Science Illustrated

NASA finds planetary system with seven super-Earths

UNIVERSE Many discoveries are not made the moment data arrives from a craft or telescope, but are teased out possibly years later by new analysis techniques or even just a very determined researcher.

The Kepler space telescope operated for nine years, retiring in 2018. But astronomers have continued

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Science Illustrated

Science Illustrated2 min read
…flies Always Die On Their Backs?
ENTYMOLOGY You may often find dead flies on their backs, but they do not necessarily die that way. Instead, this common death posture is because flies – and many other insects – are relatively light, and crucially their centre of gravity is at the to
Science Illustrated2 min read
Humans Have Tilted The Earth
CLIMATE It is well-documented that Earth’s axis of rotation and tilt – responsible for the changing seasons on our planet – change over time. But an international research team headed by Seoul National University in South Korea has concluded that sin
Science Illustrated2 min read
ChatGPT Predicts Fights Between Animal Species
NATURE The circuses of Ancient Rome saw some bizarre animal battles: rhino versus hippo, crocodile versus bear, as well as human gladiators against crocodiles, elephants and, in one case, an ostrich. Happily modern science can stage similar clashes i

Related Books & Audiobooks