Mile high mounds on Mars were formed during its Noachian period. How ironic?
Aliens Did Not Carve Mile-High Mounds On Mars, Climate Change And Strong Winds Did
Astronomers Find a Huge Diamond in Space
If you really want to impress your favorite lady this Valentine’s Day, get her the galaxy’s largest diamond. But you’d better carry a deep wallet, because this 10 billion trillion trillion carat monster has a cost that’s literally astronomical!
How Do Astronomers Actually Find Exoplanets?
By Joseph Strombergsmithsonian.comMarch 19, 2014 Read original article here. Finding exoplanets starts with choosing to believe that they exist. Inductive reasoning, where you use your premise to supply evidence for your conclusion, does the rest. A handful of ingenious methods have been used to detect the planets too far away for us to see. A …
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Giant ‘Mirror’ Planets Found in First-of-Its-Kind Experiment
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California - Planets orbiting other stars are running out of ways to hide. For the first time, astronomers have used reflected starlight to tease out the possible presence of 60 large, roasted worlds.
Winds of Rubies and Sapphires
An exoplanet 16 times bigger than the Earth has shown signs of powerful changing winds, say researchers.