It Looks Like All Mini-Neptunes Aren't Magma Oceans After All
Reported by Universe Today
There are no mini-Neptunes in our Solar System, yet they seem to be one of the most common types of exoplanets out there. Previous research shows that these planets are magma oceans. But new research based on JWST data shows that many of them may actually ...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:22 +0000
Comet Lemmon is closest to the sun on November 8
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Comet Lemmon reaches its closest point to the sun on November 8. It's the best comet of 2025. See a finder chart and some great images of it here.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Thu, 06 Nov 2025 10:00 +0000
Universe’s expansion might be slowing down, not speeding up
Reported by Space | EarthSky
New research suggests we don't live in an rapidly accelerating, expanding universe after all. A new model suggests the universe's expansion is already slowing.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:03 +0000
Thick Dust Can't Stop Euclid From Doing Its Job
Reported by Universe Today
The Euclid Space Telescope found some stars hiding in thick gas and dust in the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. They're inside a so-called dark cloud named LDN 1641....
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Wed, 05 Nov 2025 23:20 +0000
The VST Captures an Image of a Spooky Bat In Time for Halloween
Reported by Universe Today
A spooky bat has been spotted flying over the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO’s) Paranal site in Chile, right in time for Halloween. Thanks to its wide field of view, the VLT Survey Telescope (VST) was able to capture this large cloud of cosmic ga...
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Wed, 05 Nov 2025 21:04 +0000
The JWST Puts Io's Volcanic Nature In The Spotlight
Reported by Universe Today
Trapped in a gravitational push and pull between Jupiter and other Jovian moons, Io is constantly being stretched and compressed. Heat generated by these contortions has melted pockets of the moon's interior so much that Io is our solar system's most volca...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Wed, 05 Nov 2025 19:59 +0000