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From Planet Conjunction To Venus Occultation: Here's What Skywatchers Can Witness In June
The month will bring a close meeting of bright planets, a rare event involving the Moon and Venus, and the beginning of astronomical summer.
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Scientists Discover Atmosphere Around Tiny Frozen World Beyond Neptune
The object, known as 2002 XV93, is a minor planet and a Trans Neptunian Object (TNO).
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Climate Change Is Making Hajj Pilgrimage Hotter, Less Safe: Study
The hajj in western Saudi Arabia, one of the most arid areas on the planet, is one of the world's largest religious gatherings, when hundreds of thousands of pilgrims are exposed to extreme heat.
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Scavengers Reign Leaving Netflix Months After Fans Hoped For Renewal
Scavengers Reign follows the crew members of a damaged spaceship who gets stranded on the mysterious planet Vesta, where they must fight to stay alive.
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Kobbie Mainoo Is The Star. But Who Becomes His Planet At Manchester United?
Forget replacing Casemiro. Manchester United should stop shopping for a new version of the Brazilian and start building Kobbie Mainoo's ideal ecosystem.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Massive Star Clusters Form Faster Inside Galaxies
Researchers said the findings may also help scientists better understand how planets form around stars.
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"This Never Gets Old": Astronaut Shares Mesmerising Aurora Visuals From Space
The video captured the bright green lights moving across the planet below as the spacecraft travelled through space.
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Anthropic Co-Founder Warns There Is 'Non-Zero Chance' AI Could Kill Everyone On Planet: "Risk Hasn't Gone Away"
Jack Clark warns that AI poses serious risks, including to human existence, and that the risk has not completely gone away.
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Massive Solar Storm Reveals How Mars Is Losing Its Atmosphere
Researchers using NASA’s MAVEN observed unusual plasma structures during a major Solar Storm, revealing new details about how solar wind strips away the Martian atmosphere and reshapes the planet over time.
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Moon, Venus And Jupiter Align Tonight In Rare 'Sky Smile' Conjunction
Skywatchers are in for a treat starting tonight as the Moon lines up with Venus and Jupiter in the evening sky.
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Mars Experienced Catastrophic Flooding 3.5 Billion Years Ago, Reshaping Planet's Surface
The new images highlight how dramatically different Mars' climate and geology were during its early history.
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NASA Shares Detailed Space Map Highlighting Nearly 6,000 Exoplanets
NASA said the TESS mission studies large sections of the sky, known as sectors, for about a month at a time using four onboard cameras.
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Evidence In Antarctic Ice Suggests That Earth Passing Through Supernova Debris, Says Study
The researchers analysed 295 kilograms of ice extracted from the European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica (EPICA).
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Scientists Solve Venus Cloud Puzzle Using Simple Fluid Dynamics
Scientists discovered that a giant atmospheric wave on Venus behaves like a hydraulic jump seen in kitchen sinks. The process may explain the planet’s enormous sulfuric acid cloud front and its unusually fast atmospheric super rotation.
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New Study Suggests Uranus and Neptune May Contain More Rock Than Ice
New models suggest Uranus and Neptune may contain significantly more rock than ice beneath their atmospheres. The findings challenge decades of planetary science and could lead to a reclassification of the outer planets.
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From Planet Conjunction To Venus Occultation: Here's What Skywatchers Can Witness In June
The month will bring a close meeting of bright planets, a rare event involving the Moon and Venus, and the beginning of astronomical summer.
-
Scientists Discover Atmosphere Around Tiny Frozen World Beyond Neptune
The object, known as 2002 XV93, is a minor planet and a Trans Neptunian Object (TNO).
-
Climate Change Is Making Hajj Pilgrimage Hotter, Less Safe: Study
The hajj in western Saudi Arabia, one of the most arid areas on the planet, is one of the world's largest religious gatherings, when hundreds of thousands of pilgrims are exposed to extreme heat.
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Scavengers Reign Leaving Netflix Months After Fans Hoped For Renewal
Scavengers Reign follows the crew members of a damaged spaceship who gets stranded on the mysterious planet Vesta, where they must fight to stay alive.
-
Kobbie Mainoo Is The Star. But Who Becomes His Planet At Manchester United?
Forget replacing Casemiro. Manchester United should stop shopping for a new version of the Brazilian and start building Kobbie Mainoo's ideal ecosystem.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Massive Star Clusters Form Faster Inside Galaxies
Researchers said the findings may also help scientists better understand how planets form around stars.
-
"This Never Gets Old": Astronaut Shares Mesmerising Aurora Visuals From Space
The video captured the bright green lights moving across the planet below as the spacecraft travelled through space.
-
Anthropic Co-Founder Warns There Is 'Non-Zero Chance' AI Could Kill Everyone On Planet: "Risk Hasn't Gone Away"
Jack Clark warns that AI poses serious risks, including to human existence, and that the risk has not completely gone away.
-
Massive Solar Storm Reveals How Mars Is Losing Its Atmosphere
Researchers using NASA’s MAVEN observed unusual plasma structures during a major Solar Storm, revealing new details about how solar wind strips away the Martian atmosphere and reshapes the planet over time.
-
Moon, Venus And Jupiter Align Tonight In Rare 'Sky Smile' Conjunction
Skywatchers are in for a treat starting tonight as the Moon lines up with Venus and Jupiter in the evening sky.
-
Mars Experienced Catastrophic Flooding 3.5 Billion Years Ago, Reshaping Planet's Surface
The new images highlight how dramatically different Mars' climate and geology were during its early history.
-
NASA Shares Detailed Space Map Highlighting Nearly 6,000 Exoplanets
NASA said the TESS mission studies large sections of the sky, known as sectors, for about a month at a time using four onboard cameras.
-
Evidence In Antarctic Ice Suggests That Earth Passing Through Supernova Debris, Says Study
The researchers analysed 295 kilograms of ice extracted from the European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica (EPICA).
-
Scientists Solve Venus Cloud Puzzle Using Simple Fluid Dynamics
Scientists discovered that a giant atmospheric wave on Venus behaves like a hydraulic jump seen in kitchen sinks. The process may explain the planet’s enormous sulfuric acid cloud front and its unusually fast atmospheric super rotation.
-
New Study Suggests Uranus and Neptune May Contain More Rock Than Ice
New models suggest Uranus and Neptune may contain significantly more rock than ice beneath their atmospheres. The findings challenge decades of planetary science and could lead to a reclassification of the outer planets.
