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Possible atmosphere on rocky exoplanet found for 1st time
View larger. | Is there an atmosphere on rocky exoplanet 55 Cancri e? This is an…
Rare neutrinos detected from under Antarctic ice
IceCube sits on tons of clear ice in Antarctica, allowing scientists to see the interactions that…
Plunge into a black hole in this new video
See what it’s like to plunge into a black hole in this new NASA video. Plunge…
How did water on Venus disappear? Blame this molecule
Artist’s concept of Venus – the hellishly hot world orbiting next-inward from Earth – with oceans!…
Exoplanet WASP-43 b weather is hot and wild
View larger. | Artist’s concept of the hot Jupiter exoplanet called WASP-43 b. The Webb telescope…
1st American in space, 63 years ago today
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. was the 1st American in space. Here he is in his…
Did Webb find signs of life on exoplanet K2-18 b?
EarthSky’s Will Triggs created this 1-minute video summary for you. Life on exoplanet K2-18 b? NASA’s…
The strange case of methane on Mars: Possible new answers
Here’s a sample of simulated Martian regolith after removal from the simulation chamber at NASA’s Goddard…
Eta Aquariid meteors are richer from the Southern Hemisphere
The radiant point of the Eta Aquariid meteor shower is near the star Eta Aquarii in…