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Scientists show how a planet gets roasted by extreme heat

Scientists show how a planet gets roasted by extreme heat

By Dean Murray Space scientists have revealed a planet getting "roasted" by extreme heat. NASA said the latest observations have shown an exoplanet four times the mass of Jupiter sweeping close by its Sun-like star. Researchers analyzing NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's observations

Spacecraft captures Mars close-up on way to $10,000 quadrillion asteroid

Spacecraft captures Mars close-up on way to $10,000 quadrillion asteroid

By Dean Murray A spacecraft has taken jaw-dropping close-up snaps of Mars on its way to a $10,000 quadrillion asteroid. NASA’s Psyche spacecraft completed its close approach of the Red Planet on May 15, coming within 2,864 miles (4,609 kilometres) of the planet’s

Hubble helps NASA discover more than 6,000 new worlds

Hubble helps NASA discover more than 6,000 new worlds

By Dean Murray The Hubble Space Telescope has reached the jaw-dropping milestone of discovering more than 6,000 new worlds. The joint NASA/ESA mission searches for planets in outer space, potentially looking for a world like Earth. When the telescope was launched in 1990, not a single exoplanet

Mysterious world beyond Pluto may have an atmosphere: astronomers

Mysterious world beyond Pluto may have an atmosphere: astronomers

A tiny, little-known world beyond Pluto appears to have an atmosphere, Japanese astronomers said Monday, defying what had been thought possible for icy objects in our cosmic backyard. If confirmed, the roughly 500-kilometre-wide (310-mile) rock would become just the second world past Neptune in our Solar

Volatile Weather Damages Our Mental Health

Volatile Weather Damages Our Mental Health

In 2024, I experienced my first Christmas Day without snow in both Bozeman and my hometown of Polson. A year later, I witnessed falling snow in June while digging up dinosaurs. These rapid changes in weather patterns are a sign of climate change — a sign that I dreaded seeing. As

A cacophony of fun characters foster creepy community

A cacophony of fun characters foster creepy community

DISCLAIMER: This is a satirical piece. It does not necessarily represent the views of the Exponent or its writers and should not be construed as truth. Every semester, new students arrive in droves to take classes from expert professors in their field of choice. While others receive a warm welcome

Scientists take new approach toward Uranus

Scientists take new approach toward Uranus

By Dean Murray Scientists have taken a new look at Uranus. For the first time, an international team of astronomers has mapped the vertical structure of Uranus’s upper atmosphere. The study has uncovered how temperature and charged particles vary with height across the planet. Using the James Webb Space