Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — The Artemis I mission – a 25.5-day uncrewed test flight around the moon intended to pave the way for future astronaut missions – came to a memorable end as NASA’s Orion spacecraft managed …
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A version of this story appeared in CNN’s science bulletin Wonder Theory. To receive it in your inbox, Register for free here. CNN — The past is an ever-changing story, and this week a myriad of discoveries added new details. Fossils, jewelry, and even DNA unearthed from the earth shed light on some of history’s …
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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — Exoplanet 55 Cancri e has many names, but the rocky world located 40 light years from Earth is the best known for its reputation as a “hellish planet”. This super-Earth, so named because …
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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — Exoplanet 55 Cancri e has many names, but the rocky world located 40 light years from Earth is the best known for its reputation as a “hellish planet”. This super-Earth, so named because …
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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — An unusual bright burst of light detected by multiple telescopes in December 2021 was the result of a rare cosmic explosion that created a wealth of heavy elements such as gold and platinum. …
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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — More than a year and a half after its first flight on Mars, the Ingenuity helicopter has set a new record. The small 4-pound (1.8 kilogram) helicopter made its 35th flight on December …
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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — When NASA’s Viking 1 lander made history as the first spacecraft to touch down on Mars on July 20, 1976, it returned images of a landscape no one expected. These early images taken …
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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted clouds on one of the solar system’s most intriguing moons. In November, the space observatory trained its infrared gaze on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. It is …
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Newswise – The universe can be a violent place. Stars die or collide and black holes devour anything that gets too close. These and other events produce flashes of light in the night sky that astronomers call transients. The Zwicky Transient Facility is currently one of the largest transient surveys astronomers use to study the …
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