‘Cold Neptune’ and two temperate super-Earths found orbiting nearby stars
A “cold Neptune” and two potentially habitable worlds are part of a cache of five … more
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LIGO-Virgo network catches another neutron star collision
A new study confirms that the Laser Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory (LIGO) near Livingston, Louisiana … more
NASA Maps Ground Changes From Puerto Rico Quake
Days after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Puerto Rico, followed by hundreds of aftershocks, the full … more
Supercomputer Simulations Showcase Novel Planet Formation Models
Most of us are taught in grade school how planets formed: dust particles clump together … more
Scientists find evidence Venus may have active volcanoes
A University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa planetary scientist co-authored a study published this week in Science Advances that shows lava flows on … more
Interconnected stellar nurseries form the largest gaseous structure ever observed in Milky Way
Astronomers at Harvard University have discovered a monolithic, wave-shaped gaseous structure — the largest ever … more
Planet WASP-12b is on a death spiral, say scientists
Earth is doomed — but not for 5 billion years. Our planet will be roasted … more
New map of Milky Way reveals giant wave of stellar nurseries
Astronomers at Harvard University have discovered a monolithic, wave-shaped gaseous structure – the largest ever … more
Dancing debris, moveable landscape shape Comet 67P
A comet once thought to be a quiet dirty snowball cruising through the solar system … more
Simulated Image Demonstrates the Power of NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope
Imagine a fleet of 100 Hubble Space Telescopes, deployed in a strategic space-invader-shaped array a … more
NASA Planet Hunter Finds Earth-Size Habitable-Zone World
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered its first Earth-size planet in its star’s habitable … more
