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Scientists peer into Martian 'engine room'

Australian National University scientists are scanning Mars to size up the planet's large core and unlock its past, using 'marsquake' data from a NASA lander.

AAP · Oct 27, 2022

Incredible images beamed from space show the sun pulling an uncanny 'smiley face'

People wowed by the 'smiling' sun images compared the star's cheery photos, to the smiling sun from Teletubbies and the smiling biscuit from BN.

Wales Online · Oct 27, 2022

Galaxies collide in stunning new Webb Telescope image

Webb's instruments shed new light on the merger between two galaxies and a brilliant burst of star formation.

Inverse · Oct 27, 2022

Radioactive traces in tree rings reveal Earth's history of unexplained 'radiation storms'

In searching for planets and studying their stars, I’ve had the privilege to use some of the world’s great telescopes. However, our team has recently turned to an even larger system to study the cosmos: Earth’s forests.

The Conversation · Oct 25, 2022

Look! NASA’s asteroid-bound Lucy mission snaps a stunning photo of a lonely Earth

This spacecraft got a good look at Earth on its way to Jupiter.

Inverse · Oct 25, 2022

Pig vomit toxin leads to breakthrough in alien meteorite mystery

Scientists discovered when and where the Martian meteorite landed by examining a chemical substance called vomitoxin which infects crops and can make humans and pigs ill

Daily Mirror · Oct 25, 2022

Scots scientists boost search for Earth-like planets

UNIVERSITY scientists have developed a system which could help astronomers find Earth-like planets – and it is powered by a laser similar to those…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 24, 2022

University’s new laser system could help astronomers in the hunt for exoplanets

Researchers at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh have developed the new system – powered by a laser similar to the laser pointers sold in shops.

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2022

NASA has a new way to measure DART’s success — through distant stars

Astronomers finally caught asteroid Didymos blocking starlight.

Inverse · Oct 22, 2022

Scientists discover new gas giant planet - and it has the density of a marshmallow

Astronomers have unearthed a huge gas giant planet with the density of a marshmallow, which is encircling a cool red dwarf star situated 580 light-years from Earth

Daily Mirror · Oct 21, 2022