Mars’s rusty dust reveals a wetter planetary history than thought. New lab tests on simulated Mars dust, combined with spacecraft data, show Mars rusted during its ancient aqueous period.
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Category: 2. Space
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Gulf of Mars: Rover finds evidence of ‘vacation-style’ beaches on Mars
Mars may have once been home to sun-soaked, sandy beaches with gentle, lapping waves according to a new study published today (Feb. 24) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
An international team of scientists, including…
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Breakthrough study challenges long-held beliefs about the shape of atomic nuclei
An international research collaboration led by the University of Surrey’s Nuclear Physics Group has overturned the long-standing belief that the atomic nucleus of llead-208 (²⁰⁸Pb) is perfectly spherical. The discovery challenges fundamental…
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White Dwarf Stars Could Host Habitable Exoplanets
Could white dwarf stars host habitable exoplanets that might support life as we know it? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal hopes to address as an international team of…
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In ancient stellar nurseries, some stars are born of fluffy clouds
Feb 20, 2025 Researchers found that 40% of molecular clouds in the Small Magellanic Cloud are ‘fluffy’, offering new insights into early star formation.
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300 new intermediate-mass black holes plus 2500 new active black holes in dwarf galaxies discovered
Using early data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), a team of scientists have compiled the largest sample ever of dwarf galaxies that host an actively feeding black hole, as well as the most extensive collection of…
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Earth had new, temporary radiation rings last year
On May 10, 2024, the strongest solar storm in 20 years sparked auroras on Earth that were visible as far south as Florida. It also created two new bands of radiation around the planet, researchers report in the February JGR Space…
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The Unstoppable Party at the Heart of the Milky Way
How active is the supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A* at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters hopes to address as a team of…
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Jump-Based Training May Combat Cartilage Breakdown in Space
What exercises can future astronauts on long-term missions to the Moon or Mars conduct to help mitigate the effects of cartilage damage resulting from microgravity? This is what a recent study published in npj…
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Unraveling the Mysteries of WASP-121b: A 3D Map of Alien Weather
What can a 3D map of an exoplanet’s atmosphere teach scientists about its weather patterns? This is what a recent study published in Nature hopes to address as an international team of researchers…
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