Euclid mission data release is step toward grand atlas of the cosmos
The European Space Agency has released its first tranche of data from the Euclid space telescope's mission to map the ...
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The far side of the moon was once a vast magma ocean, Chinese lunar lander confirms
New research from scientists with the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences and published in the journal Science found that ...
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Giant Milky Way-like galaxy formed unusually soon after the big bang
The Big Wheel, discovered using the James Webb Space Telescope, formed just 2 billion years after the big bang - surprisingly ...
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The surprising new idea behind what sparked life on Earth
We may be starting to get a grasp on what kick-started life on Earth – and it could help us search for it on other planets ...
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What's the oldest lake on Earth?
The oldest lake in the world dates back about 25 million years and is also the world's deepest and most biologically diverse ...
Small charges in water spray can trigger the formation of key biochemicals
Zare’s team demonstrated the existence of micro-lightning, very small electricity discharges that occur between tiny droplets ...
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Water in the universe may have formed closer to the Big Bang than previously thought
We don’t know for sure, but the answer is inextricably linked to the moment when water first materialized in the cosmos — and ...
Spherex: Nasa's cutting-edge telescope searching for the origins of life
Spherex (the Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) will survey ...
NASA's newest space telescope blasts off to map the entire sky and millions of galaxies
NASA's newest space telescope has blasted off to map the entire sky like never before. NASA’s newest space telescope rocketed ...
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How did Earth get such a strange moon? Exploring the giant impact theory
The leading explanation for all of these mysteries is known as the giant impact hypothesis. According to this story, when the solar system was just getting started, a Mars-size protoplanet named Theia ...
Earth’s Core May Hold Hidden Reservoirs of Helium, Scientists Discover
The discovery that inert helium can form bonds with iron may reshape our understanding of Earth’s history. Researchers from ...
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'Microlightning' in water droplets may have sparked life on Earth
A study shows that electrical charges in sprays of water can cause chemical reactions that form organic molecules from inorganic materials. The findings provide evidence that microlightning may have ...