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Mars’ surface is not currently conducive to human life. It presents extreme challenges, including a tenuous atmosphere, freezing temperatures, and heightened radiation levels. While Earth’s extremophiles…
We are gaining knowledge about Venus, a high-pressure planet JSC/NASA There is compelling evidence that vast underground tunnels have been formed from lava on Venus. These…
Lava planets are rocky exoplanets that orbit extremely close to their host star, allowing for conditions that melt silicate rocks daily. Boucale et al. We introduce…
New archaeological excavations show that the Umm Jirsan lava tubes in Halat Khyber, northwestern Saudi Arabia, have been repeatedly visited by humans from at least the…
Researchers investigate Saudi Arabia's Umm Jirsan lava tube systemPALAEODESERTS project, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Archaeologists have discovered, for the first time, evidence of human habitation inside a…
Above: Photo taken from an astronaut aboard the International Space Station on February 13, 2016 (before the eruption). Below: Photo taken from astronauts aboard the International…
Brightness temperature images obtained by the NOAA-20 satellite’s Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite on December 18, 2023 (left) and December 19, 2023. After weeks of warning,…