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The Moon is a constant in the night sky, but all is not actually as it seems. It turns out that scientists have discovered the Moon is drifting away from Earth, and it’s changing everything we thought we knew about our planet’s relationship with its only natural satellite. It’s also having a very real impact on the length of days on our planet – albeit at an incredibly slow rate. By moving away from Earth over the course of millions of years, the Moon is simultaneously making the length of the average day longer.A study by a team at the...

The Moon is slowly drifting away from Earth and it's beginning to impact us

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover took a shortcut to steer clear of a path riddled with boulders — and stumbled into a field full of stones the likes of which scientists have never seen before on the Red Planet. On its fourth campaign since landing three years ago, the tireless...

NASA Rover Discovers Strange Stones, Never Before Seen on Mars

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MYSTERIOUS glowing spots have been discovered above a raging storm on Jupiter, and scientists are trying to figure out just what they are. Jupiter's Great Red Spot has been a point of interest since it was observed by the James Webb Space Telescope in 2022. The telescope, a joint venture...

Mystery lights seen on Jupiter near 10,000-mile-wide storm as experts struggle to explain ‘bright shapes’ in new image

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The photograph was captured from the above the planet's surface on April 19, 2022.

Fact Check: What to Know About 'Otherworldly Wreckage' on Mars Spotted by NASA

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On Saturday (June 29), an asteroid larger than the Great Pyramid of Giza will fly past Earth at about three-quarters the distance from Earth to the moon. The asteroid, named 2024 MK, poses no risk to our planet.

Newly discovered asteroid larger than the Great Pyramid of Giza will zoom between Earth and the moon on Saturday

The swirling vortex center of the Milky Way is a weird place, with a supermassive black hole that vacuums up interstellar matter and supernovae torpedoing hapless stars to the edges of our galaxy. Add another strange thing about our galaxy's nucleus, according to new research: stars that stay young indefinitely...

Something Strange Appears to Be Powering "Immortal" Stars at the Center of Our Galaxy

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On Thursday and Saturday, two different asteroids will hurtle past Earth at close range. You can watch them both live.

2 'potentially hazardous' asteroids will streak by Earth this week, one as big as a mountain. You can watch it live.

SCIENTISTS may have just cracked the mystery behind the multiple ice ages that plunged Earth into a deep freeze for 300million years. There are a number of theories as to why Earth’s climate chilled, such as our planet’s tilt and rotation, shifting tectonic plates and volcanic eruptions. But scientists at the University of Boston say […]

Scientists crack big mystery behind Earth’s multiple ice ages and what plunged us into a 300million year deep freeze

The outer solar system is a vast and mysterious place that could be harboring hidden objects we know almost nothing about — from the elusive Planet Nine and baby black holes to interstellar visitors and "planet killer" asteroids.

8 strange objects that could be hiding in the outer solar system

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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Spots Shimmering Rock Unlike Any Other Seen On Mars

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A mountain-sized asteroid nicknamed the “planet killer” will make its closest approach to Earth in over a century on Thursday.The asteroid, officially known as Asteroid (415029) 2011 UL21, will pass by Earth just after 9pm BST (4pm ET) on 27 June, travelling at nearly 26 kilometres per second.Nasa has classified the rock as a “potentially hazardous asteroid”, though it poses no danger to Earth for at least the next thousand years. According to the open-source project Space Reference, the asteroid is “comparable in size to Mount Everest” and will make a much closer approach in 2089.A free live stream of...

‘Planet killer’ asteroid the size of Mount Everest to skim past Earth tonight

New research has revealed that regular walking significantly extended pain-free periods for adults with low back pain, proving its effectiveness and affordability as a preventive measure. A groundbreaking study has found that adults with a history of low back pain experienced nearly twice the duration without a recurrence when they...

Scientists Discover Surprisingly Simple Method To Ease Lower Back Pain

The remarkable James Webb Space Telescope has been used to image the furthest reaches of the cosmos. But in a change of pace, astronomers have leveraged its immense powers on a target far closer to home: the mighty planet Jupiter — and in so doing, they've found mysterious features and structures on the gas giant that have never been seen before, let alone in the astounding fidelity of the James Webb.

James Webb Observes Mysterious Structures Above Jupiter's Great Red Spot

New research provides the clearest evidence yet that the Cambrian explosion—a rapid burst of evolution 540 million years ago, could have been triggered by only a small increase in oxygen levels in Earth's atmosphere and shallow ocean waters. The new study published today in Nature Geoscience brings together datasets...

Small change in Earth's oxygen levels may have sparked huge evolutionary leap

BENEATH THE RUGGED PEAKS of Aotearoa New Zealand, a sunken continent the size of India lies hidden under the sea. For the past decade, international teams of scientists have painstakingly mapped the flooded contours of Te Riu-a-Maui Zealandia, ninety-four percent of which vanished into the Pacific as it thinned and fragmented eighty-five million years ago.

Glimpse Earth’s Eighth, Flooded Continent

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In a discovery that could significantly impact our understanding of life in the universe, astronomers have identified a potentially habitable exoplanet – a planet outside our solar system – located just 40 light years from Earth. This newfound exoplanet, called Gliese 12 b, is similar in size to Earth and orbits within the star system’s habitable zone, where liquid water could exist on the planet’s surface. Continue reading below to learn more about this potentially habitable planet and why its discovery marks a significant milestone in humanity’s quest to explore and understand life beyond Earth.

NASA Finds Potentially Habitable Planet 40 Light Years from Earth

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed mysterious objects in the early universe that challenge current theories of galaxy and supermassive black hole evolution. These objects contain old stars and massive black holes, much larger than expected, suggesting a rapid and unconventional form of early galaxy formation. The findings highlight significant discrepancies with existing models, and the objects’ unique properties indicate a complex early cosmic history.

Scientists Baffled: Webb Uncovers Ancient Galaxies That Defy Explanation

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As bristling with volcanoes as a porcupine with quills,  Jupiter's moon Io is the most volcanically active world in the Solar System. At any given time, around 150 of the 400 or so active volcanoes on Io are erupting. It's constantly spewing out lava and gas; a veritable factory of volcanic excretions.



					
			

And, thanks to the Juno probe's Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) imaging Jupiter and its surrounding environment, we now know a lot more about what a gloriously hot mess Io is.
"The high spatial resolution of JIRAM's infrared images, combined with the favorable position of Juno during the flybys,...

The Whole Surface of This Hellish Moon Is Covered in Lakes of Lava

Two large asteroids are set to safely pass by Earth this week, arriving just before Asteroid Day on June 30, according to a new report from the European Space Agency (ESA). Although neither poses any danger to our planet, one of the asteroids was discovered only a week ago, underscoring the importance of enhancing our ability to detect potentially hazardous objects in the vicinity of our planet.

Two large asteroids will pass near Earth this week

Have you ever looked up at Earth’s moon and wondered where it came from? Most scientists agree that 4.5 billion years ago a small planet called Theia collided with a young Earth. Most of the debris from this giant impact coalesced and became the moon we see today. But where did the rest of Theia go? Qian Yuan and colleagues hypothesized that Earth absorbed parts of Theia when they collided and that these Theian remains can still be found deep within the Earth.

Remains of the Moon could be lurking inside Earth

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A Snaking Scar Across Mars: The Mystery of Aganippe Fossa

A fascinating feature takes center stage in this new image from ESA’s Mars Express: a dark, uneven scar slicing through marbled ground at the foot of...

A Snaking Scar Across Mars: The Mystery of Aganippe Fossa

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