Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers discovered that a scorching hot lava planet believed to be composed of diamond formed a second atmosphere after its star destroyed its first atmosphere. The planet, known as 55 Cancri e, is located about 41 light-years from the solar system and is almost twice as wide as… Read More »
Nine hours and 30 minutes ahead of New York. Five hours and 30 minutes ahead of London. We are three hours and 30 minutes behind Tokyo. For more than a century, India’s clocks have officially lagged behind exact time in calculating the time difference with most countries. Although it is part of a small group… Read More »
“What do you hope to achieve in the next 10 years?” This is a familiar question that is often asked in job interviews or when starting a new company. Axiom Space Founded in 2016, it’s approaching that 10-year milestone and the Houston-based company has already ticked many of the boxes likely to be on its… Read More »
AR3663, the most active sunspot of Solar Cycle 25, has done it once again! Another X-class solar flare is being launched as we approach SunThe western branch of . And this is not alone; sunspot ‘cousin’ AR3664 also released an X flare and several M-class solar flares. The pair of sunspots don’t look like they’re… Read More »
Located 163 light-years from Earth, the Jupiter-sized exoplanet called WASP-69b offers astrophysicists a window into the dynamic processes shaping planets in the galaxy. The star it orbits scorches and strips the planet of its atmosphere, and the escaping atmosphere is formed by the star into a vast comet-like tail at least 350,000 miles long. I… Read More »
Consider going for a walk: where you need to go, how fast you need to move to get there, and whether you need to bring anything with you to carry the results of your work. Are you going on this walk with someone else? Does walking with a friend change your preparation? Remember to bring… Read More »
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Several dozen teenagers wearing light blue T-shirts with the words #teachclimate on them gathered in St. Louis in late February. It filled the hearing room at the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul. It was a cold, windy day, in contrast to the state’s nearly snowless, mild winter. High school and… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Thousands of years ago, people living in the Arabian Peninsula went underground when they wanted to escape the heat. They likely stopped there as they traveled between oases and pastures, diving into vast underground tunnels… Read More »
Scientists may have identified a molecule that played a key role in dehydrating Venus and transforming that planet into the arid, hellish world we see today. Venus is often called “Earth’s twin” because both planets are approximately the same size and density; At the same time, both are rocky planets located in the inner region… Read More »
As rising sea temperatures and pollution continue to rapidly degrade the world’s coral reefs unprecedented ratescientists are investigating the feasibility of preserving them in the external environment space. The idea is to store a biorepository (a biobank that cools samples of biological material to low enough temperatures and essentially suspends them in time) inside permanently… Read More »