Decoding the 1,800km-long cloud on Mars.
The cloud formed above the Arsia Mons volcano before dawn, then expanded at speeds up to 600 km/h before dissipating.
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The cloud formed above the Arsia Mons volcano before dawn, then expanded at speeds up to 600 km/h before dissipating.
The NASA robot completed its mission as originally planned, lasting 687 Earth days or a Martian year, and began its extended mission.
A vast river delta, once indistinguishable from existing river deltas on Earth and possibly teeming with fossils of extraterrestrial life, has been identified by the Mar…
Beluga whales, also known as white whales, are one of the smallest whale species in the animal kingdom.
Norwegian authorities euthanized the famous walrus known as Freya on August 14th after repeatedly warning crowds to stay away from the attention-grabbing animal.
A video from a fisherman in Maine shows an Atlantic wolf fish devouring a lobster after they were both trapped in the net, according to Newsweek.
The Indian spacecraft only touched down on the Moon a month ago, but it has already made some major contributions to science.
Shortly after launching 49 Starlink satellites, SpaceX Corporation
The Moon, Earth's only natural satellite, has always fascinated and intrigued humanity from ancient times to the present day.
The average distance between Earth and the Sun is increasing, with the leading suspicion being that our parent star is becoming less dense.
The Gemini North telescope, located atop Maunakea in Hawaii, USA, has discovered interacting spiral galaxies approximately 60 million light-years away in the constellati…
According to Western science, the vernal equinox is the day when the length of daylight and nighttime are equal at the equator; it marks the beginning of spring in the n…
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