The Moon, our natural satellite, has witnessed impressive geological events since its formation. According to a recent study published in the journal Nature by an international team of researchers from the University of California, Santa Cruz, the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, and the Collège de France, the Moon experienced volcanic activity so […]
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Earth Had a Ring Like Saturn’s for Millions of Years, and Its Shadow Triggered an Ice Age
A recent study published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters reveals evidence that Earth may have had a ring similar to Saturn’s around 466 million years ago, during the Ordovician period. The research team, led by Andrew G. Tomkins from Monash University in Australia, reached this surprising conclusion after meticulously analyzing the geographical […]
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Not a drop of water on the surface of Mars, but there are oceans inside that could harbor life
Mars, often called the Red Planet, has long fascinated scientists and the public alike with the tantalizing possibility of water—and potentially life—beneath its desolate surface. Recent research offers a breakthrough in this quest, revealing that while there may not be any liquid water on the Martian surface, a vast underground reservoir could rival Earth’s oceans. […]
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Scientists Discover Accessible Tunnel Beneath the Moon’s Surface
An international team of researchers led by the University of Trento has made a landmark discovery. For the first time, they have confirmed the existence of a tunnel beneath the lunar surface, potentially a hollowed-out lava tube. The study has been published in the esteemed scientific journal Nature Astronomy. These structures had been hypothesized for […]
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Organic Material on Mars Sheds Light on Life’s Origins
NASA’s Curiosity rover, a robotic explorer on Mars for nearly 12 years, has made recent findings of sedimentary organic material with unique properties have scientists buzzing. These carbon-based materials, particularly their carbon isotope ratios, have led to intriguing questions about their origins. On Earth, similar organic materials are usually linked to microorganisms, but they can […]
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NASA Finds a Strange and Unusual Whitish Rock on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover has discovered an intriguing whitish rock on Mars during a mission that has revealed interesting geological findings in the ancient river channel Neretva Vallis, in Jezero Crater. The rock, nicknamed “Atoko Point”, stands out for its light color and mottled texture, in contrast to the darker surrounding rocks. The discovery was made […]
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Scientists Confirm Earth’s Inner Core Rotation is Slowing Down, and is Now Slower than the Surface
Scientists from the University of Southern California (USC) have confirmed that the Earth’s inner core is rotating more slowly than the planet’s surface. This significant finding, published in Nature, reveals that the inner core began to decelerate around 2010, overturning previous beliefs about its rotational dynamics. For decades, the scientific community has debated the movement […]
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NASA Discovers Planet 55 Cancri-e has an Atmosphere
NASA scientists have potentially uncovered evidence of atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a hot rocky exoplanet orbiting a star similar to our Sun located about 41 light-years away in the constellation Cancer. This discovery, made with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), represents a significant leap in the study of exoplanets, offering the strongest […]
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Mysterious Rainbow “Glory” Lights Observed for the First Time on a Planet Outside the Solar System
Scientists have found early signs of something called the “glory effect” on a planet outside of our solar system for the first time. The glory effect causes colorful concentric rings of light and is similar to a rainbow. But it only happens under special conditions. The glory happens when light reflects off clouds made of […]
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Signs of Life Detectable in a Grain of Ice from Extraterrestrial Moons
The icy moons circling Saturn and Jupiter are the top places scientists are looking for life beyond Earth. Now, a study shows that the ice that shoots out from these moons may actually contain signs of life that could be detected by instruments sent to explore them. For the first time, researchers found that even […]
