Cyclone Spotted Swirling over Uranus’ North Pole for First Time

Cyclone Spotted Swirling over Uranus’ North Pole for First Time

TEHRAN (ANA)- A polar cyclone has been spotted at the Uranus’ north pole, researchers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, reported.
Star Cluster in Milky Way Appears to Be as Old as Universe

Star Cluster in Milky Way Appears to Be as Old as Universe

TEHRAN (ANA)- Star cluster M92, a densely packed ball of stars roughly 27,000 light-years from Earth, is about 13.8 billion years old, scientists at the University of Texas found.
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Spots Hazy Galaxy with Surprising Features

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Spots Hazy Galaxy with Surprising Features

TEHRAN (ANA)- NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a galaxy about 50 million light-years away that holds some surprises, the agency said.
Confirmed: Atmospheric Helium Levels Rising

Confirmed: Atmospheric Helium Levels Rising

TEHRAN (ANA)- Scientists at the University of California used an unprecedented technique to detect that levels of helium are rising in the atmosphere, resolving an issue that has lingered among atmospheric chemists for decades.
Saturn’s Icy Rings Probably Heating Its Atmosphere, Giving Ultraviolet Glow

Saturn’s Icy Rings Probably Heating Its Atmosphere, Giving Ultraviolet Glow

TEHRAN (ANA)- The rings that make Saturn such a spectacle are probably heating its atmosphere and making it glow at ultraviolet wavelengths, Harvard University researchers found.
Satellite Data Reveal Nearly 20,000 Previously Unknown Deep-Sea Mountains

Satellite Data Reveal Nearly 20,000 Previously Unknown Deep-Sea Mountains

TEHRAN (ANA)- The number of known mountains in Earth’s oceans has roughly doubled and global satellite observations have revealed nearly 20,000 previously unknown seamounts, scientists at the University of California said.
Researchers Discover Tiny Galaxy with Big Star Power

Researchers Discover Tiny Galaxy with Big Star Power

TEHRAN (ANA)- Using first-of-their-kind observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, a University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team looked more than 13 billion years into the past to discover a unique, minuscule galaxy that generated new stars at an extremely high rate for its size.
Rocky Planets Might Have Been Able to Form in Early Universe

Rocky Planets Might Have Been Able to Form in Early Universe

TEHRAN (ANA)- Rocky planets might have been forming since the beginning of the universe, researchers at the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, found.
Martian Soil May Have All Nutrients Rice Needs

Martian Soil May Have All Nutrients Rice Needs

TEHRAN (ANA)- Martian dirt may have all the necessary nutrients for growing rice, one of humankind’s most important foods, planetary scientists at the University of Arkansas found.
Venus Has Almost 50 Times as Many Volcanoes as Previously Thought

Venus Has Almost 50 Times as Many Volcanoes as Previously Thought

TEHRAN (ANA)- The hellscape of Venus is riddled with even more volcanoes than scientists thought, scientists at Washington University in St. Louis reported.
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