Charonâs red cap created by âatmospheric surgesâ
An odd reddish polar cap on Pluto’s moon Charon has puzzled scientists since 1st seen in 2015. Now researchers may have solved the mystery of Charon’s red cap.
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Wow! Giant bacterium is largest ever discovered
Scientists say they have discovered the largest species of bacteria ever found. The giant bacterium is 0.4 inches (1 centimeter) long.
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Odd Fast Radio Burst only 2nd known of its kind
Astronomers say they have observed an unusual fast radio burst – only the 2nd so far – where smaller bursts persistently occur in-between repeating large bursts.
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Has Chinaâs FAST telescope detected alien intelligence?
Chinese media is reporting several new possible artificial signals – presumably signs of an alien intelligence – detected by China’s FAST radio telescope.
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Curiosity rover spots âmini-hoodoosâ on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover has spotted some intriguing stick-like rock spikes, resembling hoodoos on Earth, but much smaller. How did they form?
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Why are Uranus and Neptune different colors?
A new study shows that Uranus and Neptune are different shades of blue due to a layer of excessive haze on Uranus. This makes its atmosphere look lighter.
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Can binary-star planets support life?
A new study examines whether binary-star planets – planets orbiting 2 sun – can harbor life.
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Hot, rocky exoplanets among Webbâs 1st targets
Two of the Webb telescope’s 1st science targets will be hot, rocky exoplanets within 50 light-years of Earth: 55 Cancri e and LHS 3844 b.
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Fire and ice: Moon water from ancient volcanoes?
A new study suggests that astronauts may one day drink moon water from ancient volcanoes. The water might exist as layers of ice beneath the surface.
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How Webb will explore our own solar system
The greatly anticipated Webb telescope will be able to observe objects in our own solar system, as explained in anew NASA blog post.
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