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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The Latest Storm-Monitoring Satellites from NASA Track Hurricane Evolution
NASA’s latest satellites, TROPICS, offer frequent, detailed observations of storm structures, helping forecasters predict storm evolution.
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Record-Setting Observation of Supernova in the Pinwheel Galaxy by Citizen Scientists Reveals Cosmic Cataclysms
Record-Setting Observation of Supernova in the Pinwheel Galaxy by Citizen Scientists Reveals Cosmic CataclysmsA remarkable cooperation between citizen scientists, the …
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The Question of Extraterrestrial Existence – The Nature and Requirements of Life
The Question of Extraterrestrial Existence – The Nature and Requirements of LifeIn its quest to discover the presence of life …
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Gravitational Waves: Novel Detection Source Found in Dying Stars’ Debris Clouds
by Klaus Müllerby Klaus MüllerResearchers propose dying stars’ debris cocoons as a new source of gravitational waves detectable by LIGO.
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Unprecedented Discovery of a “Two-Faced” White Dwarf Leaves Astronomers in Awe
Unprecedented Discovery of a Two-Faced White Dwarf Leaves Astronomers in AweFor the inaugural time, astronomers have stumbled upon a peculiar …
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Shedding Light on the Enigma: NASA’s GEDI Space Laser Unravels the Mysteries of Rainforest Canopies
by Klaus Müllerby Klaus MüllerShedding Light on the Enigma: NASA’s GEDI Space Laser Unravels the Mysteries of Rainforest CanopiesNASA’s space laser, dubbed GEDI, has …
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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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Decoding the Quantum Riddle of Magnetar X-Rays
by Klaus Müllerby Klaus MüllerAstrophysicist Dong Lai’s theory explains unexpected X-ray polarizations from a magnetar, using a QED effect called photon metamorphosis.