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The Earth had a Saturn-like ring of its own once, a shocking new study has suggested
Scientists suggest Earth had a colossal ring of space debris 466 million years ago, leading to mete…
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Oxygen is disappearing from Earth’s water; this endangers marine life and human society!
Oceanic oxygen loss may seem small at 2% since 1960, but due to the ocean's vast volume, this trans…
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Crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid may have changed its shape in addition to its trajectory, NASA scientists find
Recent research suggests that DART may have done more than just redirect Dimorphos; it might have s…
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A new measure of planetary chaos may be essential in the search for extraterrestrial life, study suggests
While the quest for life beyond Earth traditionally focuses on the presence of water, warmth, and s…
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An interplanetary collision might have shrunk Mercury to its current size, scientists think
Mercury, the smallest and closest planet to the Sun, has long captivated scientists with its extrem…
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Chandrayaan-3 most significant milestone for planetary exploration: former ISRO chief
The scheduled timing for the soft landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon's south pole on August 23, 2…
ANI
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Atomic oxygen found sandwiched between layers of sulphurous clouds On Venus
Researchers found that the temperature of atomic oxygen on Venus ranged from –120°C on the day side…
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Is there really another planet hiding deep inside our Earth?
Scientists theorise that approximately 4.5 billion years ago, a colossal collision, termed the "gia…
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NASA’s planetary defence system: The mission that plans to defend earth from asteroids, comets
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has launched a spacecraft to its first full-sc…
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Astronomers spotted a distant planet in the middle of making its own moon
The disc surrounding this planet has enough dust and gas to form three moons the size of our own. T…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Mercury's shrinking history revealed through surface craters: insights from the planet's shriveling past
While missions to explore the moon's surface are numerous, the same cannot be said for Mercury. How…
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NASA's attempt to burrow into Mars met 2 insurmountable obstacles: cement-like soil and an unexpected energy shortage
InSight lander's "mole" was unable to hammer through the Martian soil, and unusually dusty solar pa…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA's first planetary defense test worked, successfully redirecting an asteroid by crashing the DART spacecraft into it
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) has proved that NASA could potentially push a hazardous…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA warns of a massive asteroid bigger than the famous London Eye approaching Earth on July 24
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has issued a warning that an asteroid, 50%…
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Jeff Bezos wants a solar system with a trillion people, a thousand Einsteins and Mozarts, and 37,000 active serial killers
Jeff Bezos's dream for the solar system includes one trillion human inhabitants. But he made one cr…
Jake Swearingen
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The most detailed map of the moon's geology ever released may help astronauts explore the lunar surface
Researchers at the US Geological Survey combined six flat maps and data from two spacecraft to crea…
Holly Secon
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OPINION: Towards a carbon-neutral India — How central, state governments, and corporations are striving to tackle the planetary crisis
India has taken several measures towards climate change adaptation and mitigation. Our statutory fr…
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NASA scientists plan to bake, slice, and fire lasers at the asteroid sample from OSIRIS-REx to understand the creation of our solar system
Scientists plan to methodically examine samples from NASA's first asteroid mission, OSIRIS-REx, to …