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Little Mercury may be shrinking faster than scientists expected
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (336+ words) Scientists from the German Aerospace Center’s Institute of Space Research reported Thursday that Mercury’s shrinkage may be 30% greater than previously believed — a loss in diameter of as much as 14 miles (23 kilometers). That’s significant for a planet barely 3,000 miles (4,900 kilometers) across....
Mercury Shrunk 30% More than Scientists Previously Estimated
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (259+ words) Mercury, the smallest planet in the Solar System, has undergone significantly more contraction than scientists previously believed, with a new study suggesting it has lost as much as 14.5 miles from its diameter since its formation 4.5 billion years ago. The rocky…...
JWST finds Chariklo’s inner ring growing denser while its outer ring fades
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (429+ words) Chariklo’s inner ring is getting denser. Its outer ring is fading. Both changes are happening at the same time — and, for the moment, nobody knows why. The finding matters beyond Chariklo itself. Ring systems around planets had already shown that…...
Little Mercury May Be Shrinking Faster Than Scientists Expected - english.himalayatimes.com.np
4+ hour, 46+ min ago (679+ words) A new study shows that little, wrinkly Mercury may be shrinking faster than expected, the cosmos’ version of a grape shriveling into a raisin under the sun. Scientists from the German Aerospace Center’s Institute of Space Research reported Thursday that…...
A Microquasar May Be Powering the Milky Way’s Giant Cygnus Bubble
4+ hour, 8+ min ago (603+ words) The enormous Cygnus Bubble is usually linked to a busy star-forming region. A new study argues that the microquasar Cygnus X-3 may be the more natural source of its highest-energy gamma rays. Cygnus X-3 is a microquasar, a binary system containing a…...
Einstein Probe X-Ray Flash: What Powered This Supernova?
6+ hour, 23+ min ago (476+ words) A sub-threshold Einstein Probe X-ray flash was found after ZTF spotted supernova SN 2025wkm. Researchers link the signal to shock breakout and a possible magnetar-powered engine. EP250827b was a soft X-ray flash that lasted more than 1,000 seconds. Spectral fits put its peak…...
Exploring a world where time has no boundaries
13+ hour, 35+ min ago (741+ words) Today is: September 13, 2026 Artist and author Tarab Khan talks about her fascination with time, imagination and storytelling, and how these ideas come together in her latest body of work. Through her upcoming exhibition ‘Time Unchained’, she explores a world where…...
More than 6,000 exoplanets confirmed in the Milky Way, including rocky worlds
7+ hour, 28+ min ago (290+ words) More than 6,000 exoplanets have been confirmed in the Milky Way, including terrestrial worlds that may be composed mainly of rock and metal. The NASA Exoplanet Archive listed 6,366 confirmed planets as of September 11, 2026, along with thousands of additional candidates awaiting verification....
A backyard astronomer from Broken Hill has contributed to a world-first space discovery
16+ hour, 3+ min ago (112+ words) From a backyard in Broken Hill, a former mine worker has helped make a world first planetary discovery. Trevor Barry has spent years tracking Saturn from the backyard observatory he built himself. In July 2024, Trevor first noticed something unusual around…...
When Einstein Failed, He Questioned: 5 Setbacks Before Changing the Science
4+ hour, 31+ min ago (31+ words) Before he changed science, Albert Einstein was simply a curious young man born on March 14, 1879, in Ulm, Württemberg …...