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The BBC's groundbreaking nature documentary series Planet Earth turns 20 this year, marking two decades of bringing never-before-seen wildlife moments into our homes. The network just released an hour-long compilation celebrating iconic scenes that changed how we see our world.
Scientists using NASA's MAVEN spacecraft spotted something never seen before at Mars: an atmospheric phenomenon that was thought to only exist around Earth. This discovery opens new doors to understanding how space weather shapes the Red Planet.
Scientists discovered an atmospheric effect on Mars that was thought impossible on planets without Earth's protective magnetic field. The breakthrough could reveal how space weather shapes alien worlds.
From the International Space Station, astronaut Chris Williams photographed our galaxy rising above a stunning natural light show created by Earth's own atmosphere. The rare shot shows airglow, a phenomenon where sunlight energizes atoms to create a soft, continuous glow around our planet.
Scientists analyzing data from NASA's silent MAVEN spacecraft just discovered a rare space weather phenomenon in Mars' thin atmosphere that was thought to only exist around strongly magnetized planets like Earth. The finding could transform how we understand planets without protective magnetic shields.
While Earth's surface heats up, the upper atmosphere has been cooling for decades, and scientists finally know why. Carbon dioxide acts as a cooling system high above the planet, radiating heat into space in ways researchers just cracked.
The groundbreaking nature documentary series Planet Earth is marking its 20th anniversary with a celebration of the most breathtaking wildlife moments ever filmed. Among the highlights: the extraordinary courtship dance of New Guinea's birds of paradise.
NASA's MAVEN spacecraft detected a never-before-seen phenomenon inside Mars's atmosphere that could explain how the Red Planet lost its air. The Zwan-Wolf effect was caught squeezing Mars's atmosphere during a powerful solar storm in December 2023.
Scientists discovered that a nearby exoplanet in the habitable zone is more Earth-like than they thought. The planet, twice Earth's mass instead of five times, is now a top candidate for potentially supporting life.
Scientists discovered Earth's core contains enough hydrogen to equal 45 oceans of water, suggesting our planet formed with water already inside rather than getting it from comets. This breakthrough helps solve the mystery of where Earth's water really came from.
Scientists discovered two massive zones of superheated rock deep inside Earth that help control our planet's protective magnetic shield. This breakthrough explains mysteries about how Earth stays geologically active and magnetically protected.
Scientists discovered Earth's core may contain up to 45 oceans' worth of hydrogen, making it the planet's largest water reservoir. This finding rewrites our understanding of how Earth got its water during the earliest days of planetary formation.
NASA's Juno spacecraft discovered that Ganymede's shimmering auroras break into bright patches that mirror Earth's northern lights. The finding reveals this distant moon's atmosphere behaves more like home than scientists ever expected.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope just revealed the atmosphere of TOI-199b, a Saturn-sized planet 330 light-years away with surprisingly Earth-like temperatures. This breakthrough marks the first time scientists have studied a temperate gas giant in detail, opening a new window into how planets form.
A three-armed robot just launched on a daring mission to save a 21-year-old space telescope from burning up in Earth's atmosphere. Built in just nine months, this $30 million rescue could keep Swift scanning the cosmos for years to come.
Japan just made a breakthrough that could end its dependence on imported rare earth minerals. The nation successfully collected rare earth mud from 6,000 meters below the Pacific Ocean near a remote island.
Scientists have discovered an Earth-sized rocky planet orbiting a nearby star, and it still has an atmosphere we might be able to study. The exoplanet, named TOI-4616 b, could help us understand worlds beyond our solar system.
Scientists have discovered a rocky planet nearly identical to Earth in size and orbit, circling a Sun-like star in our cosmic neighborhood. The planet could harbor conditions for life if it has the right atmosphere.
Scientists discovered Earth's core contains vastly more hydrogen than all the oceans combined, solving a 4.5-billion-year mystery. This breakthrough reveals our planet has been hiding its biggest hydrogen reservoir right at its center all along.
Scientists say our planet has a better shot at surviving the sun's fiery death than we thought. New calculations suggest Earth could drift to safety as the dying sun loses mass.
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