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NASA’s Opportunity rover, one of the most successful interplanetary missions in history, came to a dramatic and poignant end in 2019, after 15 years of groundbreaking exploration on Mars. The rover’s final transmission was sent amidst a planet-wide dust storm that left scientists and engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) holding onto hope until the very last moment. In …

Cannabis use may leave lasting fingerprints on the human body, a study of over 1,000 adults suggests – not in our DNA code itself, but in how that code is expressed. US researchers found it may cause changes in the epigenome, which acts like a set of switches that activate or deactivate genes involved in how our bodies function. “We …

The scientific community was appalled by the news that president Donald Trump’s administration was looking to deal a devastating blow to NASA’s science budget. In its 2026 budget request, released last month, the White House announced it was looking to more cut funding for NASA’s science directorate by more than half, leading to overwhelming criticism from the scientific community, as …

A few years ago, Simon Lorenz, owner of marine tour company Insider Divers, led a group through the waters surrounding Sri Lanka. While he and the guests were looking for whales, they noticed a pile of debris floating by. Simon Lorenz / Insider Divers Whenever Lorenz comes across a clump of trash in the ocean, he makes sure to pause …

Thousands of solar tornadoes swirl above the sun’s surface at any given moment. These remarkable photos give us a glimpse at these stunning cosmic phenomena.  The entire disc of the sun captured on September 2, 2024, reveals the beauty of solar activity with an unprecedented level of detail and depth. Composite Photograph by Miguel Claro Photographs byMiguel Claro Text byPaola …

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A 7-Billion-Year-Old Ice Ball Just Entered Our Solar System  SciTechDaily Everything We Know About the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS  WIRED Our solar system has a new mysterious visitor—what is it?  National Geographic 3I/Atlas: Mystery interstellar object could be the oldest known comet  BBC Astronomers have spotted an interstellar comet older than the Sun  The Economist Source link

“Very early in Mars’ history, maybe 4 billion years ago, the planet was warm enough to support lakes and river networks,” Kite told Ars. “There were seas, and some of those seas were as big as the Caspian Sea, maybe bigger. It was a wet place.” This wet period, though, didn’t last long—it was too short to make the landscape …

Eruption unknown: The case of Yellowstone National Park’s newly recognized geologic unit  Idaho Capital Sun Source link

A new sunspot is putting on a spectacular show in our solar system, capturing the attention of astronomers and astrophotographers alike. Located in sunspot region 4136, this region is currently crackling with magnetic explosions, known as Ellerman bombs, and is heading straight toward Earth. These events have been caught in vivid detail by French astrophotographer Philippe Tosi, who photographed the …