Webb Detects Complex Structures in Upper Atmosphere of Saturn
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope have detected a series of dark, bead-like and asymmetric star-shaped…
Webb Telescope Detects Gas on Distant Dwarf Planet Makemake for the First Time
An SwRI-led team used Webb telescope observations (white) to detect methane gas on the distant dwarf planet Makemake.…
‘We’re entering the next great chapter of exploration’
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Martian North Polar Vortex Creates Seasonal Ozone Layer, Planetary Scientists Say
The polar vortex is a consequence of Martian seasons, which occur because the planet’s axis is tilted at…
What We Know about Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
After 1I/ʻOumuamua and 2I/Borisov, 3I/ATLAS is the third object and the second comet from outside the Solar System…
Solar system ‘time capsule’ meteorite hunt underway in Scotland
Hikers in Scotland are being asked to assist scientists in a “race against time” to recover fragments of…
Scientists accidentally measure ultrahot ring around black hole using rare ‘double zoom’ technique
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1st known interstellar visitor ‘Oumuamua is an ‘exo-Pluto’ — a completely new class of object, scientists say
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Is There Actually A Ninth Planet In Our Solar System? Here’s What We Know
On August 24, 2006, our solar system lost a planet. It wasn’t by cataclysmic destruction, but rather by…
The full corn moon will peak this weekend, accompanied by a total lunar eclipse. Here’s what’s in store | Regional/National Headlines
Many sky-gazers around the world will get the chance to see a dazzling celestial display this weekend —…
Don’t Miss A ‘Planet Parade’ This Weekend Amid Aurora And ‘Blood Moon’
Topline An imminent “blood moon” total lunar eclipse and a rare display of the Northern Lights in the…
Asteroid Fragment Reveals a Strange Mineral Never Seen on Earth
The asteroid Ryugu is an echo from the deep, distant past. Two tiny grains of the rock, delivered…