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In Viñales, traces of the earthquakes caused by the asteroid that brought about the extinction of the dinosaurs have been discovered
10+ hour, 6+ min ago (638+ words) Friday, August 28, 2026 - 5:25 PM A team of scientists identified an exceptional geological record in Viñales, Pinar del Río, of the violent earthquakes triggered by the impact of the Chicxulub asteroid around 66 million years ago, the event associated with the mass extinction…...
Extreme solar storms can hit Earth harder than thought
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (617+ words) Scientists have greatly underestimated the impact an extreme solar storm can have on Earth, according to new research. A new way to account for uncertainty in solar wind measurements could help communication and power system operators better prepare for disruptions…...
Earth is in the minority. There may be more 'starship' planets wandering space than planets orbiting suns??? and they could have life
2+ hour ago (1382+ words) There are a staggering number of planets wandering the Galaxy, not tied to any star Round and round Earth goes, year after year, bound by gravity to our Sun. Yet imagine I were to tell you that Earth is in…...
on this day in space Coverage
3+ week, 3+ day ago (242+ words) By Hanneke Weitering Published 28 August 26 On Aug. 28, 1993, NASA's Galileo spacecraft flew by the asteroid Ida on its way to Jupiter. Here's why it mattered. By Hanneke Weitering Published 27 August 26 On Aug. 27, 1962, NASA launched Mariner 2, the world's first spacecraft to successfully…...
A pink world 57 light-years away baffled astronomers for more than a decade. When Webb finally read its atmosphere in research published in 2026, the spectrum only made physical sense after scientists added clouds of salt—a phenomenon predicted in cold worlds for 15 years but never identified this clearly before.
15+ hour, 2+ min ago (1034+ words) Webb's first direct spectrum of GJ 504 b became physically coherent only when the retrieval included a potassium-chloride cloud deck, an inference that remains to be tested....
Astronomers finally found the edge of the largest known galaxy after removing the glare from more than 250 foreground stars, revealing a 1.7-million-light-year giant containing roughly 3.4 trillion Suns worth of stars
16+ hour, 39+ min ago (603+ words) How can you measure something when its outer light blends into the light of an entire cluster? Researchers found the physical boundary. By Sonia Ramírez · Editorial process How can you measure something when its outer light blends into the light…...
Size is in the eye of the beholder
17+ hour, 2+ min ago (421+ words) Daring to leave the cosmic shore. The Downlink • Aug 28, 2026 Perseverance’s main job is to study things on the Martian surface, but it’s always worth looking up. Earlier this month, the NASA rover captured this view of Mars’ tiny moon Phobos…...
On this day in space! Aug. 28, 1993: Galileo spacecraft flies by asteroid Ida on the way to Jupiter only to find a tiny moon!
17+ hour, 6+ min ago (396+ words) When Galileo buzzed the asteroid Ida, it made a surprising discovery: the tiny moon Dactyl! On Aug. 28, 1993, NASA's Galileo spacecraft flew by the asteroid Ida while on its way to Jupiter. Galileo was the first spacecraft to fly by an…...
The Roche Limit Explains Why Planetary Rings Form Near Planets
17+ hour, 16+ min ago (1024+ words) Planetary rings are among the Solar System's most recognizable features. Saturn's broad, bright rings are the most famous, but Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune also have ring systems. These rings are not solid structures. They consist of countless pieces of ice,…...