Astronomers find that two exoplanets may be mostly water
Montreal: A team led by UdeM astronomers has found evidence that two exoplanets orbiting a red dwarf star are “water worlds,” planets where water makes up a large fraction of …
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Historic Greenland ice sheet rainfall unraveled, study
For the first time ever recorded, in the late summer of 2021, rain fell on the high central region of the Greenland ice sheet. This extraordinary event was followed by …
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Two rocky exoplanets were discovered around a nearby star
Two rocky exoplanets discovered. Credit: TESS target pixel file image of HD 260655. Credit: Luque et al, 2022 Using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers have detected two rocky …
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Three Chinese astronauts return to Earth after six months in space
Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after 183 days in space, ending China’s longest crewed mission as it continues its quest to become a major space power. The …
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Axiom private astronauts headed to International Space Station
Washington/ CMEDIA: Four private astronauts are in orbit following the successful launch of Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1), the first all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Axiom Space astronauts …
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