A possible rocky exoplanet referred to as a ‘cold Earth’ that could orbit on the outer edge of the habitable zone has been found around a star 146 light-years away.
Known as HD 137010b, the exoplanet is considered at this stage to be a candidate…
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See the best deep-sky photos of January 2026 here
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Paul Wilson in Paso Robles, California, captured the Orion Nebula on January 10, 2026. See more deep-sky photos from January 2026 below. Stunning deep-sky photos from our community
The EarthSky community has…
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‘Textbooks will need to be updated’: Jupiter is smaller and flatter than we thought, Juno spacecraft reveals
Jupiter is slightly smaller and flatter than scientists thought for decades, a new study finds.
Researchers used radio data from the Juno spacecraft to refine measurements of the solar system’s largest planet. Although the differences between…
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Melting Antarctic ice may weaken a major carbon sink
A new study published in Nature Geoscience shows that changes in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) closely followed shifts in marine algae growth in the Southern Ocean during past glacial cycles. However, the relationship unfolded in a…
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Implanted electrodes provide intuitive control of prosthetic hand – Physics World
Implanted electrodes provide intuitive control of prosthetic hand – Physics World