Study: High-energy collisions in Venus’ past may have created a superheated core, triggering long-lasting volcanism and planetary resurfacing.
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Extraterrestrial Wanderers: 400 Earth-Sized Free-Floating Planets Could Be Uncovered by NASA’s Roman Space Telescope
NASA’s Roman Telescope, launching by May 2027, might unveil 400 Earth-sized rogue planets, revolutionizing our understanding of planetary formation.
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Alien Planet Eater: The Superheated Exoplanet That Possibly Ingested Its Lesser Companion
Exploring WASP-76 b, a superhot exoplanet, which may have swallowed a smaller Mercury-like planet, altering its chemical composition.
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Unearthing the Origins: Caltech Reveals New Insights on Earth’s Formation
by Klaus Müllerby Klaus MüllerUnearthing the Origins: Caltech Reveals New Insights on Earth’s FormationNew research from Caltech offers compelling evidence that the early Earth …
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Astronomers Discover Possible Sibling Planets in PDS 70 System
Astronomers uncover debris cloud suggesting sibling planets sharing the same orbit, raising questions about Trojans in planetary systems.
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NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Encounters Giant Swirling Waves at the Edge of Jupiter’s Magnetosphere
NASA’s Juno spacecraft discovers swirling waves at the boundary between Jupiter’s magnetosphere and the solar wind, revealing energy transfer mechanisms.
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Decoding the Chromium Clues: NASA’s MESSENGER Mission Unravels Mercury’s Metallic Mystery
by Manuel Costaby Manuel CostaNASA’s MESSENGER mission decodes Mercury’s chromium mystery, revealing its presence in the planet’s metallic core and offering new insights into …
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Stellar Surge: Likelihood of Detecting Water on Alien Planets Enhanced a Hundredfold
New research suggests a hundredfold increase in chances of finding liquid water on Earth-like exoplanets, boosting hopes of discovering extraterrestrial …
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Mars’ Final Ice Age Concludes with a Climatic Twist: Dune Structures Reveal Climate Transformations
by Amir Husseinby Amir HusseinResearchers uncover a major climate shift on Mars 400,000 years ago, using data from the Zhurong rover.
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“Unraveling Earth’s Inner Core: A Microcosm of a Planet within Our Planet” – Seismologists Investigate Earth’s Core
by Amir Husseinby Amir HusseinResearchers discover Earth’s inner core is not a homogenous mass but an intricate mix of elements, shedding light on its …