The discovery of salty mineral evaporites on Ryugu indicates that watery environments may have been widespread in the early ...
Using the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has detected a new warm Jupiter ...
April skies feature close planet pairings, a bright meteor shower, and stunning views of the ancient star cluster M3.
There are plenty of planets to spot during April, too. Mars, for example, will be high overhead in the south each evening. You can identify it by its salmon-pink color, and when you do, ponder for a ...
The universe is a vast expanse filled with wonders that often go unnoticed by the casual observer. Among these marvels are ...
Just about everyone has heard of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope — not too surprising considering that it has been with us for ...
WELCOME to Mars – where the air is too thin to breathe and the surface temperature is too cold for unsheltered life. Yet the ...
YR4 initially had a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but NASA revised the probability to almost zero. However, ...
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Earth as a planet
Yet despite the drumbeat of evidence, we still know of just one planet in the cosmos with life — the one you’re standing on.
The Nuit des Musées at the Palais de la Découverte promises to be an exciting one, with plenty of activities planned for ...