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![A picture of the secondary crater field around the main Corinto crater.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yFDeyM9Cw59bpjjth4xGQE-320-80.jpg)
Single enormous object left 2 billion craters on Mars, scientists discover
By Sascha Pare published
An object that slammed into Mars roughly 2.3 million years ago created 2 billion smaller craters around the main Corinto impact crater, near the Red Planet's equator.
![This still is from a short computer-animated film that highlights Cassini's accomplishments and Saturn and reveals the science-packed final orbits between April and September 2017.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HA3adHX8VVWpkUuiCssYCV-320-80.jpg)
NASA only needs a single grain of ice to detect alien life on Enceladus, study finds
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
The icy moons of Saturn and Jupiter shoot enormous geysers into space that may contain evidence of life. New research shows that NASA only needs to grab a few grains of ice from these plumes to find out for sure.
![Two alternative models for the interior of white dwarfs placed side-by-side. (Left) the ordinary crystallization of a standard white dwarf. (Right) A slower cooling peculiar white dwarf dominated by distillation.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RQsRL2CYofMFmScGsz4Jqi-320-80.jpg)
Newly discovered 'fountain of youth' phenomenon may help stars delay death by billions of years
By Robert Lea published
Recent observations show that some white dwarf stars suddenly stop cooling. Now, scientists propose a 'fountian of youth' mechanism that may explain how these stellar husks avoid death for billions of years.
![The Sun, followed by Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune & Pluto.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/B8ypgZ9gvzWJmRbu3nRSGa-320-80.jpg)
Have all 8 planets ever aligned?
By Charles Q. Choi published
The solar system's eight planets will never truly be in a straight line, but they can get close to it.
![Artists conception of Voyager 1 spacecraft entering interstellar space](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NiRyuepXRJQECYhmiX7En8-320-80.jpg)
NASA's Voyager 1 sends readable message to Earth after 4 nail-biting months of gibberish
By Emily Cooke published
After four months of being unable to detect comprehensible data from the Voyager 1 spacecraft, NASA scientists have had fresh luck after sending a "poke."
![A microscopic metal ball slitters with various elements](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Jyq5QULaJKuV38dqAp9e29-320-80.jpg)
Seismic reading linked to 'alien technology' by Harvard professor likely came from a passing truck, study claims
By Ben Turner published
Avi Loeb has suggested that metallic spherules found at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean could have alien origins. But a new study suggests he may have been misled by a seismometer that picked up the rumbles of a passing truck.
![View of a coronal mass ejection billowing away from the Sun in GIF format.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FFGvdmaLfkmq2ASZNeNTBU-320-80.gif)
Widespread solar storm struck spacecraft near the sun, Earth and Mars in quick succession
By Meredith Garofalo published
In 2021, a solar storm was recorded by multiple different spacecraft and the results tell quite the story.
![A telescopic image of space, including quasars](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/64Z3aSGkRbukjdtocRNPLG-320-80.jpg)
'Baby quasars' spotted by James Webb telescope could transform our understanding of monster black holes
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Scientists think that by studying a cluster of "baby quasars," they can get a better understanding of supermassive black holes in the early universe.
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