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A Planet with a Death Wish: How HIP 67522 b Is Forcing Its Star to Explode
NASA-backed astronomers have identified HIP 67522 b, a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting extremely close to its star, causing massive magnetic explosions. For the first time, a planet has been shown to trigger solar flares on its host star, highlighting a new era in exoplanet and stellar magnetic research.
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Mars Dust Devils May Spark Lightning, Might Pose Risks to Rovers: Study
A new computer-modeling study reveals that dust devils on Mars—swirling columns of dust and air—may become electrically charged enough to spark lightning-like discharges. Led by researcher Varun Sheel, the study simulates how dry Martian conditions and frictional collisions between dust grains can generate strong electric fields inside these vo...
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Why Is Mars Barren, Uninhabitable? NASA's Curiosity Rover Offers New Clue
Mars is thought to currently have all the necessary ingredients for life except for perhaps the most important one: liquid water
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Cities Are Heating Up The Planet, How They Can Tackle Climate Change
Cities have a central role to play tackling climate change. They contribute 67-72% of the greenhouse gas emissions which are heating up the planet.
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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Review — Ode to a Dying Planet
Death Stranding 2 is bigger and better and bolder. It deepens the themes and ideas introduced in Death Stranding and poses new questions relevant and important to our living reality today. It is wilder, more confounding, less trusting of us as a people than its predecessor — it comes with the tagline “Should we have connected?”. Make what you...
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New Habitability Model Helps Identify Which Alien Planets Might Be Able to Host Life
A NASA-developed model now enables scientists to estimate the likelihood of life on distant planets or moons using limited and uncertain remote-sensing data. By comparing habitat conditions with known lifeforms or hypothetical organisms, the framework offers a probabilistic tool to assess alien environments and improve telescope targeting in the on...
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New Survey Reveals World's Most Dangerous And Safest Countries For Travellers. See List
New research has ranked the world's most dangerous countries to travel to, revealing that the Philippines is the most unsafe vacation destination on the planet for 2025.
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Hubble Finds Cosmic Dust Coating Uranus’ Moons, Not Radiation Scars
New Hubble Space Telescope observations have upended decades of expectations about Uranus’ moons. Scientists once thought the planet’s magnetic field darkened their backsides with radiation, but the latest data shows Titania and Oberon are collecting space dust on their leading sides instead. This “cosmic bug splatter” effect suggests dust ...
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Astronomers Discover Likely Site Of New Gas Giant Planet In Formation
The astronomers now hope to be able to take an actual image of the young planet using the sensitivity of JWST.
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Perseverance Rover Studies Ancient Martian Rocks at Fallbreen and Forlandet Quadrangle
NASA's Perseverance rover reached new ground on June 7, 2025, exploring ancient Martian terrain at Fallbreen and moving into the Forlandet quadrangle near Jezero Crater. This region may contain Mars' oldest rocks, offering key insights into the planet’s early geology. The mission also honors Earth's own exploration history by naming Martian sites...
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James Webb Telescope Maps Fiery Atmosphere of Turbulent Exoplanet WASP-121b
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has unveiled the turbulent history of WASP-121b, a scorching exoplanet distorted by its star’s gravity. New atmospheric data reveals unusual molecules like silicon monoxide and methane, shedding light on the planet’s violent migration and extreme climate. These findings challenge current models and enhance un...
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Are We Alone? Breakthrough Study Reveals New Way To Find Alien Life
A new model developed by Daniel Apai and his team offers a comprehensive method to assess the habitability of exoplanets, moving beyond traditional water-centric criteria.
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James Webb Telescope Detects Frozen Water In Young Star System For The First Time
This finding has opened up new avenues for understanding the early universe and the origins of water on our planet
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New Model Helps To Figure Out Which Distant Planets May Host Life
The US is building multiple major telescopes and planetary probes to advance the search for life beyond Earth.
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New Dwarf Planet Discovery Challenges Planet Nine Hypothesis
The discovery of a potential dwarf planet, 2017 OF201, in the farthest reaches of the solar system is reshaping our understanding of space. With a highly elongated orbit and large size, it contradicts the Planet Nine hypothesis, which predicted orbital clustering among distant objects. This finding not only questions the existence of a ninth planet...
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A Planet with a Death Wish: How HIP 67522 b Is Forcing Its Star to Explode
NASA-backed astronomers have identified HIP 67522 b, a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting extremely close to its star, causing massive magnetic explosions. For the first time, a planet has been shown to trigger solar flares on its host star, highlighting a new era in exoplanet and stellar magnetic research.
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Mars Dust Devils May Spark Lightning, Might Pose Risks to Rovers: Study
A new computer-modeling study reveals that dust devils on Mars—swirling columns of dust and air—may become electrically charged enough to spark lightning-like discharges. Led by researcher Varun Sheel, the study simulates how dry Martian conditions and frictional collisions between dust grains can generate strong electric fields inside these vo...
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Why Is Mars Barren, Uninhabitable? NASA's Curiosity Rover Offers New Clue
Mars is thought to currently have all the necessary ingredients for life except for perhaps the most important one: liquid water
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Cities Are Heating Up The Planet, How They Can Tackle Climate Change
Cities have a central role to play tackling climate change. They contribute 67-72% of the greenhouse gas emissions which are heating up the planet.
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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Review — Ode to a Dying Planet
Death Stranding 2 is bigger and better and bolder. It deepens the themes and ideas introduced in Death Stranding and poses new questions relevant and important to our living reality today. It is wilder, more confounding, less trusting of us as a people than its predecessor — it comes with the tagline “Should we have connected?”. Make what you...
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New Habitability Model Helps Identify Which Alien Planets Might Be Able to Host Life
A NASA-developed model now enables scientists to estimate the likelihood of life on distant planets or moons using limited and uncertain remote-sensing data. By comparing habitat conditions with known lifeforms or hypothetical organisms, the framework offers a probabilistic tool to assess alien environments and improve telescope targeting in the on...
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New Survey Reveals World's Most Dangerous And Safest Countries For Travellers. See List
New research has ranked the world's most dangerous countries to travel to, revealing that the Philippines is the most unsafe vacation destination on the planet for 2025.
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Hubble Finds Cosmic Dust Coating Uranus’ Moons, Not Radiation Scars
New Hubble Space Telescope observations have upended decades of expectations about Uranus’ moons. Scientists once thought the planet’s magnetic field darkened their backsides with radiation, but the latest data shows Titania and Oberon are collecting space dust on their leading sides instead. This “cosmic bug splatter” effect suggests dust ...
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Astronomers Discover Likely Site Of New Gas Giant Planet In Formation
The astronomers now hope to be able to take an actual image of the young planet using the sensitivity of JWST.
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Perseverance Rover Studies Ancient Martian Rocks at Fallbreen and Forlandet Quadrangle
NASA's Perseverance rover reached new ground on June 7, 2025, exploring ancient Martian terrain at Fallbreen and moving into the Forlandet quadrangle near Jezero Crater. This region may contain Mars' oldest rocks, offering key insights into the planet’s early geology. The mission also honors Earth's own exploration history by naming Martian sites...
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James Webb Telescope Maps Fiery Atmosphere of Turbulent Exoplanet WASP-121b
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has unveiled the turbulent history of WASP-121b, a scorching exoplanet distorted by its star’s gravity. New atmospheric data reveals unusual molecules like silicon monoxide and methane, shedding light on the planet’s violent migration and extreme climate. These findings challenge current models and enhance un...
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Are We Alone? Breakthrough Study Reveals New Way To Find Alien Life
A new model developed by Daniel Apai and his team offers a comprehensive method to assess the habitability of exoplanets, moving beyond traditional water-centric criteria.
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James Webb Telescope Detects Frozen Water In Young Star System For The First Time
This finding has opened up new avenues for understanding the early universe and the origins of water on our planet
-
New Model Helps To Figure Out Which Distant Planets May Host Life
The US is building multiple major telescopes and planetary probes to advance the search for life beyond Earth.
-
New Dwarf Planet Discovery Challenges Planet Nine Hypothesis
The discovery of a potential dwarf planet, 2017 OF201, in the farthest reaches of the solar system is reshaping our understanding of space. With a highly elongated orbit and large size, it contradicts the Planet Nine hypothesis, which predicted orbital clustering among distant objects. This finding not only questions the existence of a ninth planet...
