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Category: Earth Sky
Colorful life on exoplanets might be lurking in clouds
View larger. | Artist’s concept of a rocky planet like Earth with colorful microbes in its…
These weird aurora blobs are rare proton auroras
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | These green aurora blobs in front of the more distant…
A fast-growing supermassive black hole in the early universe
The James Webb Space Telescope captured this image of galaxies floating through space. At top is…
Exoplanet atmospheres are a key to habitability
Artist’s concept of exoplanet GJ 9827 d. It might be a steam world, with lots of…
Lost sisters of the Pleiades are scattered across the sky
The Pleiades star cluster, a favorite of stargazers, is actually part of a group that has…
Was NASA’s ‘no life on Mars’ conclusion in the 70s wrong?
View larger. | NASA’s Viking 1 lander took this photo of surrounding rocks and sand dunes…
Shape of a supernova detected 1 day after explosion
This artist’s impression shows a star going supernova. About 22 million light-years away, the supernova –…
Dying old stars destroy their planets, new research shows
View larger. | Artist’s concept of a dying star engulfing a planet. A new study from…
Our solar system is moving 3 times faster than expected
This video shows our solar system moving through the galaxy. The view is from a hypothetical…