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New NASA Webb image of Uranus shows that the giant ice planet is more than a blue sphere

New NASA Webb image of Uranus shows that the giant ice planet is more than a blue sphere

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Home News Science New NASA Webb image of Uranus shows that the giant ice planet is more than a blue sphere A ...

Hubble’s Ultra-Sharp Vision Unveils Ring Spoke Phenomenon

Hubble’s Ultra-Sharp Vision Unveils Ring Spoke Phenomenon

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

This photo of Saturn was taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope on October 22, 2023, when the ringed planet was approximately 850 ...

“Unusually Massive” – Astronomers Discover a Planet That Shouldn’t Exist

“Unusually Massive” – Astronomers Discover a Planet That Shouldn’t Exist

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Penn State researchers have discovered an extraordinarily massive planet orbiting an ultracool dwarf star, challenging existing theories of planet and star formation. ...

Breathtaking Mars Horizon Captured by NASA’s Odyssey Orbiter

Breathtaking Mars Horizon Captured by NASA’s Odyssey Orbiter

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter captured stunning images of Mars and its moon Phobos, providing a unique perspective of the planet’s curved landscape ...

Did Life Exist on Mars and Other Planets? We May Know Soon

Did Life Exist on Mars and Other Planets? We May Know Soon

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Scientists have developed a groundbreaking AI-based method to detect signs of life on other planets. This method, with 90% accuracy, distinguishes between ...

Guidelines for naming a planet’s surface are biased towards men, academic claims as research finds just 2% of craters on Mars are named after women

Guidelines for naming a planet’s surface are biased towards men, academic claims as research finds just 2% of craters on Mars are named after women

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Male-biased culture of naming planetary features ‘disadvantages women’  The guidelines for naming a planet’s surface features are not inclusive enough and are ...

Webb Telescope Rewrites Planet Formation Playbook

Webb Telescope Rewrites Planet Formation Playbook

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

NASA’s Spitzer Telescope’s 2008 discovery of a unique protoplanetary disk around SZ Cha, with unusual ultraviolet radiation, was contradicted by the James ...

Mars Unveils Its Nighttime Secret: Mesmerizing Green Glow Discovered

Mars Unveils Its Nighttime Secret: Mesmerizing Green Glow Discovered

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

This image shows an artist’s impression of what nightglow might look like to an astronaut in the polar winter regions of Mars ...

Did life on Earth arrive on a comet? Key molecules could have been delivered by ‘bouncing’ space rocks

Did life on Earth arrive on a comet? Key molecules could have been delivered by ‘bouncing’ space rocks

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Scientists say comets may be slowed down as they are passed between planets Comets colliding at slower speeds deliver more of life’s ...

Are They Really Disappearing by 2025?

Are They Really Disappearing by 2025?

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Saturn is currently visible in the evening sky, making it an excellent time to view its rings through telescopes. Recent misinformation suggests ...