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Possible atmosphere on rocky exoplanet found for 1st time
EarthSky· 14 hours agoAn international team of astronomers studied rocky exoplanet 55 Cancri e for evidence of an...
Thick atmosphere detected around scorching, rocky planet that's twice as big as Earth
CBS News· 6 days agoA thick atmosphere has been detected around a planet that's twice as big as Earth in a nearby solar...
TRAPPIST-1 Outer Planets Likely Have Water
Universe Today· 7 hours agoThe TRAPPIST-1 solar system generated a swell of interest when it was observed several years ago. In 2016, astronomers using the Transiting Planets and...
Voyager 1, 15 billion miles from Earth, talking to NASA again
The Day· 2 days agoThis illustration provided by NASA depicts Voyager 1. The most distant spacecraft from Earth stopped sending back understandable data in November 2023. Flight controllers traced the blank communication ...
Astronomers Discover an Atmosphere on a Hot, Rocky Exoplanet With an Ocean of Magma
Smithsonian Magazine· 5 days agoAstronomers have spotted signs of an atmosphere on an exoplanet 41 light-years away from Earth—the...
Will SpaceX’s Innovation Save NASA’s Mars Mission?
SciTechDaily· 6 days agoNASA’s Mars Sample Return mission is grappling with escalating costs and a postponed timeline, prompting a search for more efficient methods from the...
What Deadly Venus Can Tell Us About Life on Other Worlds
Universe Today· 6 days agoOn the other hand, Venus is a blistering planet with clouds of sulphuric acid and atmospheric...
Our neighboring galaxy's supermassive black hole would probably be a polite dinner guest
SPACE.com· 4 days agoHow do you satiate the hunger of a supermassive black hole? With light-years-long rivers of cosmic...
How did water on Venus disappear? Blame this molecule
EarthSky· 7 days agoWater has been gradually escaping Venus’ atmosphere for billions of years. A new study shows the...