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Published 'Plutoid' Chosen As Name For Solar System Objects Like Pluto - Plutoid: The New Name for Solar System Objects Like Pluto



The International Astronomical Union has decided on the term plutoid as a name for dwarf planets lik...
Published Look! Up in the sky! Is it a planet? Nope, just a star - Look! Up in the Sky! Is it a Planet? Nope, Just a Star



Among thousands of known exoplanets, astronomers have flagged three that are actually stars. ABSTRAC...
Published Lake Erie quakes triggered by shifting water levels? Study finds no smoking gun, urges further research - Lake Erie Quakes Triggered by Shifting Water Levels? Study Finds No Smoking Gun, Urges Further Research


In June 2019, a magnitude 4.0 earthquake occurred beneath Lake Erie just off the shoreline of Ohio,...
Published Researchers design next-generation electrolytes for lithium metal batteries - Researchers Design Next-Generation Electrolytes for Lithium Metal Batteries


A team of researchers has discovered a new mechanism to stabilize the lithium metal electrode and el...
Published New data about two distant asteroids give a clue to the possible 'Planet Nine' - New Data About Two Distant Asteroids Give a Clue to the Possible 'Planet Nine'


The dynamical properties of these asteroids, observed spectroscopiccally for the first time using th...
Published Researchers identify three intestinal bacteria found in dementia with Lewy bodies - Researchers Identify Three Intestinal Bacteria Found in Dementia with Lewy Bodies


Researchers have identified gut bacteria that are associated with dementia with Lewy bodies. Changin...
Published Simultaneous extreme weather created dangerous cascades in U.S. - Simultaneous Extreme Weather Created Dangerous Cascades in U.S.


Intense heat in the southwestern United States broke records last summer partly because it hit in ta...
Published Maths unlocks molecular interactions that open window to how life evolved - Maths Unlocks Molecular Interactions That Open Window to How Life Evolved



Landmark research by mathematicians sets out the definitive picture of biological adaptation at the ...
Published Will machine learning help us find extraterrestrial life? - Will Machine Learning Help Us Find Extraterrestrial Life?


Researchers have applied a deep learning technique to a previously studied dataset of nearby stars a...
Published Weather satellites aid search and rescue capabilities - Weather Satellites Aid Search and Rescue Capabilities



The same satellites that identify severe weather can help save you from it. NOAA's GOES series satel...
Published Immediate carbon cuts, common marine heatwave terminology urged - Immediate Carbon Cuts and Common Marine Heatwave Terminology Urged



Oceanographers provide a reality check on the limitations of carbon dioxide removal and a warning t...
Published Volcano-like rupture could have caused magnetar slowdown - Volcano-like Rupture Could Have Caused Magnetar Slowdown


In October 2020, a highly magnetic neutron star called SGR 1935+2154 abruptly began spinning more sl...
Published NASA spacecraft becomes first to orbit a dwarf planet - NASA Spacecraft Becomes First to Orbit a Dwarf Planet


NASA's Dawn spacecraft has become the first mission to achieve orbit around a dwarf planet. The spac...
Published NASA's Swift, Fermi missions detect exceptional cosmic blast - NASA's Swift, Fermi Missions Detect Exceptional Cosmic Blast


Astronomers around the world are captivated by an unusually bright and long-lasting pulse of high-en...
Published 'Trojan' asteroids in far reaches of solar system more common than previously thought - Trojan Asteroids in Far Reaches of Solar System More Common Than Previously Thought


Astronomers have discovered the first Trojan asteroid sharing the orbit of Uranus, and believe 2011...
Published Unexplained warm layer discovered in Venus' atmosphere - Unexplained Warm Layer Discovered in Venus' Atmosphere


Scientists have found a warm layer in Venus' atmosphere, the nature of which is still unknown. The r...
Published Could more of Earth's surface host life? - Could More of Earth's Surface Host Life?


Of all known planets, Earth is as friendly to life as any planet could possibly be -- or is it? If J...
Published The curious case of the warped Kuiper Belt - The Curious Case of the Warped Kuiper Belt


The plane of the solar system is warped in the belt's outer reaches, signaling the presence of an un...
Published Like a molten pancake - Like a Molten Pancake: Understanding the Formation of Exoplanets



Why magma flowed along a curved pathway during the 2018 eruption of a Galapagos volcano is explained...
Published More reasons to go solar when gearing up for a greener drive - More Reasons to Go Solar When Gearing Up for a Greener Drive


With electric vehicles sales soaring worldwide, potential buyers are not just weighing up the price...