Tiny rainforest lizards leap into water and don’t come up when expected. Scientists now know why
This week, meet a “scuba-diving” lizard, marvel at a spacecraft’s longevity, explore hidden physics in a painting, unravel ...
As spacecraft zooms to Venus, it peers back at humble Earth and the moon
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) spacecraft, barreling through our solar system, recently used Earth's gravity to ...
NASA's flying to an ocean world. Its spacecraft is giant.
Planetary scientists are confident this moon of Jupiter harbors a deep ocean. A looming question is whether it hosts the ...
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Earth will get a second moon this month — but not for long
Earth's orbit will capture a bus-sized asteroid later this month, giving us a second moon for about two months.
Rejoice! Spacecraft Confirms That Earth Is a Habitable Planet
The European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) probe has spotted a habitable planet roughly one astronomical ...
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What If Jupiter Collided With a Black Hole?
It's time for one of the biggest battles our Solar System has ever seen. In this corner, a gas giant and heavyweight, Jupiter. And in this corner, an infinitely small but truly terrifying black hole.
Earth Is Getting a ‘Second Moon’ for the Next 2 Months. Here’s What It Means for Your Sign
Yep, Earth will temporarily get a second moon. It’s called 2024 PT5 and it’s been called a “mini moon” by astronomers. 2024 ...
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NASA's Europa Clipper on track for Oct. 10 launch to Jupiter's icy moon despite radiation worries
"There's very strong evidence that the ingredients for life exist on Europa, but we have to go there to find out." ...
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NASA Provides 8 Things to Know About Mission to an Ocean Moon of Jupiter
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft, the largest the agency has ever built for a planetary mission, will travel 1.8 billion ...
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Pager and Walkie-Talkie Blasts Rock Lebanon in Unprecedented Wave of Attacks
This week, we examine the recent pager explosions in the Middle East, which have reignited concerns about further escalation in the region.
Volcanoes may help reveal interior heat on Jupiter moon
By staring into the hellish landscape of Jupiter's moon Io—the most volcanically active location in the solar system—Cornell ...
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Jupiter-bound JUICE probe snaps photo of Earth, the moon and Uranus
Update for Sept. 20: This story was updated after ESA released another image of Earth and the moon as seen by JUICE's JANUS scientific camera, which was designed to take high-resolution photos of ...