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Sep 18, 2018NASA’s newest planet hunter, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), is now providing valuable data to help scientists discover and study exciting new exoplanets. -
Sep 18, 2018A study simulating the final stages of terrestrial planet formation shows that ‘hit-and-run’ encounters play a significant role in the acquisition of water by large protoplanets, like those that grew into Mars and Earth. -
Sep 17, 2018Icy volcanoes have erupted throughout the history of Ceres, but such continuous activity has not had the same extensive impact on the dwarf planet’s surface as standard volcanism on Earth. -
Sep 17, 2018Research provides new insight into the niche diversity, chemical communication, and defense mechanisms of Mesozoic pollinating insects. -
Sep 16, 2018A pair of NASA CubeSats flying to Mars are opening a new frontier for small spacecraft. -
Sep 16, 2018The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has started a new mission to shed light on the evolution of the earliest galaxies in the Universe. -
Sep 15, 2018A time-honoured theory into why conditions on Earth have remained stable enough for life to evolve over billions of years has been given a new, innovative twist. -
Sep 15, 2018Using the fossil record to accurately estimate the timing and pace of past mass extinctions is no easy task, and a new study highlights how fossil evidence can produce a misleading picture if not interpreted with care. -
Sep 14, 2018During NASA's Cassini mission's final distant encounter with Saturn's giant moon Titan, the spacecraft captured the enigmatic moon's north polar landscape of lakes and seas, which are filled with liquid methane and ethane. -
Sep 14, 2018In an unusual observation, astronomers studied the effects on radio waves coming from a distant radio galaxy when an asteroid in our Solar System passed in front of the galaxy.
