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'Warm Jupiter' exoplanet 300 light-years away found by amateur astronomers
A network of citizen scientists recently found a "warm" Jupiter 300 light-years from Earth that can reveal clues about how our own Jupiter and solar system evolved.
Weird mystery waves that baffle scientists may be 'everywhere' inside Earth's mantle
Structures that scatter seismic waves deep in Earth's mantle seem to be everywhere researchers look.
No, NASA's DART asteroid impact probably won't spark meteor showers on Earth — but maybe on Mars
Slower moving particles blasted out by the DART impact on the asteroid Dimorphos could create meteor showers on Mars — but it's unlikely they'll cause meteor showers over Earth.
NASA gives Intuitive Machines $117 million for 2027 mission to moon's south pole
Intuitive Machines, which aced the first-ever private moon landing earlier this year, just scored a $117 million NASA contract for a 2027 mission to the lunar south pole.
'Doomed' comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS survives brush with sun — may be visible to naked eye this fall
We provide the latest details on this comet, which might (or might not!) blossom into a bright naked-eye object in our October evening skies.
How AI is revealing the universe's original 'settings'
Astronomers used artificial intelligence to calculate the five cosmological parameters that describe the entire universe in computer simulations with unprecedented precision.
Archaeologists find huge, 2,500-year-old Egyptian astronomy observatory
An Egyptian dig uncovered a massive building that shows considerable evidence of astronomy observations, including a sundial and features meant to track the sun and stars.
Satellite watches as hazardous wildfire particles drift into the air
The recently launched satellite has been watching the spread of aerosols from wildfire smoke, creating a catalog that scientists say would eventually benefit weather forecasting.
