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From Worlds That Look Like Cotton Candy to Others Covered in Volcanoes, These Are the Strangest and Most Captivating Exoplanets
Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...
It Rains Deep Inside Planets – And That Could Rewrite How We Understand Alien Worlds
What if water and hydrogen don’t stay separated inside planets like Earth and Neptune? New research from UCLA and Princeton ...
SpaceX launches Fram2: 4 astronauts seek to make historic flight over Earth's poles
A SpaceX spacecraft carrying four astronauts is on a pioneering journey circling Earth over its poles after launching Monday ...
The Boldest, Most Exciting New Timepieces at Watches and Wonders 2025
Here's an overview of the best new watches to drop at Watches and Wonders—the world's biggest watch fair—in Geneva, ...
Four private astronauts launch on first human mission to fly over the poles
No one saw Earth's poles from space in the more than 400 human spaceflight missions preceding Fram2. The closest any crew ...
SpaceX Puts Humans in Orbit Over Earth’s Poles for the First Time
Chun Wang, a Chinese-born crypto entrepreneur, paid an undisclosed amount for the mission. Some satellites are already in polar orbit, and researchers called it a routine flight.