Scientists have have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth, in the very heart of the Pilbara region of ...
The findings provide strong evidence that four giant exoplanets 130 light-years from Earth formed much like Jupiter and ...
Astronomers have detected oxygen in the most distant known galaxy, JADES-GS-z14-0, challenging current understanding of ...
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Examining Rocks Under the Microscope
Ever wonder how Earth scientists examine rocks? We cut them up and throw them under a microscope ... and then everything ...
Mysterious tunnels in desert rocks may be the work of unknown microbes, hinting at a hidden world inside marble and limestone ...
A research team linked nearby stellar explosions to at least one, possibly two, mass die-offs after calculating the supernova ...
NASA’s James Webb Telescope captured direct images of gas giants in HR 8799, revealing their carbon dioxide-rich atmospheres.
The gas giants outside our solar system are not capable of hosting extraterrestrial life, but do offer clues in a lingering ...
When scientists look to the skies for clues about life's origins, water is one of the first things they seek. Life, as it's ...
Astronomers have detected oxygen in the most distant galaxy ever found. It’s 13.4 billion light-years away from Earth, according to new research.
One of the Holy Grails in cosmology is a look back at the earliest epochs of cosmic history. Unfortunately, the universe's ...
In the desert areas of Namibia, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, research work has revealed unusual structures that are probably due ...