Dusty Accretion Disks around Supermassive Black Holes May Be Secret Planet Factories
Astronomers from New Mexico State University, Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center and CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College propose…
‘Super-Earth’ planet shows signs it could have an atmosphere
‘Super-Earth’ planet shows signs it could have an atmosphere Scientists say they have detected promising signs that a…
Giant Rift Valleys Hint Venus is Still Tectonically Active
New 3D computer simulations from ETH Zurich show that young rift flanks on Venus stay tall and steep,…
This exoplanet, located about 25 light-years from Earth, could be habitable
ⓘ NASA – Unsplash An artist’s illustration showing an exoplanet and a star. Astronomers have recently conducted new…
Isar Aerospace to launch German-built Planet imaging satellite
WASHINGTON — Isar Aerospace won a contract from Planet’s German subsidiary to launch an imaging satellite, demonstrating an…
Asteroid impacts heated early Earth, study finds
A new study suggests that repeated asteroid impacts on the early Earth did more than create craters, playing…
Sunday is the longest day of the year for half the planet. A guide to the summer solstice
This is the sun’s time to shine: Sunday is the longest day of the year in the Northern…
Jupiter Accelerates Electrons to Near-Light Speed, Offering Clues to Cosmic Ray Origins
The giant planet’s bow shock isn’t just deflecting the solar wind, it’s acting as a powerful particle accelerator,…
Geoscientists Find Vast Fan-Shaped Structure beneath Antarctica’s Ice
By combining seismic, gravity and topographic data, a team of researchers from Italy, Switzerland, Germany and the United…
MAVEN Detects Rare Atmospheric Effect on Mars
New observations from NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft reveal that the Zwan-Wolf effect — a…
New debate over Pluto: Is the dwarf set to become a planet again?
At a recent Senate hearing on NASA’s 2027 budget request, NASA’s Administrator Jared Isaacman made a comment that…
Planet Fitness NZ backer Castle Point Fitness in liquidation before gyms open
The office’s website said the company was established in 2021 (actually incorporated in April 2022) “solely to introduce…