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Basketball-sized meteorite hit Mars almost daily

Seismological data from NASA's Mars InSight lander to derive a new impact rate for meteorite strikes on Mars.

Scientists discovered the slowest-spinning radio-emitting neutron star

Most collapsed stars rotate faster than once per second. This one takes nearly an hour.

Unraveling the Mystery of Slow Solar Wind: Insights from Solar Orbiter

Researchers have made progress in uncovering the enigmatic beginnings of the 'slow' solar wind.

The Discovery of CO2 and CO Ices in the Outer Solar System

Researchers Discover Carbon Dioxide and Carbon Monoxide Ices on Trans-Neptunian Objects The Discovery of CO2 and CO Ices in the Outer Solar System

Scientists discovered an extraordinarily low-density giant planet

Its density similar to that of cotton candy.

Looking for life beyond Earth? Venus as a potential habitat

Earth-like but incapable of hosting life.

Venus’s atmosphere emits Oxygen and Carbon

Surprising insights into how gases are stripped away from the upper layers of the planet’s atmosphere.

Unusual radio pulses detected from a previously dormant star

Unprecedented behaviour from nearby magnetar.

Scientists unprecedentedly detailed observations of one of the earliest known galaxies

Growth in the early Universe was much faster than first thought.

NASA’s Juno mission calculated the rate of oxygen production at Europa

Enough to keep a million humans breathing for a day.

New link between water and planet formation revealed

Scientists have found water vapour in the disc around a young star exactly where planets may be forming.

Galaxy Mergers unveil the mystery of inexplicable hydrogen emission in early Universe

Astronomers have long been puzzled by the detection of light from hydrogen atoms in the very early universe. According to theory, the abundant Lyman-α...

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