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Of the thousands of exoplanets we’ve discovered, most of them closely orbit red dwarf stars. Part of this is because planets with short orbital periods are easier to find, but part of this is that re… [+3274 chars]
A geologic formation near Aix-en-Provence, France, is famed as one of the world's chief treasure troves of fossil species from the Cenozoic Era. Since the late 1700s, scientists there have been unear… [+6079 chars]
THE STRONGEST solar flare detected in years erupted from the Sun on Wednesday. The violent volley of particles is said to have caused blackouts in Australia, the Western Pacific and eastern Asia. A… [+3250 chars]
In their new research, a team of researchers from Stanford University have said that on one of Jupiter’s moons Europa, a prime candidate for life in the solar system, there might be an abundance of w… [+3261 chars]
Researchers have developed a new measurement and imaging approach that can resolve nanostructures smaller than the diffraction limit of light without requiring any dyes or labels. The work represents… [+4820 chars]
Imagine living amid a pile of bacteria. CoreyFord/Getty Humanity's wide-eyed vision of settling Mars might no longer be a sci-fi fantasy. NASA projects 2030 for when the first Martian steps will be… [+3168 chars]
NASA is closing in on the launch of an ambitious mission to probe an asteroid worth an estimated 10,000 quadrillion dollars. The space rock 16-Psyche is twice as wide as Wales and is nestled in the … [+3051 chars]
An illustration featuring mammalian herbivores (green), omnivores (purple), invertivores (yellow) and carnivores (red). Each column includes mammal species lost in the past 2.58 million years (light … [+9073 chars]
The deadline is approaching for entries to the ‘Reach for the Stars’ astrophotography competition, organised by the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS). The competition is looking for the b… [+3296 chars]
Despite all the bad news the COVID-19 pandemic brought upon the world, it has helped us gain a better perspective of our readiness to fend off highly contagious diseases. Rapid diagnostic test kits a… [+3596 chars]
NASA has extended the flight operations of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter through September after more than a year of accomplishments. On Feb. 18, 2021, the $2.2-billion rover landed on Mars, allowin… [+2875 chars]
