocean planet
Aug 26, 2022Scientists have identified a relatively nearby exoplanet that appears to be made up almost entirely of water.
Aliens could use rogue planets as spaceships
Jun 6, 2022A new study has suggested that extraterrestrials could hitch a ride across the cosmos on rogue extrasolar worlds.
New reactive chemical found in the Earth's atmosphere
Jun 4, 2022Known as 'trioxides', these highly reactive chemicals could be contributing to health and environmental problems.
ESA photographs 'claw marks' on the surface of Mars
May 15, 2022These giant 'scratches' on the surface of the Red Planet were captured on camera by ESA's Mars Express orbiter.
'Gravity telescope' could magnify exoplanets by 1,000 times
May 3, 2022A theoretical new type of telescope could make it possible to obtain close-up views of extrasolar worlds.
Iowa professor once suggested blowing up the Moon
Apr 19, 2022The act of destroying the Moon was put forward as a way to solve many of our planet's problems.
Total number of discovered exoplanets now exceeds 5,000
Mar 28, 2022Over the last 30 years, scientists have succeeded in identifying a staggering 5,000 planets in distant solar systems.
Is the fabled Planet Nine still out there ?
Mar 22, 2022The potential existence of an undiscovered planet in our own solar system has intrigued astronomers for years.
Could the Earth itself be an intelligent entity ?
Feb 21, 2022A new study has looked into the possibility that our planet is not simply a ball of water, metal and rock.
Geological 'secret passage' found beneath the Earth
Dec 19, 2021Scientists have discovered a previously unknown opening situated 62 miles beneath the planet's surface.
Newfound 'iron planet' has molten metal surface
Dec 3, 2021Astronomers have identified a new extrasolar planet that is thought to be comprised of more than 80% iron.
Never-before-seen mineral found trapped inside diamond
Nov 25, 2021A diamond that originated deep beneath the planet's surface has been found to contain a new type of mineral.
Astronomers may have discovered first known extragalactic planet
Oct 27, 2021Evidence of a planet has been found in a distant galaxy 28 million light years away.
Martian caves could act as radiation shelters
Aug 31, 2021Caves dotted around the surface of the Red Planet could provide a safe haven for future human explorers.
'Hycean' worlds could be home to alien life
Aug 27, 2021Scientists searching for life-bearing exoplanets have identified a new class of potentially habitable world.
Prehistoric woolly mammoth traveled 70,000km
Aug 14, 2021Scientists have identified a mammoth that roamed a distance equivalent to circling the entire planet twice.
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