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Earth's perilous journey through the Milky Way's spiral may shape the planet's geology

Earth's journey through the Milky Way may have had a profound impact on our planet's geology. New research indicates that every 200 million years, when Earth passes through its galaxy's spiral arms, the planet is pummeled with high-energy comets, and this ...

Astronomers spot 2 intriguing alien worlds around ultracool star

An international team of astronomers has discovered two new super-Earths orbiting a distant ultracool dwarf star located 100 light-years away from Earth. The newly spotted exoplanets orbit the second coolest star ever ...

NASA to replace seal on leaky Artemis 1 moon rocket at the launch pad

The leak occurred at a "quick disconnect," an interface connecting the SLS core stage with a propellant line coming from the giant rocket's mobile launch tower. After analyzing the issue for a few days, the ...

Here's why it's taking NASA so long to attempt another Artemis I launch

Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. New York (CNN Business) NASA's massive new moon rocket hit another snag during its latest attempt to launch ...

A shrew-like creature that lived 225 million years ago is the oldest mammal ever identified

Illustration of Brasilodon quadrangularis, the 225 million-year-old mammal. London (CNN) The world's oldest mammal has been identified using fossil dental ...

Catch Mars near the bright star Aldebaran Tuesday night (Sept. 6)

Aldebaran is the brightest star in the Taurus constellation. It will appear nearest Mars late Tuesday into Wednesday morning (Sept. 7). The pair will be visible high in the south before sunrise, according to the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory's September ...

James Webb Space Telescope snaps mind-boggling image of Tarantula Nebula

The incredible new detail picked up by the $10 billion space telescope shows gas and dust in the nebula, as well as distant background galaxies.

A giant space tarantula has been caught by NASA's Webb telescope

At 161,000 light-years away from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy, the Tarantula Nebula is the nickname for 30 Doradus, the "largest and brightest star-forming region in the Local Group, the galaxies nearest our Milky Way," according to NASA's ...

A shrew-like creature that lived 225 million years ago is the oldest mammal ever identified

London (CNN) The world's oldest mammal has been identified using fossil dental records -- predating the previously confirmed earliest mammal by about 20 million years -- in a new discovery hailed as "very significant" by researchers.

Underwater robots are studying the 'Doomsday Glacier' in Antarctica. What can we learn?

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Scientists in West Antarctica have captured a first-of-its-kind seafloor mapping near the world's widest glacier – which is shrinking at a pace that could one day raise global sea levels up to 10 feet, according to the University of South Florida.