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Venus can stay?
Space science

Venus can stay?

Venus could be a temperate planet that stored liquid water for 2-3 billion years, until there was a dramatic transformation that began more than 700 million years ago.

September 23, 2019
NASA ships eclipse photos of Jupiter
Space science

NASA ships eclipse photos of Jupiter

NASA's Juno probe captures the moment when the Moon Io obscures the Sun, creating a shadow on the surface of a giant gas planet.

September 22, 2019
Why did the Ice Age occur?
Discover science

Why did the Ice Age occur?

Imagine the Chicago Skyline building. Now imagine it's under the ice almost 2 miles (3 km) away. That is the view of the Earth at the most icy moment of the last Ice Age.

September 17, 2019