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This newly found super-Earth might have blown off its own atmosphere
A newly found super-Earth could help provide answers as to why there are hardly any planets twice the diameter of Earth.
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Gamma Rays From Deep Space Reached Earth’s Upper Atmosphere
Among the most fascinating phenomena are gamma rays, the most energetic form of electromagnetic radiation. Recently, ...
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DARPA is Using Earth’s Atmosphere as a Sensor to Detect Secret Explosions and Spacecraft Reentries
DARPA is using Earth’s atmosphere as a powerful sensor, allowing the detection of events like rocket reentries and illicit ...
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Invisible electric field discovered surrounding Earth is "as crucial as gravity"
According to scientists, this ambipolar electric field is thought to be just as crucial to Earth as both gravity and ...
New research reveals chemical secrets of Earth’s crust 4.5 billion years ago
The study also provides a new approach to solving one of the biggest enduring scientific mysteries: when did plate tectonics ...
NASA makes first successful detection of Earth’s ambipolar electric field
For over half a century, scientists suspected a quiet but powerful electric field might be influencing Earth’s upper ...
The closest potentially Earth-like exoplanet probably can't host life
Only a few years ago, astronomers heralded the discovery of a rocky world circling the sun 's closest space neighbor, Proxima ...
Earth’s 5 catastrophic mass extinctions, explained
Our planet’s first known mass extinction happened about 440 million years ago. Species diversity on Earth had been increasing ...
This Newly Found Exoplanet Is So Light, Scientists Don’t Know What It’s Made Of
Astronomers discover a super-Earth and a sub-Neptune 250 light years away from our solar system. These planets offer a ...