silhouette of a person on top of a mountain staring at the galactic center of the Milky Way getty Every Monday I pick the celestial highlights for North America for the coming week (which also apply to the mid-northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere. Be sure to check View my main feed for more in-depth … Read more
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters around the world Sign up for our free Morning Headlines email The man who co-founded the company behind the Titan underwater disaster believes he can ‘safely’ send people to Venus. Guillermo Söhnlein, 58, made the revelation in a blog post in April in which … Read more
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters around the world Sign up for our free Morning Headlines email The man who co-founded the company behind the Titan underwater disaster believes he can ‘safely’ send people to Venus. Guillermo Söhnlein, 58, made the revelation in a blog post in April in which … Read more
The discovery of Gliese 12 b, a planet similar to Venus and only 40 light-years away, offers new perspectives for understanding life-supporting conditions in the universe. This ‘evil twin’ receives significantly more radiation from its star than Earth, raising intriguing questions for future research with advanced telescopes. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Recent findings from a Venus-like planet, … Read more
Witnessing the blood-red fires of a volcanic eruption on Earth is memorable. But it would be extraordinary to see molten rock bleeding from a volcano on another planet. That’s close to what scientists have noticed on Venus: two huge, serpentine lava flows oozing from two different corners of Earth’s neighboring planet. “When you see something … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! The estimated size of Gliese 12 b could be as large as Earth, or slightly smaller, comparable to Venus in our solar system. This artist’s concept compares Earth to several possible Gliese 12 b interpretations, from one with no atmosphere … Read more
Gliese 12 b, which orbits a cool, red dwarf star just 40 light-years away, promises to tell astronomers more about how planets close to their stars retain or lose their atmospheres. In this artist’s concept, Gliese 12 b is depicted while maintaining a rarefied atmosphere. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Pain (Caltech-IPAC) Scientists have discovered Gliese 12 b, … Read more