Super-Earth 18 light-years away sparks hope for life in space
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Astronomers have found a new super-Earth 18 light-years away. Exoplanet GJ 251 c is both nearby and in the habitable zone of its star.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 10:41 +0000
A view of the Milky Way galaxy in unprecedented radio color
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Astronomers released a new radio view of our Milky Way galaxy on October 29, 2025. It's the largest low-frequency radio color image of the Milky Way yet.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 10:11 +0000
We're Putting Lots Of Transition Metals Into The Stratosphere. That's Not Good.
Reported by Universe Today
We successfully plugged the hole in the ozone layer that was discovered in the 1980s by banning ozone depleting substances such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). But, it seems we might be unintentionally creating another potential atmospheric calamity by usin...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 09:46 +0000
Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is leaving the solar system
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS just made its closest pass by the sun. It's now headed out of our solar system. But there are still chances for you to see it!
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 07:00 +0000
Surveying Atmospheric Escape from Gas Giants Orbiting F-Type Stars
Reported by Universe Today
Why is it important to know about exoplanets having their atmospheres stripped while orbiting F-type stars? This is what a recent study submitted to The Astronomical Journal hopes to address as an international team of scientists conducted a first-time inv...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 05:49 +0000
Jupiter Saved Earth from Spiralling Into the Sun
Reported by Universe Today
The gas giant’s early growth carved rings in the protoplanetary disk that surrounded our Sun billions of years ago. This process set the architecture for the inner Solar System and prevented Earth from spiraling into the Sun....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 02:57 +0000