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Illustration of a hypothetical form of dark matter

Cosmic Phenomena

There’s No Dark Matter? Shocking Study Upends Decades Of Consensus About Universe’s CompositionMarch 19, 2024

Life on Earth origins concept: Power button with Earth in the middle

Are Margaritas, Vinegar, And Ant Stings The Secret Recipe For Life On Earth — And Beyond?March 18, 2024

A giant volcano hiding in plain sight in one of Mars’ most iconic regions

Hiding In Plain Sight: Nearly 30,000-Foot-Tall Volcano Found On MarsMarch 18, 2024

MIT geologists determined the original orientation of many of the bedrock samples collected on Mars by the Perseverance rover, depicted in this image rendering

Mars Rover Unraveling Planet’s Mysteries Through Unique Rock CollectionMarch 15, 2024

In the upper layer of Titan's atmosphere, visible here in blue light, methane molecules are being dissociated by sunlight and recombining into ethane and acetylene molecules

Planets & Stars

Life On Titan? Thanks To Methane, Atmosphere Of Saturn’s Largest Moon Similar To Early EarthMarch 14, 2024

A crowded galaxy field on a black background, with one large star dominating the image just right of center

Cosmic Phenomena

NASA’s Webb Telescope Discovers Tiny Galaxies’ Big Role In Early UniverseMarch 13, 2024

Mars in true color, taken by the Emirates Mars Mission in August 2021

Ancient Ocean Cycles Linked To Earth-Mars Orbits Unveil Clues To Climate Change PatternsMarch 13, 2024

This image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) instrument shows a portion of the GOODS-North field of galaxies

Universe’s Earliest Black Hole In Throes Of Voracious Phase, ‘Gobbling’ MatterMarch 12, 2024

NASA sending message to space on Europa Clipper mission

‘Message In A Bottle’ Will Hitch Ride To Jupiter’s Moon Europa In October NASA MissionMarch 12, 2024

An artistic impression adapted to highlight gas dispersing from a planet-forming disk

Cosmic Phenomena

Webb Telescope Captures Planet-Forming Disk Winds For First TimeMarch 12, 2024