A team of researchers led by Daniel Iborra Pellín, from the University of Alicante, has presented new evidence about the name and worship of the Iberian Dea Mater, the chief female deity of the Iberians during the Iron Age. According to the study published in the journal Complutum, this deity, a symbol of fertility and […]
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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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NASA Confirms Planet Vulcan is Just an Optical Illusion
A planet once believed to orbit the star 40 Eridani A—home to the fictional planet Vulcan from the Star Trek universe—is actually an astronomical illusion caused by the star’s own pulses and tremors, according to a new study. The potential discovery of a planet orbiting a star made famous by Star Trek caused excitement and […]
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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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Giant Volcano with Glacial Ice that May Have Harbored Life Discovered on Mars
In a remarkable discovery announced at a recent conference in Texas, scientists have uncovered a colossal volcano and a potential buried ice sheet on Mars, hidden in plain sight for decades in one of the planet’s most iconic regions. The volcano, provisionally named “Noctis volcano,” is located near the equator and has been captured in […]
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Astronomers Discover an Ocean 20 kilometers Deep on Saturn’s Moon Mimas
The scientists have found an ocean in a surprising place, beneath the icy surface of Mimas, one of Saturn’s mid-sized moons. Mimas thus joins the growing list of icy moons that harbor oceans of liquid water beneath their surface. This discovery is especially surprising because Mimas, with its 400 kilometers in diameter, exhibits a geology […]
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover May Have Found Life on Mars
The NASA Perseverance rover has been exploring Mars’ Jezero Crater since 2021, and its latest discovery provides strong evidence that the crater once held a lake billions of years ago. Using its onboard radar instrument called RIMFAX, Perseverance was able to see over 20 meters below the surface and identify distinct layers of sediment deposited […]
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New Images Reveal the True Colors of Neptune and Uranus
Many of us are familiar with Neptune’s intense blue color and Uranus’ green hue. However, a new study has found that these two ice giants are more similar in color than previously believed. Led by Professor Patrick Irwin of the University of Oxford, researchers discovered that both planets actually have a similar bluish-green tone, despite […]
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Dinosaurs could exist on other planets, which scientists believe would be easier to detect than modern Earth
Using historical Earth models, Cornell University scientists suggest that dinosaurs or large, complex life could exist on exoplanets with high oxygen levels, guided by identifiable “sunlight fingerprints”.
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NASA Scientists make a groundbreaking discovery about Planet Formation
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope scientists have made an important discovery about how planets form. By observing water vapor in “protoplanetary disks”, the disks of dust and gas that swirl around young stars, Webb has confirmed a physical process key to planet formation. Scientists have long thought that small icy pebbles that form in the […]
