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NASA's Curiosity Rover Probes "Spiderwebs" On Mars. Here's What It Means
Curiosity rover's findings have raised new questions about the Red Planet's habitability and the potential for life beyond Earth.
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Study Finds How 'Fortunate' Earth Became Suitable For Life
The experts can use these findings in their search for life on exoplanets with similar chemical profiles.
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Discovery Of Ancient Beach On Mars Provides Clues To Planet's Past Life
The findings suggest that calm lake conditions existed earlier than previously thought.
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"Incredibly Interesting Samples": Indian Scientist At Davos On Search For Life On Mars
Meenakshi Wadhwa, who is among the world's finest planetary scientists, was responsible for looking for life on Mars based on return data from the rovers on the Red Planet.
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The Most Exciting Exoplanet Discoveries of 2025: Know the Strange Worlds Scientists Have Found
Astronomers marked a milestone year as confirmed exoplanets surpassed 6,000 in 2025. Discoveries ranged from planets orbiting two suns to worlds losing their atmospheres or forming in real time. The findings reshaped ideas about how planets form, survive, and evolve across the Milky Way.
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Scientists Map Ancient Mars River Basins For First Time, Offering New Clues In Search For Past Life
This research was published on November 24 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Window To Prevent Climate Change "Closing Rapidly": COP30 Host Brazil's President
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of COP30 host Brazil said Thursday that "extremist forces" were condemning future generations to life on a planet forever altered by global warming.
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One Of The World's Rarest Whales Grows In Population In The Atlantic
One of the rarest whales on the planet has continued an encouraging trend of population growth in the wake of new efforts to protect the giant animals, according to scientists who study them.
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Could a Planet Exist Without a Host Star? Astronomers Say Rogue Worlds May Roam Freely
Astronomers have discovered that planets can survive without stars, drifting as rogue or hypervelocity worlds. Some are flung into space by black holes, while others are displaced by gas giants. On some of these rogue worlds, the idea goes, there might be oceans beneath icy crusts, where life, at least life at a microbe level, could exist.
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ESA’s JUICE Probe Uses Venus Flyby to Stay on Track for Jupiter’s Icy Moons
The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) successfully executed a Venus flyby on August 31, 2025, using the planet’s gravity to speed toward Jupiter. Engineers overcame a brief antenna glitch before the maneuver, and the spacecraft endured Venus’s intense heat by shielding itself with its high-gain antenna.
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NASA's Curiosity Rover Probes "Spiderwebs" On Mars. Here's What It Means
Curiosity rover's findings have raised new questions about the Red Planet's habitability and the potential for life beyond Earth.
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Study Finds How 'Fortunate' Earth Became Suitable For Life
The experts can use these findings in their search for life on exoplanets with similar chemical profiles.
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Discovery Of Ancient Beach On Mars Provides Clues To Planet's Past Life
The findings suggest that calm lake conditions existed earlier than previously thought.
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"Incredibly Interesting Samples": Indian Scientist At Davos On Search For Life On Mars
Meenakshi Wadhwa, who is among the world's finest planetary scientists, was responsible for looking for life on Mars based on return data from the rovers on the Red Planet.
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The Most Exciting Exoplanet Discoveries of 2025: Know the Strange Worlds Scientists Have Found
Astronomers marked a milestone year as confirmed exoplanets surpassed 6,000 in 2025. Discoveries ranged from planets orbiting two suns to worlds losing their atmospheres or forming in real time. The findings reshaped ideas about how planets form, survive, and evolve across the Milky Way.
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Scientists Map Ancient Mars River Basins For First Time, Offering New Clues In Search For Past Life
This research was published on November 24 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Window To Prevent Climate Change "Closing Rapidly": COP30 Host Brazil's President
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of COP30 host Brazil said Thursday that "extremist forces" were condemning future generations to life on a planet forever altered by global warming.
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One Of The World's Rarest Whales Grows In Population In The Atlantic
One of the rarest whales on the planet has continued an encouraging trend of population growth in the wake of new efforts to protect the giant animals, according to scientists who study them.
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Could a Planet Exist Without a Host Star? Astronomers Say Rogue Worlds May Roam Freely
Astronomers have discovered that planets can survive without stars, drifting as rogue or hypervelocity worlds. Some are flung into space by black holes, while others are displaced by gas giants. On some of these rogue worlds, the idea goes, there might be oceans beneath icy crusts, where life, at least life at a microbe level, could exist.
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ESA’s JUICE Probe Uses Venus Flyby to Stay on Track for Jupiter’s Icy Moons
The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) successfully executed a Venus flyby on August 31, 2025, using the planet’s gravity to speed toward Jupiter. Engineers overcame a brief antenna glitch before the maneuver, and the spacecraft endured Venus’s intense heat by shielding itself with its high-gain antenna.
