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The deadly atmosphere on Venus could help us find habitable worlds. Here's how

Venus has a lot to teach us, deadly as it is. The planet Venus is often referred to as "Earth's twin" since both planetary bodies are approximately the same size and mass. But unlike Earth, which is teeming with all forms of life both large and small, ...

'Hole' in the sun unleashes powerful X1.2 solar flare, threatens space weather mayhem

A powerful solar flare knocked out radio communications on Earth last night in what space weather forecasters fear might be the beginning of a spell of rough space weather in the coming days. The solar flare was the most powerful X-class on the 5-grade ...

NASA establishes 'Moon to Mars' office to help get astronauts to Red Planet

"The golden age of exploration is happening right now, and this new office will help ensure that NASA successfully establishes a long-term lunar presence needed to prepare for humanity's next giant leap to the Red Planet," Nelson added.

Hubble finds Saturn's rings heating its atmosphere

But it took the insight of a veteran astronomer to pull it all together within a year, using observations of Saturn from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and retired Cassini probe, in addition to the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft and the retired International ...

Northern Lights Dance across US because of 'Stealthy' Sun Eruptions

Scientific American

Scientific American

"My Twitter feed was inundated. Every femtosecond, a new picture appeared," says Scott McIntosh, a solar physicist and deputy director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research. "It was pretty special.".

'1000 Facts About Space' book; MLB opens season with new regulations

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NPR

The Food and Drug Administration approved the sale of Narcan, a nasal spray used to treat opioid overdoses, for over-the-counter, non-prescription purchase. There are still challenges, like the high cost of this life-saving medication, that may present ...

Frank Rubio's first spaceflight will turn into the longest mission by a US astronaut

CNN

CNN

Astronaut Frank Rubio traveled to the International Space Station on September 21, 2022, for what he thought would be a six-month mission. But he'll wind up staying in space for over a year — breaking the record for the longest mission conducted by a US ...

For T. rex and kin, it was a stiff upper lip, not a toothy grin

Reuters

Reuters

WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - They probably did not smile, frown or snarl, but T. rex and its relatives almost certainly had the dinosaur equivalent of lips - a new finding by scientists that challenges popular depictions of these predators as ...

The New York Times

Imagine T. Rex. Now Imagine It With Lips.

The New York Times

While birds are the closest living relatives to theropod dinosaurs, the group that included mega predators like T. rex, their specialized beaks tell scientists little about dinosaur mouths. So researchers have often turned to crocodiles, ...

The asteroid Didymos may be spinning so fast it is flinging off rubble

A team of planetary scientists at Universidad de Alicante, in Spain, has found that the asteroid Didymos may be spinning so fast that it is flinging off rubble from near its equator. In their paper published in the journal Icarus, the group describes ...