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That image is just one of the first of many to come from Juno, a NASA spacecraft that entered the gas giant’s orbit in July...
Read More »NASA’s Juno Orbiter Has Sent Back Jupiter Photos “Like Nothing We Have Seen or Imagined Before”
Proxima B: 5 Things You Need to Know About the New Earth-Like Planet
The world of science news was recently abuzz with an incredibly exciting new discovery—a roughly Earth-mass planet orbiting the star Proxima B a mere 4.2 lightyears away. The discovery has been described as an “astronomy dream come true.”...
Read More »Dramatic Video Shows Huge Scale of SpaceX Rocket Explosion
The explosion of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket this morning (Sept. 1) was caught on video, and viewing it is quite an experience...
Read More »New Alzheimer’s Disease Drug Study Gives ‘Tantalising’ Results
A drug that destroys the characteristic protein plaques that build up in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's is showing "tantalising" promise, scientists say...
Read More »US Astronomers Uncovered New Unknown Solar System Objects
Astronomers in the US have uncovered previously unknown objects in the outer reaches of the Solar System...
Read More »Anthropocene: Planet Earth Has Entered New Epoch, Experts Say
Planet Earth has entered a new epoch dubbed the Anthropocene because of the extent of humanity’s impact on the planet, according to a group of experts...
Read More »Mock Mars Explorers Emerge from Habitat to End Year of Isolation in Hawaii
MAUNA LOA, Hawaii ─ A crew of six "astronauts" returned to Earth Sunday (Aug. 28), after a yearlong mock mission to Mars. At about 9 a.m. HDT (3 p.m. EDT, 1900 GMT), on the barren slopes of the Mauna Loa volcano, the six crewmembers emerged from the domed white habitat they've called home for the last 12 months. The crew had no physical contact with anyone but each other, and had limited communication with friends, family and the outside world...
Read More »Spotted: Milky Way-Sized ‘Ghost’ Galaxy Made Almost Entirely of Mysterious Dark Matter
Astronomers have discovered a massive "ghost" galaxy roughly the same size as the Milky Way. An international team of astronomers and physicists using a telescope array in Hawaii found a galaxy – named Dragonfly 44 – with a mass similar to our galaxy, but made almost entirely of dark matter...
Read More »Mission to Alpha Centauri Could Be Jeopardised by Dust Collisions
It's one of the most ambitious scientific voyages humanity has ever envisaged, but researchers have discovered an obstacle that could jeopardise our best chances of exploring Alpha Centauri – home of the closest Earth-like planet candidate ever found...
Read More »Antarctic Peninsula: Researchers Study Widening Crack on Larsen C Ice Shelf
For some time, scientists who focus on Antarctica have been watching the progression of a large crack in one of the world's great ice shelves — Larsen C, the most northern major ice shelf of the Antarctic peninsula, and the fourth largest Antarctic ice shelf overall...
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