Mars rock sample from Perseverance rover may contain best evidence of possible ancient life
The lead scientist for NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is excited about the materials stored in the rover’s sample tubes, both […]
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In two new studies, scientists see signs of fundamental climate change in Antarctica – Inside Climate News
Antarctica’s vast ice fields and floating sea ice surrounding the continent constitute Earth’s largest heat shields, deflecting solar radiation away
‘Cosmic problem’ prompts scientists to rethink Einstein’s greatest theory
Down angle icon A downward-pointing angle icon. Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity (left) has been proven by countless studies
New images show black hole collision
NPR’s Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan about the James Webb Space Telescope’s recent discovery of two distant black
Astronomers discover a baffling “cosmic mystery”: a giant planet as fluffy as cotton candy
WASP-193b, a new exoplanet, is 50% larger than Jupiter but seven times less massive, with an extremely low density similar
Why a giant “cold spot” in the cosmic microwave background has long perplexed astronomers
The remaining light of the young universe has a major flaw and we don’t know how to fix it. This
New Evidence for Planet 9 at the Edges of Our Solar System
New evidence strongly suggests the existence of a Planet 9 on the outskirts of our solar system. Image via Solen
The evolutionary twist that could have helped dinosaurs rule the Earth | CNN
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Saturday Quotes: Mediterranean diet racks up more points; persistent quantum coherence; vegan dogs
Artist’s impression of VFTS 243 in the Tarantula Nebula. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada. eso.org/public/images/eso2210a/ This week, we discussed the birth pangs
Researchers achieve multiphoton electronic emission with non-classical light
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