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Biggest Volcano in the World: Mauna Loa vs. Tamu Massif Explained
The title of the world's biggest volcano depends entirely on how you measure it: Mauna Loa leads in mass and volume, while the submerged Tamu Massif — a shield volcano the size of New Mexico — holds the record for sheer geographic footprint.
NASA’s Lucy Finds Peanut-Shaped Asteroid That Wobbles and Held Ancient Water
NASA's Lucy spacecraft has returned data from Donaldjohanson, a half-mile-wide peanut-shaped contact binary that tumbles on two axes simultaneously and shows spectral signs of ancient water locked in its minerals.
NASA’s Cold Atom Lab Creates Bose-Einstein Condensates on the ISS
Aboard the International Space Station, NASA's Cold Atom Lab cools matter to temperatures billions of times colder than deep space, creating Bose-Einstein Condensates that make quantum phenomena directly observable for the first time in microgravity.
Hyperparasite Discovered: A Fungus That Parasitizes a Zombie Fungus
A newly identified fungus called Pleurocordyceps cornusynnemata parasitizes zombie fungi that are already killing insects — making it the world's first formally described fungal hyperparasite, discovered in Malaysian Borneo.
James Webb Telescope Catches Exoplanet Losing Its Atmosphere in Real Time
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a gas giant called HD 80606 b experiencing a 1,100°F temperature spike in just hours during its closest approach to its star, providing the clearest evidence yet of a planet's atmosphere being stripped away by extreme stellar radiation.
Lucy Mission Finds Peanut Asteroid Donaldjohanson Wobbling Unpredictably
When NASA's Lucy spacecraft flew past peanut-shaped asteroid Donaldjohanson in 2025, it detected a complex, multi-axis wobble that existing rotational models failed to predict — forcing scientists to reconsider how contact binary asteroids behave in space.Load More
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