New Progress in K2-18b Research: No DMS or DMDS Detected, Water-Rich Characteristics Emerge
2025-12-09
In recent months, K2-18b—a sub-Neptune-sized planet orbiting a red dwarf star 124 light-years away—has been a focal point of scientific debate. Scientists from the University of Cambridge previous...
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James Webb Space Telescope New Discovery Reveals Tidal Disruption Events by Dormant Black Holes
2025-12-06
Astronomers from MIT, Columbia University, and elsewhere have used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to peer through dust in nearby galaxies and observe several tidal disruption events (TDEs) ...
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TESS Satellite Discovers New Ultra-Short-Period Exoplanet TOI-2431 b
2025-12-05
An international team of astronomers has discovered an exoplanet, TOI-2431 b, orbiting a nearby star using observational data from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). This newly identifi...
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Astronomers Capture Images of Third Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS, Revealing Characteristics of Cosmic Visitor
2025-12-03
Astronomers using the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii have successfully captured images of the third interstellar object, 3I/ATLAS (formally designated comet C/2025 N1 (ATLAS)), as it passes through ...
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Major Discovery by Chinese Scientists on the Lunar Far Side!
2025-11-29
On July 17, researchers from the National Space Science Center (NSSC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, announced that they have systematically analyzed plagioclase exposures within the lunar Apollo Basin...
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Chang'e-6 Lunar Soil Research Reveals New Discovery!
2025-11-28
On July 13, reporters learned from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGGCAS) that a research team led by Professor Li Jinhua, using Chang'e-6 lunar soil samples, h...
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Radio Observations Suggest the Presence of an Active Galactic Nucleus in the Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 4527
2025-11-27
Argentine astronomers have conducted high-resolution radio observations of the nearby spiral galaxy NGC 4527 using the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (uGMRT). The results of these observatio...
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UK Backs New Mission to Search for Signs of Life in Venus's Clouds
2025-11-26
A new UK-supported mission could reveal whether microscopic bacterial life exists in Venus's clouds. Over the past five years, researchers have detected two potential biosignatures—phosphine and am...
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World's First Mineralogical "Examination Report" of Lunar Mg-Suite Released by Shandong University
2025-11-25
In early July, Shandong University released the world's first mineralogical "examination report" of the lunar magnesium-rich ring, based on lunar soil samples returned by China's Chang'e-6 missio...
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Westlake University Astronomy Team Launches Program to Detect Rogue Planets
2025-11-24
Recently, the astronomy team at Westlake University has launched a detection program targeting rogue planets. The project, abbreviated as the DREAMS program, is co-led by Dr. Hongjing Yang, a postdoct...
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First Unveiling! China's Chang'e-6 Achievements Grace the Cover of Nature
2025-11-22
On July 9, the Chinese Academy of Sciences held a press conference to release a series of scientific results from the Chang'e-6 lunar samples. Four of these studies were published as cover articles i...
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Study Suggests Dark Dwarf Stars Could Hold the Key to Solving the Dark Matter Mystery
2025-11-21
A new study suggests that celestial objects known as "dark dwarf stars" may be hidden at the centre of the Milky Way and could provide crucial clues to the nature of dark matter. A research team fro...
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