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Scientists Discovered an 'Improbable' World That Shouldn't Exist
This Neptune-sized exoplanet, which inexplicably exists in an ultrahot 'Neptune desert,' could provide researchers with answers they've been seeking for years.
Venus Is Erupting with Active Volcanoes, Scientists Find
A new international study identifies 37 volcanic hotspots, or coronae, which scientists say are currently erupting with lava flows.
Scientists Have Observed the Exposed Core of a Giant Planet
If a normal planet is an avocado, then all that remains (or maybe all that ever existed) of the bizarre planet TOI-849B is the pit.
Scientists Captured a Planet's Birth and It Is Terrifying and Beautiful
The new image could be the first direct evidence of the site of a planet's fiery birth in interstellar space.
Scientists Discover a ‘One in a Million’ Super-Earth Near the Centre of the Galaxy
A ‘year’ here lasts almost twice as long as Earth.
Scientists Explain Why Coronavirus Isn't Good for the Climate
"Electricity has not gone away, the internet is still going strong, and power generation is a third of the carbon emissions.”
There Might Be a Second Super-Earth Orbiting the Star Closest to Our Sun
Scientists traced another super-Earth around the Proxima Centauri, a red dwarf star only 4.2 light-years away.
New Oxygen-Hunting Technique Could Tell If Distant Planets Are ‘Alive or Not’
"Oxygen is one of the most exciting molecules to detect because of its link with life, but we don't know if life is the only cause of oxygen in an atmosphere.”
Scientists Found a Planet Orbiting a Dead Star, a Glimpse Into Our Future
Astronomers have discovered a giant planet orbiting a white dwarf for the first time, giving us a new place to look for planets and a rare glimpse into the future of our Solar System.
Scientists Find Evidence of Water on Potentially Habitable ‘Super-Earth’
K2-18b is the "best candidate" to host alien life outside the solar system.
Everything You Need To Know Before India’s First Moon Landing Tonight
The Indian Space Research Organisation calls the upcoming moments of descent “terrifying”.
Astronomers Peer at a Young Star System That Is Strikingly Similar to Our Own
DM Tau has its own asteroid belt, and may be developing its own versions of Earth and Neptune, too.