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Science & Tech 8 months ago

Why is there no life on Mars? Rover finds a clue

A discovery made by a NASA rover has offered a clue for this mystery, new research said Wednesday, suggesting that while rivers once sporadically flowed on Mars, it was doomed to mostly be a desert planet.

Science & Tech 8 months ago

PREMIUM
James Webb telescope discovers its first exoplanet

The telescope, which can see farther into the universe than anything before it, has turbocharged the search for planets beyond the Solar System since coming online in 2022.

Science & Tech 9 months ago

Huge planet discovered orbiting tiny star puzzles scientists

Most of the stars across the Milky Way are small red dwarfs like TOI-6894, which has only 20 percent the mass of our Sun.

Science & Tech 9 months ago

Possible new dwarf planet spotted near the edge of the solar system

Given the name 2017 OF201, the object falls into a category called trans-Neptunian objects that orbit the sun at a distance beyond that of Neptune.

Science & Tech 1 year ago

How to see rare 'planetary parade' in the sky tonight

Here is what you need to know about how best to get a glimpse of this celestial parade.

Science & Tech 1 year ago

Starless and forever alone: more 'rogue' planets discovered

Without being bound to a star, as the Earth is to the Sun, there are no days or years on these planets, which languish in perpetual night.

Science & Tech 2 years ago

NASA finds key building block for life in a moon of Saturn

The finding was based on a review of data collected by NASA's Cassini probe, and was published Wednesday in the prestigious journal Nature.

Academia 2 years ago

Let’s invest in indigenous peoples and local communities

In Indonesia and around the world, indigenous peoples and local communities (IP and LC) are on the front lines of the fight to save our planet.

Science & Tech 3 years ago

Planet spiralling into star may offer glimpse into Earth's end

In a new study published this week, a team of mostly US-based researchers said they hope the doomed exoplanet Kepler-1658b can help shed light on how worlds die as their stars get older.

Science & Tech 3 years ago

Chinese findings on Mars suggest water existed for longer on planet's surface

According to an analysis of data sent back by the rover, Zhurong, signs of water were detected in sampled minerals from just 700 million years ago, the scientists said in a paper published on Wednesday in the journal Science Advances.

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