Moss survives harsh space conditions for nine months
Moss spores survived nine months in space, capable of reproducing upon return to Earth.
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Earliest look at stellar explosion shows asymmetric shock waves
Stellar explosions' shock waves are not symmetrical, new observations show.
JWST Detects First Population III Stars
JWST detects potential first stars in the universe, 13 billion light-years away.
Universe may already be decelerating, new study suggests
New study challenges dark energy theory, suggesting universe is decelerating.
Scientists detect strongest, most distant black-hole flare ever seen.
Scientists observe a record-breaking black-hole flare, 11 billion light-years away, shining with the power of 10 trillion suns.
Black hole feasts on star far from galaxy center
A supermassive black hole was caught snacking on a star far from its galaxy's center, puzzling astronomers.
Mars gullies formed by explosive dry ice sublimation
New experiments reveal Mars' gullies are carved by dry ice sublimation, not water.
Scientists uncover secret behind solar rain
Scientists uncover the secret behind solar rain: shifting flows of elements like iron and magnesium.
NASA’s sneaky bacteria hitches ride to Mars
NASA found a bacterium that can 'play dead' and might have hitched a ride to Mars.
New 'super-Earth' discovered 22 light years away
A newly discovered "super-Earth" exoplanet, 4 times Earth's mass, is in the habitable zone of a red dwarf star 22 light years away.