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Science news this week: Life on Mars, weird water and a curious human cousin

Science news this week: Life on Mars, weird water and a curious human cousin

Exclusive: Wandering Planet Toys reveals Planetoid Raiders Buzzz figure & theme song

Check out one of the Planetoid Raiders figures from Wandering Planet Toys, as well as the theme song for the alien group.

Mysterious structure in NASA's Mars photo sparks theories of a long-lost civilization on the Red Planet

Mysterious structure in NASA's Mars photo sparks theories of a long-lost civilization on the Red Planet

July Under Starry Skies

The night skies of this warm summer month would unfold the magnificent mysteries and enchanting enigmas of planets, star...

Look, in the sky. It's a bird... it's a plane... it's Super Typhoon Bavi [Scary]

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Through sand, slime, fog and light, Jalet and Nawa test limits of human body

The word planet traces its roots to the ancient Greek planetes, meaning wanderer. To ancient astronomers, planets appeared as wandering lights drifting across the night sky. This image of perpetual wandering through unfamiliar landscapes, uncertain futures and forces beyond one's control became the starting point for Belgian choreographer Damien Jalet and Japanese visual artist Kohei Nawa's Planet [Wanderer] (2021), one of the defining works of their decadelong artistic partnership. This w

NASA rover finds record-breaking trove of complex organic molecules on Mars

NASA rover finds record-breaking trove of complex organic molecules on Mars

Scientists find a hidden atmosphere around a small world beyond Pluto called ‘2002 XV93’

Scientists find a hidden atmosphere around a small world beyond Pluto called ‘2002 XV93’

Curiosity Sees Martian Sulfur Up Close

This close-up view shows fragments of sulfur crystals — the first ever seen on the Red Planet. The crystals were found after NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover happened to drive over a rock and crush it on May 30, 2024. Several days later, Curiosity used a camera on the end of its robotic arm to take []

First look at Earth’s second moon — revealed in satellite images for the first time ever

This rock star is ready for its extreme close-up. Chinese researchers have captured the first-ever close-up images of the rare “mini-moon” that’s tracing circles around the Earth. Dubbed 2016 HO3 or Kamoʻoalewa, this interstellar rolling stone is not actually one of our lunar satellites – it’s too distant for that — but rather an asteroid []

Astronomers found two rare super puff planets lighter than cotton candy

Two newly confirmed super-puff planets are so diffuse that they are less dense than cotton candy, despite being about the size of Jupiter. Their rare orbital relationship and enormous, lightweight atmospheres could provide valuable clues about how some of the strangest planets in the galaxy come to exist.

Scientists Say They’ve Identified an Earth-Like Planet Right Next Door

This one's exciting. The post Scientists Say They’ve Identified an Earth-Like Planet Right Next Door appeared first on Futurism.

Euclid telescope snaps best photo yet of Milky Way’s heart

The new photo of the Milky Way's bright centre will help in the search for planets beyond our Solar System

The Simmer Dim

This is to show you just how light it is at night this time of year – I took this photo from my bedroom window at 11.30 p.m last night. It doesn’t get any darker at the moment but the birds do stop and it is magically silent for a few hours in this long []

This planet survived the death of its star—and kept its atmosphere

Astronomers have for the first time observed an atmosphere around a giant planet orbiting a white dwarf

15 geological formations and the extraordinary processes that created them

From hexagonal basalt columns to giant underground crystals, these 15 formations show how heat, water, pressure and time shape the planet's most unusual landscapes

Read an extract from Slow Gods by Claire North

The New Scientist Book Club’s read for July is Claire North’s space opera Slow Gods. In this extract from its second chapter, we learn about the upbringing of its protagonist on the planet Tu-mdo

Daily horoscope July 2, 2026: Today’s predictions for your star sign

Mars arrives in Gemini, bringing a buzzy, bold and perhaps restless energy to the day before you.

Pluto Film Acquires Comedy ’Chica Checa’ Ahead of Karlovy Vary Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

International sales outfit Pluto Film has acquired comedy “Chica Checa,” which is making its world premiere at the upcoming Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival. Written and directed by Šimon Holý, “Chica Checa” explores a widow’s journey as she deals with her son’s hidden identity as a drag queen. But both mother and son discover that []

Look: Mystery spheres on Australian beach identified as 'space balls'

Look: Mystery spheres on Australian beach identified as 'space balls'

Asteroid to be visible to stargazers on Saturday

A large asteroid that will zoom harmlessly past Earth on Saturday will be visible to stargazers using a small telescope or large binoculars.

Fleeting visit: Asteroid zooming past Earth on Saturday visible to stargazers

A large asteroid that will zoom harmlessly past Earth on Saturday will be visible to stargazers using a small telescope or large binoculars, the European Space Agency announced Wednesday.

Silo Season 3, episode 1: That weird cloud and goo, explained

In Silo Season 3, episode 1, a character loses her memory after her fighter jet enters a mysterious cloud during a mission in Iran. So what's the cloud, and what's with the weird goo it contains?

This stylish 65-inch TV displays art when it's not on, and it's under $1,500 for Amazon Prime Day

This Mini LED looks like a piece of artwork on the wall when it's not on, and it's on for a killer deal right now for Prime Day.

Ancient interstellar comet may predate Solar System by billions of years

An interstellar comet that swept through the inner Solar System last year may be nearly three times older than the Sun and its planets, astronomers said Monday, making it one of th...

Exact time to see brilliant star-like object over Irish skies on Sunday night

Tonight, Sunday July 12, will see a brilliant star-like object blazing over Irish skies

Strawberry moon will light up night sky on June 29

The name comes from Native American Algonquian tribes in northeastern US. The post Strawberry moon will light up night sky on June 29 appeared first on BOL News.

Happy Birthday Mars Rover takes us through space and human history

Happy Birthday Mars Rover, through 7/5, Sandbox Theatre Collective at Mrs. Murphy Sons Irish Bistro The post <i>Happy Birthday Mars Rover</i> takes us through space and human history appeared first on Chicago Reader.

New Green Lantern Show First Look Teases Big Sailor Moon Influences

Courtesy of DC Studios / Kodansha Green Lantern is getting a new anime inspired series in the same universe as the massively successful My Adventures with Superman universe, and the first look at its main hero is teasing some big Sailor Moon influences. My Adventures with Superman is currently working its way through its third season, and the latest episode actually []

NASA Revelation: Juno Shows Jupiter’s Storms Like Never Before

NASA’s Juno captures Jupiter’s colossal storms, the Great Red Spot, and Clyde’s Spot, revealing chaotic weather, polar cyclones, and intricate atmospheric mysteries.