Searched for
ROCKY PLANETS
Japan launches spacecraft on mission to bring Mars moon samples to EarthJapan has successfully launched an uncrewed spacecraft aimed at collecting samples from the Martian moon Phobos. The spacecraft, part of th...- Japan to launch world-first mission to moon of MarsJapanese scientists will launch the Martian Moons eXploration probe from Tanegashima Space Center, targeting Mars's moon Phobos. The spacec...
- Green star discovery: Why astronomers are calling this strange cosmic object a ‘zombie’ after it began consuming planetary debrisAstronomers have uncovered a remarkable white dwarf star named WD J1330+6435, situated 326 light-years away from our planet. This celestial...
- Green stars existed only in comics. Now astronomers have found the first real one and the reddest star ever recordedAstronomers have unveiled an astonishing white dwarf star, WD J1330+6435, that shines with a distinctive green hue. Situated roughly 280 li...
- The 113,613-acre Montana landscape where Ted Turner’s wild conservation legacy lives onTed Turner purchased the Flying D Ranch in 1989, transforming it into a conservation-oriented property. The ranch is home to diverse wildli...
- One of astronomy’s oldest suspected planetary systems has just undergone its most sensitive search yet and the biggest planets scientists might have expected to find are not thereAstronomers have conducted one of the most detailed searches yet for planets around 70 Ophiuchi AB, a binary system roughly 16 light-years ...
- Earth, Mars born from same cloud of gas and dust, yet formed differently: StudyResearchers at the Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, investigated the formation of Earth and Mars. Their study revealed that Earth...
- Earth’s inner core may be deforming within years — scientists say its hidden movements could change the length of our daysEarth's rotation experiences slight variations in day length due to interactions within its inner core and mantle. Researchers have develop...
- Karan Johar lives in 8,000-square-foot Pali Hill duplex in Mumbai worth Rs 32 crore designed by Gauri Khan that has a wraparound terrace, a bedroom-turned-closet, a glam room and a spacious living areaKaran Johar house tour: The filmmaker's house in Bandra, Mumbai, was redesigned by Gauri Khan into a spacious family-friendly environment. ...
- The Great Southern Comet came within 446,000 miles of the Sun — scientists explain how close an object can get and surviveAstronomical objects can approach the Sun, with some comets and asteroids traveling remarkably close and surviving. Mercury, despite being ...
- In 2026, Australian researchers combined satellite images and desktop mapping to uncover more than 1,000 previously uncharted coral reefsIn a groundbreaking study, researchers have unveiled over 1,000 previously hidden coral reefs off the northern coast of Australia, utilizin...
- Astronomers just spotted an “Impossible” planet: Elias 2-24 b is the youngest known planet, and its Jupiter-sized growth could challenge planet formation modelsElias 2-24 b is young enough that astronomers are seeing it before its planetary neighborhood has finished taking shape. Yet the planet is ...
- War, runaway AI and climate shocks will take center stage as world leaders meet at UNWorld leaders gather at the United Nations amid numerous global conflicts and escalating crises. Artificial intelligence concerns are now a...
- If Earth was built close to the young Sun, where did its water come from? New isotope analysis rewrites part of Earth’s origin story and gives scientists a new mystery to solveNew analysis suggests Earth formed solely from inner Solar System material. This challenges previous theories about outer Solar System cont...
- Venus has a deadly heat blanket that Mercury never had. Why the planet farther from the Sun became the hottest world in our solar systemMercury is closer to the Sun, but Venus is the solar system's hottest planet. Venus possesses an extremely dense carbon dioxide atmosphere ...
- The first rocky planets may have formed just 100 million years after the Big Bang, scientists say — and they could have been surprisingly Earth-likeNew simulations indicate rocky planets may have formed just 100 million years after the Big Bang. Massive stars exploded, scattering heavy ...
- In 2005, ESA exposed two kinds of lichen to space for 14.6 days; both remained metabolically active and recovered after returning to EarthIn a groundbreaking experiment, two lichen species, Rhizocarpon geographicum and Xanthoria elegans, showcased extraordinary durability by s...
- 8 years, 10 billion km, one shot: The spacecraft racing toward Mercury faces its trickiest hour yetA spacecraft carrying European and Japanese probes will complete an eight-year journey to arrive at Mercury on Thursday, while still facing...
- In 2003, NASA launched a 34-inch infrared telescope called Spitzer. For 17 years, it looked through cosmic dust and revealed a hidden universeNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope ended its mission in 2020 after sixteen years. Its infrared observations pierced cosmic dust, revealing hidd...
- Scientists found a ‘Mega-Earth’ 2.5 times the size of Earth with a core 23 times its mass; but it didn’t develop the massive atmosphere expected of a planet this large, and researchers are trying to find out whyThe discovery of GJ 523b, an exoplanet more than twice the size of Earth, has shaken scientists' understanding of rocky planet formation. T...
Load More
