Mars once had oceans of liquid hot magma
Lighter side Mars once had oceans of liquid hot magma, according to new research by two separate science teams.
The studies, reported in the
Black holes blast out heavy metal
Atomic punch Astronomers have discovered heavy atoms of ordinary matter in high energy jets being blast out from a feeding black hole.
The fi
European science satellite disintegrates
Firey end A spent science satellite that had measured Earth's gravity field re-entered the atmosphere and mostly disintegrated as planned, according
Strange six-tailed asteroid dumbfounds scientists
Cosmic sprinkler Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have spotted a freakish asteroid with six comet-like tails of dust streaming from its
Plan for planet-hunter to refocus on black holes, exploding stars
New lease of life A joint Australian-US proposal could see NASA's Kepler space telescope turn its sights from hunting planets to studying supermassiv
Milky Way may contain billions of Earth-like planets
Decent odds Up to one in five Sun-like stars has an Earth-like planet, according to a new study.
The finding suggests there could be billions
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