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The Moon's surface

Science, Solar System

Meteorite strikes create the Moon’s atmosphere

JWST image of Epsilon Indi Ab

JWST directly images a surprise super-Jupiter planet

A composite image of Titan taken by Cassini. Credit: NASA.

Science, Solar System

Oceans on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, likely have tiny waves

Alien Life, Exoplanets, Science

Greenhouse gases could indicate alien life — if we ever find them

This is an image of a globular cluster around our Milky Way. The authors of a new study think that what they see in the Cosmic Gems arc will become this object. Credit: NASA/ESA.

Cosmology, Exotic Objects, Science

Unusual glimpse of Cosmic Gems could be a breakthrough for astronomers

This artist’s impression shows two stages in the formation of a disc of gas and dust around the massive black hole at the centre of the galaxy SDSS1335+0728. The core of this galaxy lit up in 2019 and keeps brightening today — the first time we observe a massive black hole become active in real time. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser.

Exotic Objects, Science

A distant black hole reawakens, and astronomers watch it happen

Exoplanets, Science

The most common planets in the universe might be rich in carbon

A portion of the video that highlights the areas of Sif Mons and Niobe Planitia on Venus, where ongoing lava flows have been detected. Credit: IRSPS - Università d'Annunzio.

Science, Solar System

Venus likely has active volcanoes, flowing streams of lava

This is a color illustration of what exoplanet 55 Cancri e might look like. A rocky planet on the left and a portion of a much-larger star on the right. About three-quarters of the lit side of the planet is visible; the other quarter is in shadow. The surface of the planet has gray, orange, and yellow mottling. Most of the orange and yellow is in the region that is facing the star directly. The grayer portions are toward the poles and shadowed side of the planet. The edge of the disc of the planet appears to be glowing, suggesting a thin atmosphere. The star is bright orange-yellow, with a turbulent appearance similar to the Sun."

Exoplanets, Science

At last! JWST finds signs of a thick atmosphere around a rocky exoplanet

An illustration of what Venus might have looked like with large oceans. Credit: NASA.

What happened to all the water on Venus?

An artist's conception of the young Earth being bombarded by asteroids. Scientists think these impacts could have delivered significant amounts of organic matter and water to Earth. Credit: NASA.

Alien Life, Science, Solar System

Evidence grows that meteorites, comets could have brought essentials of life to early Earth

Jupiter's moon Io

Jupiter’s moon Io has likely been active for our solar system’s entire history