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Thick atmosphere detected around scorching, rocky planet that's twice as big as Earth
CBS News· 4 days agoA thick atmosphere has been detected around a planet that's twice as big as Earth in a nearby solar...
This Earth-like exoplanet is the first confirmed to have an atmosphere
Nature· 5 days ago55 Cancri e is too hot to support life as we know it, but could provide clues about Earth’s...
Will SpaceX’s Innovation Save NASA’s Mars Mission?
SciTechDaily· 4 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...
Study reveals mechanisms of hydrodynamic escape in low-mass exoplanets
Phys.org· 2 days agoA study published in Nature Astronomy and conducted by Guo Jianheng from the Yunnan Observatories of...
Astronomers Discover an Atmosphere on a Hot, Rocky Exoplanet With an Ocean of Magma
Smithsonian Magazine· 3 days agoAstronomers have spotted signs of an atmosphere on an exoplanet 41 light-years away from Earth—the...
Where the northern lights will be visible thanks to the solar flare
Mashable· 2 days agoAmid its period of peak activity, the sun is launching electromagnetic bombs at Earth, and all you...
What Deadly Venus Can Tell Us About Life on Other Worlds
Universe Today· 4 days agoOn the other hand, Venus is a blistering planet with clouds of sulphuric acid and atmospheric...
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 110 — Voyager 1's Brush with Silence
SPACE.com· 1 day agoThe Voyager probes have been transiting space since 1977, and they're still at it 46 years later....
How did water on Venus disappear? Blame this molecule
EarthSky· 4 days agoWater has been gradually escaping Venus’ atmosphere for billions of years. A new study shows the...
Book review: A deep dive into one of science’s great unknowns: Extraterrestrial life
The Bulletin· 5 days agoOf all the unknowns in science, the greatest may be extraterrestrial life. Despite stunning advances...