Scientists Observe Carbon Dioxide on Planets Outside the Solar System for the First Time
The findings provide strong evidence that four giant exoplanets 130 light-years from Earth formed much like Jupiter and ...
Gargantuan Globes
Scientists estimate there are ~1 septillion (1 followed by 24 zeros) planets in the observable universe. This figure is based ...
Earth hit by meteorite that originated from a non-existent planet
The solar system was packed with 50 to 100 protoplanets billions of years ago. Not all of them lived to tell the tale of the ...
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Large And Small Planets Are Born From Very Different Circumstances
Large and small planets are born from very different circumstances, according to data from NASA’s now-retired space telescope ...
Science Behind It: Why Does It Rain Diamonds On Uranus and Neptune?
Does it rain diamonds on Neptune and Uranus? Scientists uncover how extreme pressure and temperature deep inside these ice giants create a continuous diamond rain.
'Breakthrough' discovery as scientists find 4 Earth-like planets near 'cosmic neighbour'
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NASA warns 'potentially hazardous' asteroid the size of Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza will make its closest approach to Earth for more than 100 YEARS tomorrow
TN17 is estimated to be around 540 feet in diameter, which is greater than the height of the Pyramid of Giza in Egypt (449 ...
Once-in-a-lifetime star explosion could be visible in DAYS – it happens only once every 80 years
THE explosion of a distant star light years away could be visible to Earthbound stargazers this week. The star system, tucked ...
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ESO milestone achieved: Deep insights into the universe
With METIS and MICADO, two instruments for what will be the largest optical telescope in the world, the Extremely Large ...
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Elusive 'Blaze Star' nova could finally appear in our skies this week after multiple false alarms
Skygazers have been waiting for over a year to see a recurrent nova that creates a temporary, super-bright star every 80 years or so. A new study suggests that it could finally happen this week — but ...