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The oldest continents in the Milky Way may be 5 billion years older than Earth's
By Briley Lewis published
Several exoplanets at the edge of our galaxy could have formed continents — and advanced life — 5 billion years earlier than Earth, new research suggests.
Pluto may have an ice-spewing 'supervolcano' the size of Yellowstone, New Horizons data reveals
By Briley Lewis published
Kiladze Caldera, formerly called Kiladze crater, may be a supervolcano that erupted fairly recently, spewing ice across the surface of Pluto.
NASA finds organic compounds seeping up from hidden ocean on Jupiter's icy moon Ganymede
By Brett Tingley published
Ganymede, one of the largest moons in the solar system, possesses a salty subsurface ocean that may contain organic compounds, new research finds.
Eerie 'face' haunts Jupiter in creepy photo from NASA's Juno probe
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Jupiter's swirling clouds form an eerie image that resembles a face.
James Webb telescope spots enormous jet stream faster than a Category 5 hurricane on Jupiter
By Monisha Ravisetti published
New observations with the James Webb Space Telescope reveal a never-before-seen jet stream near Jupiter's equator moving twice as fast as a Category 5 hurricane.
Space photo of the week: Jupiter's seething volcano moon gets a close-up
By Jamie Carter published
Jupiter's moon Io, the most volcanic world in the solar system, was imaged from just 7,260 miles away.
James Webb telescope detects alien planet with clouds made of quartz
By Joanna Thompson published
The exoplanet WASP-17b's atmosphere is full of quartz clouds, according to a new James Webb Space Telescope observations.
Scientists finally solve mystery of strongest Marsquake ever detected
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
The strongest recorded Marsquake, which rattled for six hours in May 2022, left no visible traces on the Red Planet surface. Now, scientists think they know what caused it.
Mysterious signals from 'hell planet' 40 light-years from Earth could finally be solved by James Webb Space Telescope
By Paul Sutter published
The hellish super-Earth '55 Cancri e' may be constantly losing and re-growing its atmosphere, a new study of the planet's strange transit signals suggests.
Soar through the 'Labyrinth of Night' — a Martian canyon the size of Italy — in thrilling new satellite video
By Briley Lewis published
See Mars' geology up close, thanks to decades of stunning images from the Mars Express satellite, in a new visualization of Noctis Labyrinthus, the 'Labyrinth of Night'.
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