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Mars could have enough water stored underground to cover the planet’s surface, scientists say | Science & Tech News
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Scientists say there could be water on Mars underground, and more than enough to fill the planet’s oceans. Scientists from California universities San Diego and Berkeley say evidence suggests there is a large reservoir of liquid water under the planet’s surface. Using data from NASA’s InSight lander – which carried out a four-year-long mission that…
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‘Parade of planets’ appearing in tonight’s night sky – what you need to know | Science & Tech News
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Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus are aligning overnight on 3 June – but if you want to see it, you will need stargazing equipment. The planets will line up in a diagonal arrangement across the sky. Saturn will appear at the top, followed by Neptune, then Mars, Uranus and Mercury, with Jupiter appearing…
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Astrocomb breakthrough could help discover Earth-like planets | Science & Tech News
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New Earth-like planets could soon be discovered after scientists made a technological breakthrough. Physicists have developed an astrocomb that can analyse the blue-green light emitted by stars. Astrocombs can detect tiny variations in a star’s light created by orbiting exoplanets (those beyond our own solar system) – potentially revealing one similar to Earth. They have…
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Scientists discover dozens of possible planets that could be cool enough for life | Science & Tech News
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Astronomers have discovered 85 possible planets outside our solar system with temperatures that could be cool enough for life. These exoplanet candidates are similar in size to Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune, and were discovered using data from NASA‘s Transitioning Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). TESS enables scientists to observe dips in the brightness of stars, known…
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Disc vital to forming stars and planets found outside Milky Way in astronomical first | Science & Tech News
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Astronomers exploring a neighbouring galaxy have found evidence of a disc like those which help form stars and planets in our own Milky Way. It was discovered in the Large Magellanic Cloud, surrounding a massive young star which is still growing in size. It’s the first time a disc of its type has ever been…
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Planets floating in pairs without star to orbit found in distant nebula | Science & Tech News
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Scientists say they have discovered planet-like objects in a distant nebula unconnected to any star to orbit – and floating in pairs. Images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) show the Orion Nebula in the clearest detail yet, and researchers say closer investigations throw up a surprising phenomenon. Around 40 gassy “planets” have been…
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Astronomers make leap in search for Earth-like planets – but what they’re looking for is invisible | Science & Tech News
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Astronomers searching for Earth-like planets have discovered one in another solar system that seems to have one of the unique criteria for sustaining life – a magnetic field. You may not often pause to thank Earth’s magnetic field for you being here today, but it’s vital to protecting our planet’s life-sustaining atmosphere. It does that…
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Five planets line up in night sky | Science & Tech News
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Five planets are visible in the sky tonight as they line up near the moon. Stargazers will have the opportunity to spot Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars on the horizon. The planets are visible in the West, according to Jake Foster, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. Venus, Jupiter and Mars will…