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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has found the strongest evidence yet that a small, rocky planet outside our solar system has air, even though it orbits precariously close to its…
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Researchers question methane atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1e
This is an artist’s concept of exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e, about 40 light-years from Earth. A new study urges caution when trying to determine if there is a methane atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1e, or any atmosphere at all. Image via NASA. -
Astronomers see monster stars from the cosmic dawn
Artist’s concept of a massive star. Did monster stars create the supermassive black holes astronomers see in the very early universe? A new study has found evidence that they did. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, a team of international… Continue Reading
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At least half of world’s glaciers could disappear by 2100: Study
At least half of the world’s glaciers are expected to disappear by the end of the century due to climate change, according to a new study by Swiss researchers published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change.
The study warns that between…
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New reconstruction of DAN5 cranium (Gona, Ethiopia) supports complex emergence of Homo erectus
Kimbel, W. H., Johanson, D. C. & Rak, Y. Systematic assessment of a maxilla of Homo from Hadar, Ethiopia. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 103, 235–262 (1997).
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MAVEN telemetry shows changes to spacecraft orbit and rotation
WASHINGTON — New analysis suggests that problems with NASA’s MAVEN Mars orbiter may be more serious than a simple communications glitch.
NASA said Dec. 9 that it lost contact with the spacecraft three days earlier after MAVEN failed…
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James Webb Space Telescope could illuminate dark matter in a way scientists didn’t realize
Since it began operations in 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has allowed scientists to make incredible strides in our understanding of the cosmos — especially its early epoch. However, one lingering cosmological mystery that the…
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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will safely pass Earth this Friday – Euronews.com
- Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will safely pass Earth this Friday Euronews.com
- 3I/ATLAS Still Shows an Anti-Tail, as it Gets Closer to Earth Avi Loeb – Medium
- Comet 3I/ATLAS is getting greener and brighter as it approaches Earth, new images…
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Insulating window material prevents heat loss while allowing more light through than glass | Research
A new mesoporous polymer combines optical transparency higher than glass with thermal conductivity lower than air. The material, which is easily made at the square-metre scale and should last decades, could be used to make insulating windows for…
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Huawei Digital Power’s C&I GFM ESS Passes Extreme Ignition Test
SHENZHEN, China, Dec. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Huawei Digital Power’s Commercial and Industrial Hybrid Cooling Grid Forming Energy Storage System (C&I GFM ESS) has successfully passed a stringent extreme ignition test…
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