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A new ‘dark’ planet on NASA’s radar might hold the key to what makes or breaks a planet
But, it has one critical flaw — no atmosphere. The Earth’s atmosphere supports life — but not…
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Solar Winds may have led Mars lose its atmosphere, says study
While factors like the existence of a moderately warm, moist atmosphere and liquid water determi…
PTI
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Here's how to search for alien life on distant planets
Most of the light we receive from planets is reflected, originating with the host star. The process…
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Astronomer Explains Why It's So Hard To Find An 'Earth Twin' Exoplanet
One way to identify an exoplanet is called the transiting method. When a planet passes in front of …
Kelly Dickerson
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New findings reveal how Earth-like Mars once was
This finding also offers a new explanation of how a planet becomes oxygenated. Previously, an oxyge…
Sean Kane
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Scientists have discovered water vapor on a potentially habitable super-Earth for the first time. That planet is now our best bet for finding alien life.
"Habitability as we understand it is a very Earth-centric concept. So we know one world that is hab…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A stunning new photo of Saturn reveals the planet's summer and winter in remarkable clarity
Astronomers released a gorgeous photo of Saturn this week, the planet's third annual portrait by NA…
Susie Neilson
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Earth's magnetic field first formed thanks to a magma ocean, research shows. That means more planets in the universe could have atmospheres than we thought.
Today, a swirling layer of liquid metal powers Earth's magnetic field. Billions of years ago, a mag…
Aylin Woodward
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Here's the simple tool scientists hope will unravel the mystery of how Jupiter came to be
The six different lengths Juno's antennae can recognize will let scientists see more than 300 miles…
Meghan Bartels
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Before we put people on Mars, we should infect the planet with Earthly microbes, a group of scientists says
Accordingly, all equipment and rockets sent into space are carefully sterilized before leaving Eart…
Aylin Woodward
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There's a fascinating reason Earth's pale blue color might help us find aliens
The unique shape of Earth's spectral signature is a product of the life teeming inside it. Light sc…
Ali Sundermier
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Earth's air supply may reach nearly 400,000 miles into space - so far that the moon constantly flies through it
SOHO, which has been in operation for about 23 years, carries an ultraviolet-light-recording instru…
Dave Mosher
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Astronomers discover whirling electric winds at Saturn's north pole, solving a decades-old NASA mystery
Saturn's aurora borealis, unlike auroras on other planets, is driven by a powerful weather system. …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA is finally returning to Venus with 2 new spacecraft - one to map the 'inferno-like world' and one to plunge to its surface
By orbiting Venus and plunging to its surface, NASA's new missions could reveal how the planet beca…
Aylin Woodward,Morgan McFall-…
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What it would take to survive on Dune's planet Arrakis, according to 3 experts
Three experts explain what it would take for humans to survive the heat, lack of water, and other h…
Jenny McGrath
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There's one crucial number that could ultimately determine whether humans have a chance to live on Mars
Right now, McKay is developing a proposal which he plans to submit this fall to measure the amount …
Jessica Orwig
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Incredible Vine shows an icy blue sunset on Mars
"The blue color comes from the way Mars' dust scatters light. The blue light is scattered less, and…
Jessica Orwig
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These scientists made their own clouds - and what they found could require us to rethink how fast the Earth is warming
The cloud chamber where scientists perform their measurements for the Cosmics Leaving Outdoor Dropl…