Whether it’s by flood, fire, or the fury of a storm, climate-related catastrophes are now impacting most cities and towns across the country. As these natural disasters increase in frequency and severity, cities and the businesses that reside in them are mobilizing to understand how best to prepare for the climatological challenges they’re going to […]
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Newly-discovered world on the edge of the solar system could lead us to Planet X
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A newfound object nicknamed “The Goblin” lurking in the far reaches of our solar system could be yet another clue that points us toward the discovery of the theoretical Planet X, or Planet 9 — a large world thought to exist well beyond Pluto’s orbit.
A new study, submitted to the Astronomical Journal, details the discovery of the new object, officially named 2015 TG387, which takes about 40,000 years to make a full orbit of the sun.
The possible world joins the ranks of other relatively small objects in its part of space.
And lead author of the study Scott Sheppard believes there are thousands of these extremely distant objects with elongated orbits around the sun. Read more…
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View More Newly-discovered world on the edge of the solar system could lead us to Planet XScientists won’t need to dig far to find signs of life on Jupiter’s moon Europa
Europa, a small moon orbiting Jupiter, has long attracted fascination because of its potential to host alien life.
Hidden below the moon’s frozen surface is thought to be an ocean, which could hold signs of life. It turns out scientists won’t h…
Scientists discover 10 never-before-seen moons orbiting Jupiter, and one’s an oddball
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Jupiter is a huge planet with a ridiculous number of moons.
And now, thanks to new research, that number just became even more ridiculous.
Scientists have discovered 10 never-before-seen moons of Jupiter in 2017 and confirmed two others that had already been seen, bringing the total number of known moons circling the gas giant planet to 79, more than any other planet in the solar system.
How exactly did these moons evade detection for so long? Well, it’s not as if they’re large and bright like some of Jupiter’s other moons, for instance, Europa or Ganymede. Read more…
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View More Scientists discover 10 never-before-seen moons orbiting Jupiter, and one’s an oddballA new study just inched us closer to understanding if Jupiter’s moon Europa could host alien life
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Europa is objectively one of the most badass moons in the solar system.
The relatively small moon of Jupiter is thought to have a liquid water ocean beneath its icy shell, and it’s considered one of the most likely places to host alien life in our solar system.
Now, thanks to a new study published in the journal Nature Astronomy this week, we may be inching closer to figuring out if Europa could host life in the ocean hidden beneath its frozen surface.
According to the new study, NASA’s Galileo spacecraft — which ended its mission by purposefully crashing into Jupiter’s atmosphere in 2003 — likely flew through a plume of water erupting from Europa in 1997. Read more…
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View More A new study just inched us closer to understanding if Jupiter’s moon Europa could host alien lifeLook up Tuesday night to see Jupiter shining in all its glory
Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, will take an outsized place in our night sky on Tuesday, May 8.
Head outside after sunset this evening and look to the east. You’ll likely see a bright “star” standing out against a backdrop of dim obj…
Fly above Jupiter’s terrifying north pole in new NASA video
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Jupiter’s north pole is unsettling, at best. It’s comprised of one giant storm encircled by eight spinning cyclones — all of which have larger diameters than the moon.
Fortunately, this nightmarish place orbits as far as 600 million miles away from Earth. But for those willing, NASA scientists have made a 3D tour through the tempestuous clouds.
Unveiled Wednesday at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna, Austria, the 1 minute and 20-second plunge through what appears to be hell’s inferno is composed of images taken by a camera aboard the Juno spacecraft, which is currently orbiting the planet. Read more…
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These storms on Jupiter are way better than any hurricane on Earth
We all know about Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, the extreme, Earth-sized storm that’s been swirling on the huge planet for decades.
But what about the world’s other, less well known tempests?
A series of studies published in the journal Nature this…
These storms on Jupiter are way better than any hurricane on Earth
We all know about Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, the extreme, Earth-sized storm that’s been swirling on the huge planet for decades.
But what about the world’s other, less well known tempests?
A series of studies published in the journal Nature this…