NASA's Curiosity rover clocks 4,000 days on Mars ( phys.org )
![](https://kbin.cafe/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/5f/a5/5fa5c8d55087d96f6c8eb845a769752f8d509e75e47acd72a79bc545aff8f073.jpg)
A new investigation with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope into K2-18 b, an exoplanet 8.6 times as massive as Earth, has revealed the presence of carbon-bearing molecules including methane and carbon dioxide. Webb’s discovery adds to recent studies suggesting that K2-18 b could be a Hycean exoplanet, one which has the...
Scientists have been working on models of planet formation since before we knew exoplanets existed. Originally guided by the properties of the planets in our Solar System, these models turned out to be remarkably good at also accounting for exoplanets without an equivalent in our Solar System, like super Earths and hot Neptunes....
AVATAR https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/c91e3590-2f31-45bd-b63e-8e99f2099377.jpeg...
Nice visual breakdown of the estimated content of the universe from Visual Capital’s website.
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/5770334...
The Air Force and the FAA denied permission for Varda Space’s capsule to return and land on Earth....
The Keck II telescope in Hawaii is the first to see the infrared glow on Uranus, caused by hydrogen molecules in the atmosphere becoming excited.
We noticed this community was abandoned by its previous founder and moderators, and so we’re here to help it thrive again!...
The annular solar eclipse will be visible across North, Central, and South America on October 14. It’s the last one for the U.S. until 2039.
I got a telescope for christmas that I took a break from for personal reasons but want to get back in it now that we are heading toward a less humid time of year....