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 ...
Protoplanetary disks are much smaller than previously thought, new study finds
Many protoplanetary disks in which new planets are formed are much smaller than thought. Using the Atacama Large ...
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.
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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 ...
'Breakthrough' discovery as scientists find 4 Earth-like planets near 'cosmic neighbour'
However, thanks to some serious space detective work, including a powerful new tool called MAROON-X, a team of scientists was ...
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8 Amazing Facts About the Dwarf Planet Pluto
For the better part of a century, we believed there were nine planets in our solar system, with Pluto being the farthest from the sun. Since the discovery of more Pluto-sized dwarf planets, that ...
India faces alarming climate shifts: Unseasonal snowfall, early heatwaves and deadly avalanches signal crisis
With avalanches burying workers in February, heatwaves scorching cities in March, and cyclones defying seasonal norms, India ...
A Stunning Fusion Rocket Could Cut Interplanetary Travel in Half—and We'll Try It in Just 2 Years
Fusion has long been the propulsion end-goal for interplanetary travel, and a U.K.-based company thinks on its way to ...
Check out this week's Xplore on Science
This week's Xplore talks about giant planets in out solar system, a revolutionary water purifier, how birds are changing ...
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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Developing future food and health leaders
UC Davis’ Innovation Institute for Food and Health, UC Investments and Denmark’s Novo Nordisk Foundation today announced a unique collaboration to develop international leaders in food and ...