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Discovery of 12 new moons around Jupiter breaks Saturn's record
2-9-2023 |
6
Jupiter's status as the planet with the most moons in our solar system has now officially been restored.
NASA is building a nuclear rocket to get to Mars in just 45 days
VIDEO 1-25-2023 | 2
The new rocket will be designed to enable manned missions to the Red Planet and could debut as soon as 2027.
The Earth's core stopped spinning and may now be in reverse
1-24-2023 | 7
An intriguing geological phenomenon at the center of our planet could help to explain a number of long-standing mysteries.
James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its first planet
VIDEO 1-12-2023 | 0
The newly discovered world, which is 41 light-years away, is almost exactly the same size as the Earth.
On Pluto, you can throw a ball higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza
VIDEO 12-29-2022 | 2
A fascinating new video has emerged showing how far it is possible to throw a ball on the other worlds in our solar system.
Searing hot diamond-cored extrasolar world is a veritable 'hell planet'
12-12-2022 | 5
Situated 40 light-years away, this hellish terrestrial world is like nothing found in our own solar system.
8 billion people: how evolution has made our species so successful
11-20-2022 | 9
Humans have dominated the planet in a way no other life form has ever done - but for how long is this sustainable ?
'Planet killer' asteroids - could we one day miss one that's heading our way ?
11-12-2022 | 4
Astronomers recently detected a number of large (albeit benign) asteroids obscured by the glare of the Sun.
NASA confirms success of DART probe planetary defense test
10-14-2022 | 48
The 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
10-8-2022 | 0
The 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
9-10-2022 | 8
Astronomers have announced that they have identified a relatively nearby exoplanet with the potential to host alien life.
James Webb captures its first direct image of an alien planet
9-2-2022 | 6
The next-generation space telescope has achieved what astronomers are calling 'a transformative moment'.
Nearby extrasolar world could be first known ocean planet
8-26-2022 | 33
Scientists have identified a relatively nearby exoplanet that appears to be made up almost entirely of water.
How the James Webb will help us find life on other worlds
7-20-2022 | 0
Two astrophysicists explore the possibilities of using the new telescope to analyze the atmospheres of extrasolar planets.
Aliens could use rogue planets as spaceships
6-6-2022 | 29
A new study has suggested that extraterrestrials could hitch a ride across the cosmos on rogue extrasolar worlds.
Why do we see 'doors', 'pyramids' and 'faces' on Mars?
5-28-2022 | 25
Images of anomalous objects on the Red Planet have been doing the rounds for years, but none of them are quite what they seem.
ESA photographs 'claw marks' on the surface of Mars
5-15-2022 | 4
These 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
5-3-2022 | 3
A 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
4-19-2022 | 9
The 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
3-28-2022 | 0
Over the last 30 years, scientists have succeeded in identifying a staggering 5,000 planets in distant solar systems.
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