Do the clouds of Venus really host life?
On the surface (you're welcome for the joke), Venus is not even close to being hospitable to life. But that's not the end of the story.
Astrobiology
Jun 4, 2025
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NSW is copping rain and flooding while parts of Australia are in drought. What's going on?
Emergency crews were scrambling to rescue residents trapped by floodwaters on Wednesday as heavy rain pummeled the Mid North Coast of New South Wales.
Environment
May 21, 2025
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Tracking down 'annihilation photons' could lead to unique binary systems
Tracking the sources of photons is a hobby of many astrophysicists. Some types of photons are tied so closely to particular phenomena that tracking their sources would help answer some larger questions in astrophysics itself.
Astronomy
May 16, 2025
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Webb reveals new details and mysteries in Jupiter's aurora
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has captured new details of the auroras on our solar system's largest planet. The dancing lights observed on Jupiter are hundreds of times brighter than those seen on Earth. With ...
Astronomy
May 12, 2025
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Spring runoff is older than you think: Study reveals years-long underground journey
Growing communities and extensive agriculture throughout the Western United States rely on meltwater that spills out of snow-capped mountains every spring. The models for predicting the amount of this streamflow available ...
Earth Sciences
May 5, 2025
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NASA's EZIE mission captures 'first light'
NASA's EZIE (Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer) mission has taken its first measurements.
Planetary Sciences
Apr 24, 2025
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Hubble helps determine Uranus' rotation rate with unprecedented precision
An international team of astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have made new measurements of Uranus' interior rotation rate with a novel technique, achieving a level of accuracy 1,000 times greater than previous ...
Astronomy
Apr 7, 2025
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Solar wind compresses Jupiter's magnetosphere, creating a hot region spanning half the planet's circumference
A massive wave of solar wind that squished Jupiter's protective bubble has been detected for the first time.
Planetary Sciences
Apr 3, 2025
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Webb captures Neptune's auroras for first time
Neptune lies in the frigid, dark, vast frontier of the outer edges of our solar system, about 3 billion miles away from the sun.
Astronomy
Mar 26, 2025
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NASA to launch three rockets from Alaska in single Aurora experiment
Three NASA-funded rockets are set to launch from Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska, in an experiment that seeks to reveal how auroral substorms affect the behavior and composition of Earth's far upper atmosphere.
Space Exploration
Mar 22, 2025
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