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Published Mariner 2's encounter with Venus: NASA celebrates 50 years of planetary exploration - Mariner 2's Encounter with Venus: NASA Celebrates 50 Years of Planetary Exploration


Fifty years ago on a mid-December day, NASA's Mariner 2 spacecraft sailed close to the shrouded plan...
Published Cosmic diamonds formed during gigantic planetary collisions - Cosmic Diamonds Formed During Gigantic Planetary Collisions


Geoscientists have found the largest extraterrestrial diamonds ever discovered - a few tenths of a m...
Published The true power of the solar wind - The True Power of the Solar Wind


The planets and moons of our solar system are continuously being bombarded by particles from the sun ...
Published Transiting exoplanet with longest known year: 704 Earth days - Transiting Exoplanet with Longest Known Year: 704 Earth Days


Astronomers have discovered a transiting exoplanet with the longest known year. Kepler-421b circles...
Published Device mimics life's first steps in outer space - Device Mimics Life's First Steps in Outer Space


A new device promises insight into how the building blocks of life form in outer space. It mimics ho...
Published The aliens are silent because they're dead - The Aliens are Silent Because They're Dead


The universe is probably filled with habitable planets, so many scientists think it should be teemin ...
Published Venus vortices go for chaotic multi-storey strolls around the poles - Venus Vortices: Chaotic Multi-Storey Strolls Around the Poles


A detailed study of Venus' South Polar Vortex shows a much more chaotic and unpredictable cyclone th...
Published Exoplanet may reveal secrets about the edge of habitability - Exoplanet May Reveal Secrets About the Edge of Habitability



How close can a rocky planet be to a star, and still sustain water and life? A recently discovered e ...
Published How the sun caused an aurora this week - How the Sun Caused an Aurora This Week


On the evening of Aug. 20, 2014, the International Space Station was flying past North America when...
Published Sun's magnetic field going to flip soon: 11-year solar cycle wimpy, but peaking - Sun's Magnetic Field Going to Flip Soon: 11-Year Solar Cycle Wimpy, but Peaking


In a 3-meter diameter hollow aluminum sphere, a physics professor is stirring and heating plasmas to...
Published VLA and ALMA study Jupiter and Io - VLA and ALMA Study Jupiter and Io: A Closer Look at the Gas Giant and Its Volcanic Moon


VLA teams up with Juno spacecraft to study Jupiter's atmosphere, and ALMA reveals new details about...
Published To watch a comet form, a spacecraft could tag along for a journey toward the sun - To Watch a Comet Form, a Spacecraft Could Tag Along for a Journey Toward the Sun


A new article proposes that space probes could hitch a ride with 'centaurs' as they become comets. A...
Published How icy outer solar system satellites may have formed - How Icy Outer Solar System Satellites May Have Formed


Beyond the orbit of the planet Neptune, there are a multitude of icy and rocky small bodies, smaller ...
Published Where were Jupiter and Saturn born? - Where Were Jupiter and Saturn Born?


New work reveals the likely original locations of Saturn and Jupiter. These findings refine our unde...
Published New analysis adds support for a subsurface ocean on Pluto - New Analysis Adds Support for a Subsurface Ocean on Pluto


A liquid ocean lying deep beneath Pluto's frozen surface is the best explanation for features reveal...
Published Study challenges the classical view of the origin of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and warns of its vulnerability



The Circumpolar Current works as a regulator of the planet's climate. Its origins were thought to ha ...
Published New research method determines health impacts of heat and air quality



The planet experienced the hottest day on record earlier this month and climate projections estimate ...
Published Space weather disrupts nocturnal bird migration, study finds



It's well-known that birds and other animals rely on Earth's magnetic field for long-distance naviga...
Published New method makes microcombs ten times more efficient


Microcombs can help us discover planets outside our solar system and track new diseases in our bodie ...
Published Seeing the unseen: How butterflies can help scientists detect cancer



There are many creatures on our planet with more advanced senses than humans. Turtles can sense Eart ...