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Penn State scientists say Bennu’s glycine may have formed in frozen, irradiated ice, not warm water, reshaping origins-of-life ideas.
A Penn State team studying NASA’s Bennu sample found isotope clues that suggest some amino acids formed in frozen, irradiated ice, not warm water.
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This artist’s impression shows the observed exoplanet, which goes by the name HR8799e.
SpaceJWST solves a longstanding mystery of giant planet formationJoseph Shavit
Radar data reveal what may be a giant lava tube beneath Venus, offering rare insight into the planet’s hidden volcanic past.
SpaceScientists find evidence of a massive lava tube hiding on VenusJoshua Shavit
PhD candidate Linda Losurdo
SpaceStudent made cosmic dust in the lab revealing life’s early chemical originsJoshua Shavit
JWST spots benzene, methane and more in a dust-buried galaxy core, hinting cosmic rays drive rich organic chemistry.
SpaceJWST finds a surprise flood of organic molecules in a hidden galaxyJoseph Shavit
Precise pulsar timing reveals possible evidence of a dark matter clump lurking near our solar neighborhood.
SpaceAstronomers find clearest evidence yet of a dark matter subhalo near the SunJoseph Shavit
NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured the most powerful volcanic eruption ever seen on Jupiter’s moon Io.
SpaceNASA spots colossal eruptions shaking Io — Jupiter’s most volcanic moonJoshua Shavit
Simulations suggest dark matter near the Milky Way forms a vast sheet with voids above and below, explaining galaxy motions.
SpaceGiant dark matter ‘sheet’ may shape galactic motion in the Milky WayJoseph Shavit
Artist's concept of a black hole drawing material and emitting jets.
SpaceBlack hole ‘Jetty McJetface’ keeps brightening years after it shredded a starJoseph Shavit
A University of Copenhagen team used stellar models and Gaia data to map neutrinos from Milky Way stars and predict the flow to Earth.
SpaceMilky Way neutrino map predicts how many ghost particles will reach EarthJoseph Shavit
A 220 PeV neutrino may have come from an exploding primordial black hole with a hidden “dark charge,” researchers report.
SpaceRecord-breaking neutrino points to exploding primordial black holeJoseph Shavit
New research shows salty ice on Jupiter’s moon Europa may sink, carrying nutrients to its hidden ocean and boosting life prospects.
SpaceSalty ice may hold the key to life on Jupiter’s moon EuropaJoseph Shavit
Astronomers detect the largest sulfur-bearing molecule in space, revealing early chemistry linked to life’s origins.
SpaceLargest sulfur-bearing molecule ever found in space links interstellar chemistry to lifeJoshua Shavit
A 60-meter asteroid may hit the Moon in 2032; models predict a bright flash, moonquake, and possible meteor surge.
SpaceLunar asteroid strike in 2032 could trigger moonquakes and meteor storms on EarthJoseph Shavit
New research shows bright streaks on Mercury are linked to active volatile loss, revealing the planet is still changing.
SpaceMercury Is Not Dead: Bright Streaks Reveal Ongoing ActivityJoseph Shavit
This is a previously undiscovered and currently unknown astrophysical anomaly, discovered in the Hubble Space Telescope’s archive by researchers using a new AI-assisted method.
SpaceAI Tool Uncovers Hundreds of Hidden Cosmic Oddities in Hubble DataShy Cohen
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows galaxy MoM-z14 as it appeared in the distant past, only 280 million years after the universe began in the big bang.
SpaceJWST confirmed the most distant galaxy ever observed at 13.5 billion light years awayJoseph Shavit