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NASA telescope may have found antimatter annihilating in possibly the biggest explosion since the Big Bang

By Robert Lea published

Using NASA's Fermi telescope, astronomers have discovered a hidden "annihilation feature" in the gamma-ray burst known as the "BOAT," or the "brightest of all time."

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10 weird water worlds in the solar system and beyond

By Conor Feehly published

Planetary scientists have been searching the cosmos for liquid water. Here are the most promising water worlds in the solar system and beyond.

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The planet Earth on April 17, 2019. The Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC), a NASA camera aboard NOAA’s DSCOVR spacecraft, returns daily images of Earth from a distance of nearly 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers). This animation shows the entire rotation of the planet on that day.

Earth is wobbling and days are getting longer — and humans are to blame

By Harry Baker published

New studies, which utilized AI to monitor the effects of climate change on Earth's spin, have shown that our days are getting increasingly longer and that our planet will get more wobbly in the future. These changes could have major implications for humanity's future.

Climate Change
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World's largest telescope continues taking shape on Chilean mountain (photos)

By Samantha Mathewson published

The dome enclosing the world's largest visible- and infrared-light telescope is taking shape with the installation of protective siding and supports for the primary mirror.

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Sun blasts out most powerful flare of current solar cycle, sends massive coronal mass ejection into space (video)

By Meredith Garofalo published

A solar flare on July 23 was even bigger than a previous one that triggered May's global aurora storm, but this one was facing away from Earth on the far side of the sun.

The Sun
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These 2 US cities are the most vulnerable to solar storms, scientists say

By Stefanie Waldek published

Geomagnetic storm-induced blackouts may be looming.

The Sun
A healthy coral reef filled with a range of knobby, table, and branching corals.

Satellites are game changers for protecting coral reefs in a warming world

By Meredith Garofalo published

Over the years, satellites have played an important role in monitoring oceans and coral reefs all across the globe.

Climate Change
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How stars' magnetic fields could impact the chance for life on orbiting planets

By Robert Lea published

Habitability depends on more than just a planet's distance from its host star. New research looks at the impact stellar magnetism has on exoplanets.

Exoplanets
A brownish rock close up. There's a strip of lighter material toward the left and darker material toward the right. There are also darker speckles in the reddish brown center material.

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover finds possible signs of ancient Red Planet life

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

NASA's Perseverance rover stumbled upon a Mars rock. It seems to suggest evidence of ancient life on the Red Planet.

Mars
A high resolution view shows wildfires raging across the Pacific Northwest

Powerful wildfires devastating Canada captured in satellite imagery

By Meredith Garofalo published

A rapidly spreading wildfire burns through part of the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies as satellites track its growth and movement.

Climate Change
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