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New images from the European Space Agency’s Biomass mission show how the satellite uses advanced radar to map flows of carbon through our planet’s most precious and remote ecosystems ...

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Less research on environmental risks means we will be forced to operate with an incomplete understanding of those risks.

In an unprecedented discovery, astronomers have detected a rare exoplanet located at the very edge of the Milky Way galaxy, ...

En route to the asteroid system Didymos, Hera will reach its closest point to Mars on March 12. It will use the gravitational pull of the Red Planet to create a slingshot effect, accelerating the ...

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Sometimes the best stargazing happens on ordinary nights. Late June 2025 showcases consistent cosmic rhythms: Venus is ...

Mars and the star Regulus delighted stargazers last week when they were seen side-by-side in almost the same brightness but ...

Science fiction has been thriving on television, and beyond the most popular shows around, there are some underrated gems ...