Space science
Two giant gas planets are transforming into super-Earths
The spectacular transformation of two future super-Earths has been recorded by NASA/ESA's Hubble Space Telescope and WMKeck's Keck II Telescope (located in Hawaii).
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Conquer Mars
Shock images: Spaceship captures... tree stumps on another planet?
The new image captured by the ExoMars spacecraft is absolutely stunning because what is in the image is nothing more than a giant root, with clearly visible growth rings.
Space science
Shivering 'zombie' object spawns planets after death
Astronomers have discovered a 2nd generation protoplanetary disk around a binary star system of white dwarf zombies, when the first generation planets have long since be…
Conquer Mars
NASA captures evidence of Earth-like planet 2 billion years ago
Images captured by NASA's Mars Exploration Orbiter show clear traces of liquid water on the planet's surface at a time when it was previously thought to have dried up.
Archeology
Our Earth is a 'monster planet' with terrifying 'companions' of dinosaurs
Paleontological findings over the past year have shown that Earth is not simply a world of dinosaurs in the Triassic - Jurassic - Cretaceous periods, but an extremely di…
Space science
The Solar System appeared a second Sun, some planets were thrown away or there was life?
Many recent studies have completely flipped the portrait of the Solar System.
Animal world
The oldest 190-year-old giant tortoise on the planet is still trying to pair up
Jonathan lives on the island of St. Helena is the oldest recorded by the Guinness World Records. Despite its advanced age, its eyes are blind, but it still tries to pair…
Animal world
Top 6 rarest tiger species on the planet
The number of tigers in the wild has been steadily decreasing over the past decades. Currently, the number of tigers in the wild is less than 4,000.
Space science
Spot 5 planets as easy to live as Earth
Space magazine lists a number of planets that could be the most perfect copies of Earth out of more than 4,000 confirmed exoplanets.
Space science
To another planet, human blood will 'discolor'?
A major obstacle to interplanetary exploration and even settlement has just been discovered by Canadian scientists.
Space science
For the first time discovered an oval-shaped planet
Although planets slightly distorted by the gravity of their parent star have been recorded, this is the first time a planet shaped like a perfect rugby ball has been rec…
Space science
Humans are living on a super-Earth without a 'Ring Sun'?
Dense rings of dust around a Sun that look nothing like the Sun today have prevented our planet from evolving into a super-Earth.
Space science
In the belly of the Earth there is a 'hell' born from another planet
Australian scientists have come up with a shocking explanation for the extremely low-velocity region inside the Earth - another world with a giant ocean of magma, made u…
Alien
The most shocking findings about 'alien' in 2021
Live Science reviews some of the most remarkable studies and discoveries on the quest for alien life that the world astronomers are constantly pursuing.
Space science
Is Earth a 'mutant' planet?
NASA scientists admit they have only found planets with some characteristics similar to Earth.