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If Earth is Average, We Should Find Extraterrestrial Life Within 60 Light-Years

A new study estimates that there could be 11,000 habitable planets within 100 parsecs of our Sun, the nearest being…

6 months ago

NASA Confirms That 2023 was the Hottest Summer on Record

Yesterday, NASA's Goddard Institute of Space Studies (GISS) announced that the summer of 2003 was the hottest on record. This…

7 months ago

Interpreting Dune Patterns: Insights from Earth and Mars

A recent study published in the journal Geology attempts to interpret the patterns of dunes, which are sand mounds frequently…

8 months ago

The Most Intense Lightning Ever Seen Came From Last Year's Tonga Volcano Eruption

The enormous undersea volcano that erupted in Tonga last year was record-breaking in many regards. It generated the highest-ever recorded…

9 months ago

Did Life Need Plate Tectonics to Emerge?

It's widely accepted that Earth's plate tectonics are a key factor in life's emergence. Plate tectonics allows heat to move…

10 months ago

A Day on Earth Used to Only Be 19 Hours

A new study has revealed that for 1 billions years, a day on Earth lasted for about 19 hours.

10 months ago

If We Can Master Artificial Photosynthesis, We Can Thrive in Space

In a recent study, a team led by the University of Warwick propose a new type of life support system…

10 months ago

Phew, California’s Largest Reservoir is Nearly Full

California residents will be glad to know their reservoirs are nearly full again after years of drought. New satellite photos…

10 months ago

Is it Time for a New Definition of “Habitable?”

Things tend to move from the simple to the complex when you're trying to understand something new. This is the…

10 months ago

New Climate Model Accurately Predicts Millions of Years of Ice Ages

New research by a team of Japanese climatologists and an astronomer shows how astronomical forces have caused major changes in…

10 months ago