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  • NASA's EVE Mission and the Mystery of the Radius Valley

    NASA's EVE Mission and the Mystery of the Radius Valley
    2026/08/03
    Why are so few exoplanets about 1.8 times the size of Earth? This episode explores NASA's proposed Early eVolution Explorer (EVE) mission, designed to investigate the mysterious "radius valley" that separates rocky super-Earths from gas-rich sub-Neptunes.

    By studying young star clusters and newly formed planets, EVE aims to reveal whether these worlds are born different or transformed over time, offering new insights into how planetary systems evolve.

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    52 分
  • The Mission Preparing for Earth's Closest Asteroid Encounter

    The Mission Preparing for Earth's Closest Asteroid Encounter
    2026/08/02
    Can We Stop an Asteroid? The ESA and JAXA are joining forces on the Ramses mission to meet Apophis before its extraordinary 2029 flyby.

    By watching how Earth's gravity reshapes the asteroid, scientists hope to unlock crucial clues about its internal structure and improve future planetary defense strategies.

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    33 分
  • Einstein Was Right Again: The Star That Twisted Space-Time

    Einstein Was Right Again: The Star That Twisted Space-Time
    2026/08/01
    Astronomers have captured the first direct evidence of a newborn magnetar emerging inside a spectacular supernova, solving a decades-old cosmic mystery.

    By detecting a unique "chirp" signal in the explosion's light, researchers confirmed that Einstein's general relativity explains how these rapidly spinning stars warp space-time while injecting enormous energy into the expanding blast.

    This breakthrough offers an unprecedented look inside one of the universe's most powerful explosions and could transform our understanding of how the most extreme stars are born.

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    49 分
  • Scientists Discover Two Massive Planets That Are Almost Empty

    Scientists Discover Two Massive Planets That Are Almost Empty
    2026/07/31
    Astronomers have discovered two rare Jupiter-sized "super-puff" exoplanets more than 1,100 light-years from Earth.

    Despite their enormous size, these worlds have an incredibly low density, consisting mostly of hydrogen and helium, making them among the lightest planets ever found.

    The discovery offers new clues about planet formation, while future observations with the James Webb Space Telescope could reveal the secrets hidden within their unusual atmospheres.

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    32 分
  • Are Uranus and Neptune Really Ice Giants?

    Are Uranus and Neptune Really Ice Giants?
    2026/07/30
    Scientists are challenging the long-held view of Uranus and Neptune as ice giants after advanced computer simulations revealed they may contain vast magma oceans of iron and silicates beneath their atmospheres.

    The new model could explain the planets' unusual magnetic fields and internal heat, while offering fresh insights into the mysterious sub-Neptune exoplanets that dominate our galaxy. Although only one spacecraft has ever visited these distant worlds, the findings strengthen the case for future missions to uncover their true nature.

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    38 分
  • Have Scientists Found the Missing Black Holes?

    Have Scientists Found the Missing Black Holes?
    2026/07/29
    Scientists are searching for elusive intermediate-mass black holes using fast radio bursts as cosmic probes. By analyzing subtle gravitational lensing effects in data from CHIME, researchers have identified signals consistent with black holes hundreds to thousands of times the Sun's mass.

    If confirmed as primordial black holes, these mysterious objects could account for a significant fraction of the universe's dark matter, offering new clues to one of cosmology's greatest mysteries.

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    43 分
  • Scientists Just Found Evidence Venus Is Still Alive

    Scientists Just Found Evidence Venus Is Still Alive
    2026/07/28
    Venus may not be the dormant world scientists once imagined. New 3D simulations suggest the planet is still geologically active, with shifting crust and young rift valleys revealing a surprisingly dynamic interior.

    The discovery could reshape future NASA and ESA missions while offering new clues about how rocky planets evolve.

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    23 分
  • New Simulations Challenge the Search for Life on Europa

    New Simulations Challenge the Search for Life on Europa
    2026/07/27
    Europa’s hidden ocean may be even more isolated than scientists expected. New simulations suggest that turbulent water inside cracks in the moon’s thick ice freezes too quickly to reach the surface, meaning future missions could find only shallow melt pockets instead of direct samples from the deep ocean.

    The discovery raises new questions about how Europa Clipper and JUICE will search for signs of habitability beneath the ice.

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    40 分