SpaceX Starlink satellites seen as ‘wonky streaks’ by ISS astronaut (photos) - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-21 06:00:55
A veteran NASA astronaut caught SpaceX satellites in action from the space station.
NASA astronaut Don Pettit snapped shots of some SpaceX Starlink satellites from the International Space Station (I… [+2262 chars]
Physicists Shed Light on Precise Shape of Single Photon - Sci.News
Posted at 2024-11-21 06:00:54
New research from the University of Birmingham explores the nature of photons — individual particles of light — in unprecedented detail.
Ben Yuen & Angela Demetriadou define the precise shape of… [+2642 chars]
The Most Universally Understood Word In The World Appears In So Many Languages - IFLScience
Posted at 2024-11-21 06:00:53
Go to any country where you don't speak the language, and you will obviously have some trouble communicating. You may have a little help, with languages sharing common roots and similar words, but wi… [+3304 chars]
New Roadmap Sets the Stage for Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft by the 2030s - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-11-21 06:00:52
A consortium of companies just completed its initial foray into an 11-year project that could put the first nuclear-powered space tug into space. The project is called RocketRoll, and it paves the wa… [+4452 chars]
Geminid meteor shower begins tonight. Here's what to expect from one of the best meteor showers of the year - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-21 06:00:51
One of the most reliable meteor showers to light up our night sky each year begins tonight.
The annual Geminid meteor shower runs from Nov. 19 through Dec. 24, with the peak coming overnight on Dec.… [+4148 chars]
Hunter-gatherer study helps explain how children have learned for 99% of human history - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-21 06:00:49
Unlike kids in the United States, hunter-gatherer children in the Congo Basin have often learned how to hunt, identify edible plants and care for babies by the tender age of six or seven.
This rapid… [+4860 chars]
James Webb telescope uncovers 1st-ever 'Einstein zig-zag' hiding in plain sight — and it could help save cosmology - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-11-21 06:00:48
For the first time, researchers have used data from the James Webb Space Telescope
(JWST) to uncover an example of a previously hypothetical phenomenon known as an "Einstein zig-zag" — where light … [+5622 chars]
Driver who caused horrific fatal crash in Clay suffered a medical episode, troopers say - syracuse.com
Posted at 2024-11-21 06:00:47
Syracuse, N.Y. A man who drove at a high speed through a red light in Clay last month, colliding with another car, killing himself and another person, suffered a medical episode prior to the crash, t… [+1115 chars]
Purple Isn’t Real - kottke.org
Posted at 2024-11-21 06:00:45
×Hello! In order to leave a comment, you need to be a current kottke.org member. If you'd like to sign up for a membership to support the site and join the conversation, you can explore your options … [+394 chars]
The world’s first saber-toothed cat mummy has been found in Siberia - National Geographic
Posted at 2024-11-21 06:00:44
The frozen cub not only provides the first look at what a saber-toothed cat looked like in real life, Reynolds notes, but also represents a life stage that paleontologists know less about, as most fo… [+2096 chars]
Study: SpaceX's Starship could cause structural damage in Texas - Chron
Posted at 2024-11-21 06:00:43
The SpaceX Starship sits on the launch pad ahead of its sixth flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on November 17, 2024.
Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images
South Texans have spoken out… [+4337 chars]
Single Cells Exhibit Learning Behaviors - Neuroscience News
Posted at 2024-11-21 06:00:42
Summary: A new study suggests that individual cells may exhibit learning-like behaviors, previously thought exclusive to organisms with nervous systems. Researchers used computational modeling to sho… [+8884 chars]
NASA Plans to Assign Missions for Two Future Artemis Cargo Landers - NASA
Posted at 2024-11-21 06:00:40
NASA, along with its industry and international partners, is preparing for sustained exploration of the lunar surface with the Artemis campaign to advance science and discovery for the benefit of all… [+3182 chars]
Mystery Solved: Magnetars in Massive Galaxies Behind Cosmic Radio Flashes - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-11-21 06:00:39
Fast radio bursts are linked to massive, metal-rich galaxies, hinting at their origins in magnetars formed from stellar mergers.
Researchers have linked the origins of fast radio bursts to magnetars… [+6905 chars]
Life on Mars Found—Then Killed? Scientist Warns of Fatal NASA Error - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2024-11-21 06:00:38
Could we have already found life on Marsand accidentally destroyed it in the process? A jaw-dropping theory from a leading scientist suggests that NASAs search for extraterrestrial life may have back… [+2250 chars]
Brain Models Reveal How We Process Life’s Small Surprises - Neuroscience News
Posted at 2024-11-21 06:00:36
Summary: Researchers trained computer models to predict everyday events, revealing that responding to uncertainty, rather than just prediction errors, improved understanding. This challenges the idea… [+8051 chars]
Enormous cache of rare earth elements hidden inside coal ash waste, study suggests - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-21 06:00:35
Coal ashthe chalky remnants of coal that has been burned for fuelhas been piling up across the United States for decades. But new research led by The University of Texas at Austin has found that the … [+5773 chars]
The dark energy pushing our universe apart may not be what it seems, scientists say - The Associated Press
Posted at 2024-11-21 06:00:34
NEW YORK (AP) Distant, ancient galaxies are giving scientists more hints that a mysterious force called dark energy may not be what they thought.
Astronomers know that the universe is being pushed a… [+3571 chars]
The space station just had to pull a maneuver to avoid space debris - Digital Trends
Posted at 2024-11-21 06:00:33
The International Space Station (ISS) was repositioned on Tuesday, November 19, to move it well out of the way of approaching space debris, NASA reported.
Station operators fired the thrusters on th… [+1691 chars]
Scientists Create “Extraordinary” Mouse Using Gene Older Than Animal Life Itself - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-11-21 06:00:32
The mouse on the left is a chimeric with dark eyes and patches of black fur, a result of stem cells derived from a choanoflagellate Sox gene. The wildtype mouse on the right has red eyes and all whit… [+4975 chars]
NASA Spots Black Holes Sharing a Meal in an Unprecedented Cosmic Encounter - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2024-11-20 06:01:08
Astronomers have witnessed a rare cosmic event a billion light-years away: two supermassive black holes orbiting each other and sharing a single gas cloud. This spectacular discovery, made with NASAs… [+4543 chars]
India plans to build a moon-orbiting space station by 2040 - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-20 06:01:07
India plans to build a moon-orbiting space station by 2040 as part of its ambitious roadmap to establish a long-term presence beyond Earth orbit.
The outpost will support crewed missions to the surf… [+2938 chars]
Seeing a line of lights? Here’s what went across the Colorado sky - FOX 31 Denver
Posted at 2024-11-20 06:01:05
DENVER (KDVR) If you saw a line of lights in the sky over the weekend, they were there for a reason — and no, it’s (probably) not aliens.
FOX31 received several reports of a string of lights in the… [+1524 chars]
Hubble Telescope witnesses Milky Way strip its galactic neighbor of gas - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-20 06:01:04
In its galactic neighborhood, the Milky Way can be something of a bully.
Our galaxy's two closest neighbors are two dwarf galaxies known as the Large Magellanic Cloud
(LMC), and the Small Magellan… [+3717 chars]
Why Is Earth's Magnetic North Pole Moving Eastwards Across The Globe? - IFLScience
Posted at 2024-11-20 06:01:02
Earths magnetic poles arent set in stone (or ice). Over the past centuries, Earth's magnetic north has been drifting east at an accelerating pace, shifting thousands of kilometers across the globe. T… [+2869 chars]
Can Lasers Cast a Shadow? Scientists Just Made It Happen - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-11-20 06:01:01
If you think you know what a shadow is, think again. An international team of scientists has just demonstrated a phenomenon that could be straight out of a science fiction book: a shadow cast by ligh… [+2756 chars]
A distant planet seems to have a sulphur-rich atmosphere, hinting at alien volcanoes - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-20 06:00:59
Today, we know of more than 5,000 exoplanets
: planets outside our solar system
that orbit other stars. While the effort to discover new worlds goes on, we’re steadily learning more about the exop… [+6170 chars]
Symmetry Spotted in Statistical Mechanics - Physics
Posted at 2024-11-20 06:00:58
Figure 1: (Left) In the so-called grand-canonical ensemble, a system of particles (blue) is in contact with a heat and particle reservoir (gray). The system retains a constant temperature and chemica… [+9598 chars]
Sabre-toothed ‘kitten’ mummy unearthed in Siberia is first of its kind - CNN
Posted at 2024-11-20 06:00:56
Sign up for CNNs Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.
A mummified ice age cub from Siberia is the first know… [+5891 chars]
New study reveals possible origins of dark matter in 'Dark Big Bang' scenario - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-20 06:00:55
Recent research by a student-faculty team at Colgate University unlocks new clues that could radically change the world's understanding of the origin of dark matter.
Assistant Professor of Physics a… [+3921 chars]
SpaceX's epic Starship Super Heavy rocket catch looked just like the company imagined (side-by-side video) - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-20 06:00:54
A new video released ahead of SpaceX's next Starship launch shows just how perfectly the rocket booster nailed its first landing.
SpaceX launched its 400-foot-tall (122 meters) Starship vehicle for … [+4437 chars]
Man Turns Old Mobile Home into a Log Cabin with Just $13k–and DIY Charm (LOOK) - Good News Network
Posted at 2024-11-20 06:00:53
Benn Berkeley next to his caravan – SWNS
What would you prefer to live in, a trailer or a log cabin? An out-of-work English filmmaker picked the latter over the former by way of his own two hands an… [+2291 chars]
The Amazing Camouflage of The Octopus Comes at a Heavy Cost - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-11-20 06:00:51
Octopuses are masters of camouflage and disguise. An alarmed octopus can vanish even while you watch, flawlessly transforming into what looks like a piece of coral-encrusted rock, or another species … [+3986 chars]
Ancient Gene Reprograms Stem Cells to Create a Living Mouse - Neuroscience News
Posted at 2024-11-20 06:00:49
Summary: Scientists have reprogrammed mouse cells into pluripotent stem cells using a gene from choanoflagellates, single-celled organisms related to animals. This breakthrough demonstrates that key … [+6539 chars]
Crowdsourcing Ionosphere Data With Phones - Hackaday
Posted at 2024-11-20 06:00:48
How do you collect a lot of data about the ionosphere? Well, you could use sounding rockets or specialized gear. Or maybe you can just conscript a huge number of cell phones. That was the approach ta… [+1042 chars]
Against All Odds: Living Microbes Discovered in the Most Unlikely Place on Earth - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-11-20 06:00:46
The Atacama Desert, one of Earth’s harshest environments, contains surface soil with DNA from both living cells and external sources. A novel technique enables researchers to distinguish between inte… [+4407 chars]
Study: Hawaiian Volcano Showed Signs Two Months before Exploding - VOA Learning English
Posted at 2024-11-20 06:00:45
Scientists say they were able to identify signs that Hawaiis Mauna Loa volcano might erupt about two months before it exploded.
A new study explains the signs they discovered and how their method mi… [+3149 chars]
The ISS has been leaking air for 5 years, and engineers still don’t know why - Ars Technica
Posted at 2024-11-20 06:00:43
Mysterious Signal Preceded The Most Powerful Eruption of Modern Times - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-11-20 06:00:42
In January 2022, the most powerful explosion ever recorded with modern instruments rocked the South Pacific. Now, scientists have identified a mysterious signal that preceded the thunderous event.
H… [+3974 chars]
Year’s Strongest Meteor Shower Has Begun: When To See The Geminids At Their Best - Forbes
Posted at 2024-11-20 06:00:40
Speeding towards Earth, meteors from the Geminid meteor shower streak across the sky above the ... [+] Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), a Program of NSFs… [+4564 chars]
The Leonid meteor shower peaks is peaking now. Are 'shooting stars' in the forecast for 2024? - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-19 06:00:55
It is important to stress again that at the outset that any suggestion of a spectacular meteor Leonid display this year is, to put it mildly, overly optimistic.
Unless the Leonid meteor shower prov… [+5120 chars]
Engineers transform smartphones into instruments for studying space - Tech Xplore
Posted at 2024-11-19 06:00:54
That ordinary smartphone in your pocket could be a powerful tool for investigating outer space. In a new study, researchers at Google and CU Boulder have transformed millions of Android phones across… [+5023 chars]
Biologists Just Created Solar-Powered Hamster Cells - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-11-19 06:00:53
How would you like it if you could recharge just by sitting out in the Sun? The ability to use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) and water into oxygen and energy is traditionally the exclusive… [+2863 chars]
How a street dog made a space history but never returned to Earth - The Times of India
Posted at 2024-11-19 06:00:52
Magnetic North Pole moves in ‘unexpected’ never-before-seen way and it could drastically affect our phones - UNILAD
Posted at 2024-11-19 06:00:50
Our planet's magnetic North Pole has moved from northern Canada to the Arctic and is now on its way to Russia at a remarkably fast pace.
At the centre of our planet, in its outer core, there is a va… [+2739 chars]
SpaceX launching telecom satellite from Florida today - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-19 06:00:49
SpaceX launched a satellite for the Australian telecom company Optus on Sunday evening (Nov. 17) from Florida's Space Coast.
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Optus-X satellite lifted off from Pad 39A … [+1647 chars]
James Webb Confirms Hubble’s Calculation of Hubble’s Constant - Universe Today
Posted at 2024-11-19 06:00:48
We have been spoiled over recent years with first the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and then the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST.) Both have opened our eyes on the Universe and made amazing discoveri… [+4098 chars]
NASA’s Hubble Reveals How the LMC Defied Galactic Destruction - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-11-19 06:00:47
This artist’s concept shows the Large Magellanic Cloud, or LMC, in the foreground as it passes through the gaseous halo of the much more massive Milky Way galaxy. The encounter has blown away most of… [+9296 chars]
Scientists transform blood into regenerative materials, paving the way for personalized, 3D-printed implants - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-19 06:00:46
Scientists have created a new 'biocooperative' material based on blood, which has been shown to successfully repair bones, paving the way for personalized regenerative blood products that could be us… [+3607 chars]
Northern Lights Forecast: Aurora Borealis Could Be Seen From These 8 States Tonight - Forbes
Posted at 2024-11-19 06:00:44
The northern lights will potentially be visible in a strip of the northernmost states in the contiguous U.S. on Sunday night, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations latest … [+2619 chars]
Scientists study 35,000-year-old saber-toothed kitten frozen in Siberia - The Washington Post
Posted at 2024-11-19 06:00:43
Scientists have studied the frozen remains of a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed kitten for the first time and found significant differences compared to a modern-day lion cub.
The cubs mummified body w… [+2046 chars]
Physicists think they may know the key to unlocking time travel - BGR
Posted at 2024-11-19 06:00:42
Newly discovered amber reveals Antarctica once looked very different - NBC Montana
Posted at 2024-11-19 06:00:40
ANTARCTICA (WKRC) - Scientists recently discovered amber fragments that suggest the snow-covered continent of Antarctica could have once been a lush jungle.
The idea that Antarctica once looked like… [+1395 chars]
Study: Chinese Rover Finds Evidence of Ancient Ocean on Mars - VOA Learning English
Posted at 2024-11-19 06:00:39
Scientists say newly examined data from a Chinese explorer on Mars adds to existing evidence that the planet once had a very large ocean.
The exploring vehicle, or rover, is called Zhurong. It lande… [+3862 chars]
This Strange Crystal Has Two Melting Points And We Finally Know Why - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-11-19 06:00:38
In 1896, German chemist Emil Fischer noted something very strange about a molecule named acetaldehyde phenylhydrazone. Identical batches of the crystalline compound appeared to have wildly different … [+5376 chars]
New study reveals Starship's true sound levels; shows differences between SLS and Falcon 9 - NASASpaceflight.com
Posted at 2024-11-19 06:00:37
6When SpaceX launched Starship and Super Heavy for its first flight test in April 2023, the rocket became the most powerful ever flown, mostly due in part to Super Heavy’s 33 Raptor engines. As such,… [+11263 chars]
Study Finds Potential Downside to Vigorous Exercise That We Didn't Know About - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-11-19 06:00:35
Bad news for any extreme exercise junkies out there: excessive vigorous exercise could muffle your immune system. At least, that's what a 2023 study analyzing over 4,700 post-exercise fluid molecules… [+4238 chars]
Scientists Reveal a Shocking Solution to The Chicken or Egg Paradox - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-11-19 06:00:34
Life on Earth may have developed the ability to form embryos even before it grew the very first animals.
A single-celled organism that lives burrowed in the muck beneath shallow seas bears a startli… [+4446 chars]
NASA May Have Inadvertently Killed Life on Mars, Scientist Says - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-11-19 06:00:33
In all our explorations of Mars to date, no evidence has been found that meets the rigorous standards to claim that we have conclusively found life.
But, decades ago in the 1970s, when the Viking la… [+4861 chars]
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 20 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from California - Spaceflight Now
Posted at 2024-11-19 06:00:32
File: A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch a Starlink mission. Image: SpaceX
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with another 20 Starlink satellites from California Sunday night.
The Starlink 9-1… [+1190 chars]
Jaw-dropping new images show Jupiter in stunning detail - Chron
Posted at 2024-11-18 06:00:52
Jupiter as seen during Juno's 66th perijove on Oct. 24, 2024.
NASA / JPL / SwRI / MSSS / Gerald Eichstädt / Thomas Thomopoulos © cc by
NASA's Juno spacecraft has sent back new, eye-catching images… [+2147 chars]
How Can Jupiter Have No Surface? A Dive Into A Planet So Big, It Could Swallow 1,000 Earths - IFLScience
Posted at 2024-11-18 06:00:51
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question youd like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.
Why does Jupiter look like it has a surface eve… [+5249 chars]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX all but owns the market for U.S. government launches - The Washington Post
Posted at 2024-11-18 06:00:50
Elon Musks rise into Donald Trumps political orbit in 2024 has overshadowed another milestone this year for the worlds richest man: His space business has launched more rockets than ever, further est… [+386 chars]
Mysterious hourly radio signal from space baffles scientists, challenging current astrophysical theories - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2024-11-18 06:00:49
The ASKAP radio telescope in Australia first detected this extraordinary signal, officially designated as ASKAP J1935+2148. What sets this signal apart is its clockwork-like precision, repeating ever… [+4445 chars]
World’s Most Powerful MRI Delivers Unprecedented Images of the Human Brain - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2024-11-18 06:00:48
The world of medical imaging has taken a giant leap forward with the introduction of the most powerful MRI machine ever created. This groundbreaking technology, developed by the French Alternative En… [+4458 chars]
Saturday Citations: Cold dark matter takes a hit; a new paradigm for biology; those fracking earthquakes - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-18 06:00:46
This week, researchers formulated a new method to calculate the probability of generating intelligent life in the universe. Investigations of a meteorite that originated on Mars revealed that it once… [+5120 chars]
Forget Houston. This Space Balloon Will Launch You to the Edge of the Cosmos From a Floating Spaceport. - Robb Report
Posted at 2024-11-18 06:00:45
Many design projects have started with Lego building blocks, but the ship-based launch system for Space Perspective’s Spaceship Neptune balloon and capsule is a most unique and remarkable example.
… [+5148 chars]
Neuroscientists taught rats to drive tiny cars. They took them out on 'joy rides.' - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-11-18 06:00:45
We crafted our first rodent car from a plastic cereal container. After trial and error, my colleagues and I found that rats could learn to drive forward by grasping a small wire that acted like a gas… [+9329 chars]
Winona State could get a new space observatory thanks to this professor - Star Tribune
Posted at 2024-11-18 06:00:44
Someday soon college students at Winona State University could join researchers from around North America measuring light from stars and galaxies billions of miles away. Those students would work wit… [+1858 chars]
Scientist Says NASA Lander May Have Accidentally Killed Life on Mars - Yahoo! Voices
Posted at 2024-11-18 06:00:43
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways
A… [+3148 chars]
How a Martian Meteorite Found in a Drawer Rewrites Mars’ Water History - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-11-18 06:00:41
Researchers have determined that the Lafayette Meteorite, rediscovered at Purdue in 1931, originated from Mars and underwent aqueous alteration 742 million years ago. Credit: SciTechDaily.com
Scient… [+7979 chars]
Northern Lights Forecast: Aurora Borealis Could Be Seen From These States Tonight - Forbes
Posted at 2024-11-18 06:00:40
Some areas in the northern U.S. will have an opportunity to see aurora borealis on Saturday night, as solar radiation could affect radio communications, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheri… [+2818 chars]
Last supermoon of 2024 wows skywatchers around the world with Full Beaver Moon (photos) - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-18 06:00:39
The final supermoon of 2024, the Beaver Moon of November, thrilled skywatchers around the world as it ushered in the weekend with a stunning night sky sight.
November's full moon rose on Friday (Nov… [+6973 chars]
NASA’s only visit to Uranus happened during a rare cosmic occurrence - CNN
Posted at 2024-11-18 06:00:38
Editors note: A version of this story appeared in CNNs Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here.
The answers to the biggest questions in space science what ha… [+5325 chars]
Scientists Intrigued by Discovery of Light That Can Cast a Shadow - Futurism
Posted at 2024-11-18 06:00:36
Wait, what?
Shadow and Bone
A team of scientists has found that the narrow beam of a laser, under specific conditions, can cast a shadow a counterintuitive finding that could open the doors for new… [+2597 chars]
Astrophysicists Can’t Explain Why James Webb Space Telescope Just Found Hundreds Of Little Red Dots In The Distant Past Of The Universe - Twisted Sifter
Posted at 2024-11-18 06:00:35
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken some of the most incredible images of the universe and provided vast amounts of information for scientists to unpack.
Recently, this powerful telescope spent… [+1988 chars]
Volcanic Fossilization: Did a ‘Pompeii Event’ Really Preserve the World’s Most Pristine Dinosaurs? - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-11-18 06:00:33
Two perfectly articulated skeletons of the sheep-size dinosaur Psittacosaurus, found in China’s Yixian Formation. New research suggests they died in burrow collapses, not via volcanism, as previously… [+10123 chars]
Ancient Humans Were Apex Predators For 2 Million Years, Study Discovers - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-11-18 06:00:32
Paleolithic cuisine was anything but lean and green, according to a study on the diets of our Pleistocene ancestors.
For a good 2 million years, Homo sapiens and their ancestors ditched the salad an… [+5506 chars]
One million years of heavy rain triggered Earth's era of dinosaur dominance - Earth.com
Posted at 2024-11-18 06:00:31
Roughly 233 million years ago, Earth’s continents were fused into one massive landmass, and life as we know it was on the brink of transformation due to a one-million-year period of rain called the C… [+6976 chars]
Golf Influencer Karin Hart in Two-Piece Workout Gear is "Making Golf Great Again" - Celebwell
Posted at 2024-11-17 06:00:58
Golf influencer Karin Hart is making waves both on and off the course, where she's recently shared a video of herself hitting balls in stylish workout gear and her "MGGA" hat, captioned, "Making golf… [+2946 chars]
Northern Lights Forecast: Aurora Borealis May Appear In These States Tonight - Forbes
Posted at 2024-11-17 06:00:57
A patch of the northern U.S. could have a chance to see aurora borealis on Friday night, with quieter geomagnetic activity expected through the weekend, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheri… [+3121 chars]
40 Years Ago, Scientists Dropped Gophers Onto a Volcano. Today, They're Tiny Heroes. - Popular Mechanics
Posted at 2024-11-17 06:00:56
- A new study reveals that an unconventional ecological intervention tactic is still providing benefits 40 years later
- After the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens devastated the local e… [+3478 chars]
Webb telescope captures stunning image of massive super star cluster in deep space - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2024-11-17 06:00:55
Westerlund 1 is not your average star cluster. It’s a galactic behemoth, outshining and outweighing its cosmic counterparts by a staggering margin. While typical star clusters boast a mass around 10,… [+3743 chars]
Physicists create the first fully mechanical qubit - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-17 06:00:53
A team of physicists at ETH Zürich has built the first-ever working mechanical qubit. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes their novel idea for creating such a qubit a… [+2194 chars]
James Webb Space Telescope Finds Stunning Evidence for Alternate Theory of Gravity - The Debrief
Posted at 2024-11-17 06:00:52
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope to peer back in time into the farthest reaches of the universe have found stunning evidence for an alternate theory of gravity.
Current models of gal… [+6078 chars]
Watch Beaver Moon supermoon rise today in free livestream - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-17 06:00:51
The November Full Moon, also known as the Beaver Moon rises today and is the last supermoon of the year.
You can watch the full moon rise live from Italy, in a free livestream courtesy of astronomer… [+2108 chars]
'It invites us to reconsider our notion of shadow': Laser beams can actually cast their own shadows, scientists discover - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-11-17 06:00:50
A quirk in scientific 3D modeling has led to the discovery that laser light
can — under the right circumstances — cast its own shadow.
The finding challenges our current understanding of what a sh… [+3174 chars]
Study of Scotland's last plague reveals humanity in face of 'Black Death' - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-17 06:00:49
A new study led by the University of Aberdeen has provided greater understanding of Scotland's final deadly brush with the plague.
Research published in the journal PLOS One has confirmed for the fi… [+4772 chars]
Meat-Eating 'Terror Birds' Once Ruled Earth: The Predators That Dominated After the Dinosaurs - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2024-11-17 06:00:48
Imagine a time when Earth was ruled by colossal flightless birds, towering up to 10 feet (3.05 m) tall, equipped with razor-sharp hooked beaks and formidable speed. These were the terror birds, scien… [+2835 chars]
'Another piece of the puzzle': Antarctica's 1st-ever amber fossil sheds light on dinosaur-era rainforest that covered South Pole 90 million years ago - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-11-17 06:00:46
For the first time, researchers have discovered a piece of fossilized resin, or amber, in Antarctica. The tiny golden fragment, unearthed beneath the seafloor, contains microscopic remnants of an anc… [+3677 chars]
First-Ever 'Einstein Zig-Zag' Found in Space Could Help Solve the Universe's Expansion Mystery - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-11-17 06:00:45
A light source in space originally believed to be a galaxy bending light from a distant active galactic core is actually an extremely rare and first-of-its-kind gravitational lens, according to a tea… [+3919 chars]
NASA satellites reveal abrupt drop in global freshwater levels - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-17 06:00:44
An international team of scientists using observations from NASA-German satellites found evidence that Earth's total amount of freshwater dropped abruptly starting in May 2014 and has remained low ev… [+4861 chars]
Leonid meteor shower peaks alongside supermoon this weekend. What to know. - The Washington Post
Posted at 2024-11-17 06:00:43
Leonid meteors are visible in the night sky from early November to early December. This weekend, the ongoing meteor shower reaches its maximum intensity, with a peak Sunday night into early Monday.
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Ecosystem that predates the dinosaurs uncovered in the Alps by melting snow - Yahoo! Voices
Posted at 2024-11-17 06:00:41
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways
B… [+4319 chars]
Russia Says Potentially "Catastrophic" Leak in Space Station Isn't a Big Deal - Futurism
Posted at 2024-11-17 06:00:40
"The Russians believe that continued operations are safe but they cant prove to our satisfaction that they are."
Take a Leak
In September, NASA's inspector general warned in a report that new crack… [+2291 chars]
Scientists gain new insights into how mass is distributed in hadrons - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-17 06:00:38
Scientists can determine the mass of subatomic particles that are built from quarks by looking at the particles' energy and momentum in four-dimensional spacetime. One of the quantities that encode t… [+3043 chars]
Meteorite found in a drawer at university contains 700-million-year-old evidence of water on Mars - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-11-17 06:00:37
A meteorite
discovered in a drawer at a university in 1931 harbors evidence of liquid water on Mars 742 million years ago, new research suggests.
The Lafayette meteorite is a glassy chunk of space… [+3102 chars]
How the Brain’s Recycling Changes with Age - Neuroscience News
Posted at 2024-11-17 06:00:36
Summary: New research uncovers how mitophagy, the cellular recycling of damaged mitochondria, changes dynamically in the aging mammalian brain. In memory-related cells, mitophagy rises in midlife but… [+7266 chars]
What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 6 launch test on Nov. 18? - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-17 06:00:34
SpaceX is gearing up to launch its next Starship test flight, a mission that will attempt a second catch of the world's largest rocket on Monday (Nov. 18). But if you're hoping to watch the launch li… [+11402 chars]
Northern Lights Forecast: These States May See Aurora Borealis Tonight - Forbes
Posted at 2024-11-16 06:00:55
Auroral activity might become visible to a portion of the northern U.S. on Thursday night, as geomagnetic storm conditions will likely be calm through Saturday, according to a National Oceanic and At… [+2592 chars]
'God of Darkness' asteroid will pass so close it is expected to get 'the shakes' - The Jerusalem Post
Posted at 2024-11-16 06:00:54
A recent study led by Ronald-Louis Ballouz from Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory suggests that the asteroid 99942 Apophis may experience tremors—similar to earthquakes—due to Earth… [+4462 chars]
NASA Is Laying Off Hundreds of Employees Again - Futurism
Posted at 2024-11-16 06:00:53
Grim.
Punching Bag
NASA is undergoing another round of layoffs. And once again, it's the space agency's famous Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California that's taking the hit.
On Tuesday, JPL announ… [+2588 chars]
New Evidence Supports Ancient “Snowball Earth” Theory, Suggesting Planet Was Encased in Ice - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2024-11-16 06:00:51
A groundbreaking study from the University of Colorado Boulder adds compelling support to the Snowball Earth theory, a hypothesis that suggests Earth was once entirely frozen over, reaching down to t… [+4710 chars]
Rewriting Textbooks: Geologists Uncover New Secrets in the Ancient Layers of the Grand Canyon - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-11-16 06:00:50
Edwin McKee’s groundbreaking work on the Grand Canyon’s geology has been revisited by a modern team, revealing new insights into ancient climate and life. This research highlights the evolving nature… [+4984 chars]
Scientists discover life in the most uninhabitable place on Earth - Study Finds
Posted at 2024-11-16 06:00:49
The researchers aimed to understand the microbial communities in the extremely dry Atacama Desert. They collected soil samples at different locations across a moisture gradient, from the coastal area… [+2632 chars]
Astronaut reveals the 'lightbulb' moment he had after seeing Earth and realising we are living a 'lie' - LADbible
Posted at 2024-11-16 06:00:48
A former astronaut has shared some incredible insight into why he thinks everyone on Earth is living a total lie.
Former NASA cadet Ronald Garan experienced a 'lightbulb' moment after having an unin… [+2238 chars]
A proposed experiment to test whether gravity behaves as a quantum entity when measured - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-16 06:00:47
A multi-institutional team of physicists is proposing an experiment to test whether gravity behaves as a quantum entity when measured. They published a description of their experiment in the journal … [+2611 chars]
Hubble sees aftermath of galaxy's scrape with Milky Way - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-16 06:00:46
A story of survival is unfolding at the outer reaches of our galaxy, and NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is witnessing the saga.
The Large Magellanic Cloud, also called the LMC, is one of the Milky Wa… [+5544 chars]
Is this the best Black Friday camera deal ever? The Canon EOS R5 is nearly $1500 off the MSRP - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-16 06:00:45
Walmart has dropped the Canon EOS R5 camera to its lowest-ever price in this incredible Black Friday deal. It's now available for $2407.74 exclusively at Walmart, reduced from its usual $3,899 Amazon… [+3352 chars]
SpaceX Sets Ambitious Goal: 25 Starship Flights in 2025 - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-11-16 06:00:44
SpaceX has big plans for its Starship rocket. After a groundbreaking test flight, in which the landing tower caught the booster, the company’s founder and CEO Elon Musk wants to see the megarocket fl… [+3772 chars]
Brilliant fireball explodes over North America as satellites capture flash from space (video) - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-16 06:00:42
Another fireball lit up the skies this week, this time over the U.S. Midwest and parts of Canada — but unlike the last one, this one came from outer space.
The meteor burned up on the morning of No… [+3808 chars]
Super heavy-lift, frequent flights to space for Europe: Protein study results - European Space Agency
Posted at 2024-11-16 06:00:41
ArianeGroup Protein study concept rocket
European companies were invited to propose designs for a rocket able to provide enough power and volume to launch huge payloads while keeping costs low and … [+2697 chars]
Scientists Discover ‘Immortal’ Marine Creature That Can ‘Time Travel’ - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2024-11-16 06:00:40
Scientists have stumbled upon a discovery that sounds straight out of science fictiona Time-Traveling comb jellyfish with what seems to be the elusive key to immortality. This remarkable creature, kn… [+2785 chars]
We've been wrong about Uranus for nearly 40 years, new analysis of Voyager 2 data reveals - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-11-16 06:00:39
Our understanding of Uranus could have been wrong for nearly four decades, new research suggests — and a weird space weather event is likely to blame.
Much of what we know about Uranus
is taken fr… [+3186 chars]
The last supermoon of the year will peak alongside the Leonid meteor shower - Yahoo! Voices
Posted at 2024-11-16 06:00:38
Sign up for CNNs Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.
Novembers full moon, otherwise known as the beaver moo… [+4061 chars]
'The bottom line is, I told you so': JWST observations upend standard model of how galaxies form, new study claims - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-11-16 06:00:37
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope
(JWST) have found that some of the universe's oldest galaxies are much brighter and heavier than scientists thought. The finding could lend credibil… [+3000 chars]
Brain Circuits Behind Psychedelics’ Anti-Anxiety Power Decoded - Neuroscience News
Posted at 2024-11-16 06:00:35
Summary: New research has identified distinct neural circuits for the anti-anxiety and hallucinogenic effects of psychedelics. Using the psychedelic DOI in mice, researchers demonstrated that anxiety… [+7871 chars]
The Leonid meteor shower peaks as the supermoon wanes - KSL.com
Posted at 2024-11-16 06:00:34
WASHINGTON It's a treat to see a supermoon. But that bright glowing orb will still be almost full when the Leonid meteor shower peaks this weekend, likely obscuring all but the brightest meteors in m… [+1928 chars]
Neural Flexibility: Prioritizing Memories to Guide Behavior - Neuroscience News
Posted at 2024-11-16 06:00:33
Summary: Male worms can activate two conflicting memoriesmating and starvationwhen encountering the same odor, but only one influences their behavior. A study conditioned worms to associate the smell… [+6704 chars]
Are Emotional Sounds Universal Across Languages? - Neuroscience News
Posted at 2024-11-15 06:00:49
Summary: A new study examined vocal expressions of emotion across 131 languages, exploring similarities in emotional interjections and comparing them to non-linguistic sounds like cries and laughter.… [+5352 chars]
Ice Age plankton model suggests sea life will struggle to survive future global warming - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-15 06:00:48
A new study highlights how some marine life could face extinction over the next century, if human-induced global warming worsens.
The research, led by the University of Bristol and published in Natu… [+3583 chars]
World's First Wooden Satellite Aims to Tackle Space Debris Problem with Sustainable Solution - Good News Network
Posted at 2024-11-15 06:00:47
– an artists impression of the LignoSat, credit Kyoto University.
One might imagine the hostile environment of space as bad news for any organic molecules.
However, Japanese engineers just created … [+2370 chars]
“I was awestruck from the moment I first saw it to the moment I finished assembling the skull and brain” - BBC Discover Wildlife
Posted at 2024-11-15 06:00:46
In 2016, palaeontologist William Nava made a remarkable discovery. He unearthed a small fossil that may unlock the secrets behind the evolution of modern birds complex brains and intelligence one of … [+4880 chars]
Wind Blowing Out of Uranus Makes It Hard to Probe, NASA Complains - Yahoo! Voices
Posted at 2024-11-15 06:00:45
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways
W… [+2673 chars]
Astronomers Find Early Fast-Feeding Black Hole Using NASA Telescopes - NASA
Posted at 2024-11-15 06:00:44
A rapidly feeding black hole at the center of a dwarf galaxy in the early universe, shown in this artists concept, may hold important clues to the evolution of supermassive black holes in general.
U… [+3785 chars]
First-Ever Amber Found in Antarctica Unlocks Secrets of Cretaceous Rainforest - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-11-15 06:00:43
Today, Antarctica is a huge frozen continent, though it was once temperate enough to be covered in swampy forests. Now, a team of scientists has discovered fossilized tree resinamberon the continent … [+3124 chars]
Experiment supports existence of a new type of superconductor - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-15 06:00:42
A Yale-led team has found the strongest evidence yet of a novel type of superconducting material, a fundamental science breakthrough that may open the door to coaxing superconductivitythe flow of ele… [+3749 chars]
The final supermoon of 2024 rises Nov. 15 as November's Full Beaver Moon - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-15 06:00:40
The last of four consecutive supermoons in 2024 rises this week.
November's Full Beaver Moon will rise on Friday (Nov. 15), just in time for those willing to stay up late for some weekend skywatchin… [+3361 chars]
SpaceX rolls Starship spacecraft to pad ahead of Nov. 18 launch (photos) - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-15 06:00:39
SpaceX is gearing up for the sixth test flight of its Starship megarocket, which is now less than a week away.
Elon Musk's company has rolled the sixth Starship vehicle's 165-foot-tall (50-meter-tal… [+2102 chars]
Dead Skynet Satellite Mysteriously Drifted To Other Side Of Earth - Jalopnik
Posted at 2024-11-15 06:00:37
When people think of spaceflights Apollo era, its either a bygone period of relentless exploration or it was completely faked. However, relics from that golden era still haunt the frigid black sea ab… [+3146 chars]
It Sounds Like NASA's Moon Rocket Might Be Getting Canceled - Futurism
Posted at 2024-11-15 06:00:36
NASA's plagued Space Launch System rocket, which is being developed to deliver the first astronauts to the Moon in over half a century, is on thin ice.
According to Ars Technica senior space reporte… [+3427 chars]
Scientists identify flaw in astrophysics models of massive stars and supernovae - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-15 06:00:35
An international team of researchers has uncovered evidence that astrophysics models of massive stars and supernovae are inconsistent with observational gamma-ray astronomy.
The team investigated ir… [+6616 chars]
Meteorite contains evidence of liquid water on Mars 742 million years ago - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-15 06:00:33
An asteroid struck Mars 11 million years ago and sent pieces of the red planet hurtling through space. One of these chunks of Mars eventually crashed into the Earth somewhere near Purdue University a… [+7345 chars]
A Mysterious Extinct Species Seeded Their Genes in Modern Humans - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-11-15 06:00:31
The tree of life is often more like a vine that snakes back on itself, with tendrils briefly embracing before they reach for the sky or wither into nothing.
While much has been said about the Neande… [+3590 chars]
Astronomers defy the zone of avoidance to find hundreds of new galaxies - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-15 06:00:31
There is a region of the sky where astronomers fear to look. Filled with dark clouds of dust, it hides an unseen mass. A mass so large it is pulling the Milky Way and other galaxies toward it.
Okay,… [+3376 chars]
NASA and Roscosmos disagree on cause and severity of ISS air leak - SpaceNews
Posted at 2024-11-15 06:00:29
WASHINGTON NASA and Roscosmos continue to disagree on the cause and severity of an air leak in the Russian segment of the International Space Station, one that NASA worries could lead to a catastroph… [+4136 chars]
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California - CBS News 8
Posted at 2024-11-15 06:00:28
SAN DIEGO SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites into space from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County.
The company launched 20 Starlink satellites from its … [+1619 chars]
World’s largest active volcano Mauna Loa showed telltale warning signs before erupting in 2022 - The Seattle Times
Posted at 2024-11-14 06:01:14
WASHINGTON (AP) Scientists can’t know precisely when a volcano is about to erupt, but they can sometimes pick up telltale signs.
That happened two years ago with the world’s largest active volcano. … [+2402 chars]
Hints of a 'neutrino fog' could complicate efforts to detect dark matter - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-14 06:01:11
As if searching for dark matter isn't difficult enough already, physicists may have detected another hurdle known as a "neutrino fog" from solar neutrinos streaming through Earth.
Several experiment… [+6133 chars]
Look Up! The Northern Lights May Be Visible in the U.S. Tonight—Here's Where to See Them - Yahoo! Voices
Posted at 2024-11-14 06:01:08
Northern lights activity continues with potential sightings in tonight's sky.
Noppawat Tom Charoensinphon / Getty Images
There have been many opportunities to view the northern lights this year. Bu… [+1612 chars]
First-of-Its-Kind Glowing Sea Creature Discovered in Ocean’s ‘Midnight Zone’ - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-11-14 06:01:05
A team of researchers has published a detailed description of the undersea creature previously dubbed the mystery mollusk due to its bizarre body.
The animal’s scientific name is Bathydevius caudact… [+4101 chars]
Scientists Puzzled by Military Satellite That Appears to Have Been Moved to a Distant Location - Futurism
Posted at 2024-11-14 06:01:03
What the heck?
Actually Skynet
Scientists are baffled after the UK's oldest satellite, Skynet-1A, which was launched in 1969, appears to have moved to an entirely different position in its geostati… [+2790 chars]
Pando, the world's largest organism, may have been growing nonstop since the 1st humans left Africa, study suggests - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-11-14 06:01:00
Pando, an enormous quaking aspen that spans more than 100 acres (40 hectares) in Utah, is not only one of the largest known organisms on Earth — it's also one of the oldest, scientists have discovere… [+4235 chars]
Leonid meteor shower 2024: How to spot 'shooting stars' and 'fireballs' over the US this week - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-11-14 06:00:58
The Leonid meteor shower will peak this week and could bring up to 15 "shooting stars" per hour to the night sky.
This annual meteor shower occasionally causes "meteor storms" — rare events that pro… [+2412 chars]
Our ancestor Lucy may have used tools more than 3 million years ago - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-11-14 06:00:55
Lucy and her fellow australopithecines may have created and used tools more than 3 million years ago, a new study of hand muscles suggests. The finding provides further evidence that tool use started… [+4992 chars]
James Webb Space Telescope finds galaxies pointing toward a dark matter alternative - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-14 06:00:52
A group of astronomers analyzing data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST
) say some of the oldest galaxies in our universe appear much larger and brighter than expected, suggesting they forme… [+3649 chars]
India’s Moon Rover Detects ‘Unexpected’ Subsurface Movement at the Moon’s South Pole - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2024-11-14 06:00:49
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) recently announced that their Pragyan rover, part of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, has detected unexplained movement beneath the moons surface at the South … [+2151 chars]
Starship preparations as rollouts begin ahead of full stack testing - NASASpaceflight.com
Posted at 2024-11-14 06:00:47
11Work on the orbital launch mount and Pad B continues, the final Block 1 ship expected to fly is preparing for launch, and Booster 13 is expected to roll out for full-stack testing any day. Consider… [+7963 chars]
Mars Is Hard: NASA’s Rovers Have Had a Rough Go Lately - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-11-14 06:00:45
NASA’s Perseverance and Curiosity rovers have been roaming Mars for years, exploring different parts of the Red Planet hundreds of miles apart. Over the past few months, however, both robots have bee… [+5074 chars]
SpaceX sends 24 more Starlink satellites into orbit - TESLARATI
Posted at 2024-11-14 06:00:43
SpaceX sent 24 more Starlink high-speed internet satellites into orbit on Monday, launching a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) in Florida.
The launch occurred at 4:23 p.m. ET on… [+2392 chars]
Extremely rare 'failed supernova' may have erased a star from the night sky without a trace - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-11-14 06:00:41
Astronomers have watched a massive star vanish in the night sky, only to be replaced by a black hole.
The supergiant star M31-2014-DS1, which has a mass 20 times greater than the sun and is located … [+3441 chars]
Breaking News: Scientists Uncover New Insights on the Higgs Boson! - Glass Almanac
Posted at 2024-11-14 06:00:38
The Higgs boson is often referred to as the “God particle” due to its crucial role in our understanding of the mass of elementary particles. Discovered in 2012, it remains at the forefront of many re… [+5972 chars]
Webb Telescope Shows a Black Hole Breaking a Theoretical Limit - VOA Learning English
Posted at 2024-11-14 06:00:36
Researchers have observed a large black hole that gained mass at a rate much faster than scientists had thought possible.
New observations from the Webb telescope involve the largest kind of black h… [+3700 chars]
First amber find on the Antarctic continent provides new insights into Cretaceous forests - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-14 06:00:33
Until recently, a gap existed in the world map of amber discoveries: the Antarctic continent. But that gap has finally been closed, thanks to a team led by Dr. Johann P. Klages from the Alfred Wegene… [+3264 chars]
China's Mars rover Zhurong finds possible shoreline of ancient Red Planet ocean - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-14 06:00:31
Happy Martian New Year! Today marks the start of a new year on the Red Planet
, the 38th since humans began counting in 1956.
The Martian new year begins with data from a now-defunct rover spotting… [+5809 chars]
A formula for life? New model calculates chances of intelligent beings in our universe and beyond - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-14 06:00:29
The chances of intelligent life emerging in our universeand in any hypothetical ones beyond itcan be estimated by a new theoretical model which has echoes of the famous Drake Equation.
This was the … [+5167 chars]
NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab laying off 5% of its workforce - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-14 06:00:27
NASA's chief center for robotic planetary exploration is conducting another round of layoffs.
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California — which manages many of NASA's high-profile r… [+2884 chars]
'Otherworldly' crash site discovered on surface of Mars by NASA helicopter - indy100
Posted at 2024-11-13 06:01:06
An "otherwordly" crash site of another spacecraft was photographed by a NASA helicopter.
Back in 2020, the Perseverance Rover was sent up to the Red Planet with the Mars Helicopter called Ingenuity … [+2236 chars]
SpaceX Dragon gives ISS a helping hand with altitude - The Register
Posted at 2024-11-13 06:01:04
NASA and SpaceX have demonstrated the Dragon spacecraft's ability to reboost the International Space Station (ISS) with a 12-minute, 30-second burn of the freighter's Draco thrusters.
The burn, whic… [+1768 chars]
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope to Search Distant Stars for Signs of Alien Planets - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2024-11-13 06:00:59
NASAs upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, set to launch between October 2026 and May 2027, is poised to revolutionize the search for exoplanets and deepen our understanding of dark energy and… [+3953 chars]
Scientists propose shocking new theory for origin of the Moon - Study Finds
Posted at 2024-11-13 06:00:46
(Credit: muratart/Shutterstock)
ERIE, Pa. — For nearly 40 years, scientists have generally agreed that Earth’s Moon formed from debris after a Mars-sized object slammed into our young planet. Howeve… [+7145 chars]
The 24-Hour Gopher Experiment That Brought Life Back to Mount St. Helens - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-11-13 06:00:44
In the wake of the most disastrous volcanic eruption in the history of the United States, scientists enlisted the help of an unlikely ally to regenerate life on Mount St. Helens barren slopes: gopher… [+4036 chars]
Jupiter's storms and its 'potato' moon Amalthea stun in new NASA Juno probe images - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-13 06:00:42
NASA's Juno spacecraft has sent back stunning photos of Jupiter, including colorful, chaotic storms swirling through the planet's atmosphere.
Juno
completed its 66th close flyby (also referred to … [+2720 chars]
Physicists create tiny hurricanes of light that could transport huge amounts of data - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-13 06:00:42
Much of modern life depends on the coding of information into means of delivering it. A common method is to encode data in laser light and send it through optic cables. The increasing demand for more… [+4181 chars]
Starlink satellite falls to Earth, burns up as stunning fireball over US (video) - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-13 06:00:40
A brilliant fireball that lit up the skies over four U.S. states is reported to be from the fiery reentry of a SpaceX Starlink satellite.
Dozens of eyewitnesses reported seeing a meteor on Saturday … [+3522 chars]
Rye seeds rescued from 146-year-old shipwreck could revive crop in Michigan - MLive.com
Posted at 2024-11-13 06:00:40
EAST LANSING, MI A Michigan distilling company dedicated to agritourism and storytelling in its whiskey went to the depths of Lake Huron in the hopes of resurrecting an old rye variety.
Mammoth Dist… [+2101 chars]
Missing link to Snowball Earth history emerges from some unusual rocks on Colorado’s Pikes Peak - The Conversation
Posted at 2024-11-13 06:00:39
Around 700 million years ago, the Earth cooled so much that scientists believe massive ice sheets encased the entire planet like a giant snowball. This global deep freeze, known as Snowball Earth, en… [+5842 chars]
Northern lights could be visible again in Wisconsin Monday and Tuesday - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted at 2024-11-13 06:00:37
Aurora borealis enthusiasts in Wisconsin may get another chance to see the dazzling celestial event Monday and Tuesday night.
Strong geomagnetic storms throughout the year have caused the lights to … [+2158 chars]
SpaceX launching 24 Starlink satellites from Florida today after weather delay - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-13 06:00:36
SpaceX launched 24 new Starlink internet satellites into orbit from Florida's Space Coast and landed a rocket at sea in the second of back-to-back launches today (Nov. 11).
A Falcon 9 rocket carryin… [+2013 chars]
Startling New Research Reveals That Microplastics Could Be Changing Earth’s Climate - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-11-13 06:00:35
Scientists discovered that microplastics act as ice nucleating particles in clouds, potentially influencing weather, climate, and even aviation safety. Microplastics in the atmosphere may alter preci… [+7178 chars]
Japan Launches World’s First Wooden Satellite - VOA Learning English
Posted at 2024-11-13 06:00:34
An experimental satellite made out of wood has been launched into space. Japanese developers of the device say it is the first time a wooden satellite has ever been sent to space.
The small satellit… [+3905 chars]
Uncovering Hidden Brain Signals - Neuroscience News
Posted at 2024-11-13 06:00:33
Summary: A recent study offers new insights into how brain regions coordinate during rest, using resting-state fMRI (rsfMRI) and neural recordings in mice. By comparing blood flow patterns with direc… [+6942 chars]
Final huge supermoon of 2024 appears this week — here’s when to see it - New York Post
Posted at 2024-11-13 06:00:32
It’s peak lunar viewing Dean Martin would have loved.
Later in the week, the final supermoon of 2024 will give skywatchers an eyeful, Fox Weather reported.
This Friday, the moon will appear up to 1… [+1509 chars]
Northern Taurids Meteor Shower Peak Starts Tonight—Here’s How To Watch - Forbes
Posted at 2024-11-13 06:00:31
A major meteor shower is forecast to peak Monday and Tuesday night, according to the American Meteor Society, giving skygazers their second chance this month to see the annual Taurid meteor shower.
… [+2405 chars]
There are some things the Crew-8 astronauts aren’t ready to talk about - Ars Technica
Posted at 2024-11-13 06:00:30
New Uranus research suggests what’s known about the planet could be wrong - CNN
Posted at 2024-11-13 06:00:29
Sign up for CNNs Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.
When the Voyager 2 spacecraft became the first and onl… [+6159 chars]
What was that bright fireball seen over the East Coast? - WTOP
Posted at 2024-11-13 06:00:28
Reports came into WTOP on Veterans Day from people in the wider D.C. area, describing seeing a meteor with a bright green tail.
The fireball was seen as far north as Ontario and as far east as Ohio.… [+1160 chars]
Elon Musk Has Crushed Jeff Bezos’ Space Dreams For 20 Years - The Daily Beast
Posted at 2024-11-12 06:00:40
On Monday, Nov. 4, Tesla stock traded at $243. Yesterday it closed at $321. Donald Trumps election increased its value by a third in a week, adding $245 billion to its market capitalization.
Elon M… [+6316 chars]
What to know before this afternoon's SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral SLC-40 - Florida Today
Posted at 2024-11-12 06:00:39
The Big Bang Is Beyond Doubt. An Expert Reveals Why. - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-11-12 06:00:38
How did everything begin? It's a question that humans have pondered for thousands of years. Over the last century or so, science has homed in on an answer: the Big Bang.
This describes how the Unive… [+13167 chars]
Are The Northern Lights Dangerous? Experts Reveal The Dark Side Of Auroras - Forbes
Posted at 2024-11-12 06:00:37
Aurora borealis over the sea, snowy mountains at starry winter night. Northern Lights in Lofoten ... [+] islands, Norway. Sky with polar lights. Landscape with aurora, rocky beach, sky, reflection in… [+7892 chars]
NASA's Roman space telescope gets ready to stare at distant suns to find alien planets - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-12 06:00:36
In a clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, scientists have successfully integrated a crucial component onto the Roman Space Telescope. This device, known as the Roman… [+5545 chars]
Nox the Falcon: How a Bird with a Broken Wing Inspired Veterinary Medicine - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2024-11-12 06:00:35
In July 2024, a wounded peregrine falcon was discovered in Berkeley Marina, California. The bird, later named Equinox or “Nox” for short, had suffered a severe fracture to its right wing. Just two de… [+5003 chars]
Space Force's mysterious X-37B begins 'aerobraking' to lower orbit. Here's how it works. - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-11-12 06:00:35
The U.S. military's highly secretive X-37B space plane just got a little less mysterious.
In a rare show of openness about the space plane's operations, Boeing and the U.S. Space Force released a st… [+3745 chars]
Astronomers Discover Zombie Star Spinning at Blistering 716 Times a Second - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-11-12 06:00:33
Astronomers have spotted pure chaos lurking in the cosmos. Thousands of light years away from Earth, a small yet intensely heavy star is releasing bursts of material as powerful as repeating atomic b… [+2867 chars]
NASA helicopter has found 'otherworldly' wreckage on surface of Mars - LADbible
Posted at 2024-11-12 06:00:33
A NASA helicopter which flew dozens of missions on Mars once found an 'otherworldly' looking sight of some spacecraft debris amidst the red sand.
Of course it's going to be otherworldly, the images … [+2734 chars]
Scientists Solve Riddle Of World’s Best-Preserved Dinosaurs - Forbes
Posted at 2024-11-12 06:00:32
A complete and articulated skeleton discovered in the Yixian Formation and now hosted at the ... [+] Liaoning Paleontological Museum in Shenyang, China, belongs to a new dinosaur species named Changm… [+5924 chars]
How gophers brought Mount St. Helens back to life in one day - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-12 06:00:31
On May 18, 1980, at 8:32 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook Mount St. Helens. The bulge and surrounding area slid away in a gigantic rockslide and debris avalanche, releasin… [+5254 chars]
Microplastics may affect weather and climate by producing clouds, researchers find - PBS NewsHour
Posted at 2024-11-12 06:00:30
Clouds form when water vapor an invisible gas in the atmosphere sticks to tiny floating particles, such as dust, and turns into liquid water droplets or ice crystals. In a newly published study, we s… [+5444 chars]
Northern Lights Forecast: Aurora Borealis May Be Visible In These States Tonight - Forbes
Posted at 2024-11-12 06:00:30
The northern lights will potentially be visible from 12 states Sunday night, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration update.
The Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis), which emerg… [+2855 chars]
'Doomsday Glacier' Meltdown Could Inundate New York and Miami Without Immediate Action, Warn Experts - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2024-11-12 06:00:29
Imagine a glacier capable of flooding major cities like New York and Miamithats exactly the risk posed by the Thwaites Glacier, ominously dubbed the Doomsday Glacier. Scientists are warning of the de… [+3263 chars]
Perseverance faces challenges climbing to crater rim as sample tube supply dwindles - NASASpaceflight.com
Posted at 2024-11-12 06:00:28
10In August, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover began its fifth science campaign — the rover’s most ambitious yet. The campaign has seen Perseverance climb the western rim of Jezero Crater and face its s… [+5481 chars]
‘Time-traveler’ jellyfish found to age backward in accidental discovery - New York Post
Posted at 2024-11-12 06:00:27
Most living creatures are bound by the fact of birth, aging and death. Few, however, have evolved to break the typical life cycle.
The aptly named immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii) is one suc… [+2185 chars]
Meteor over Dallas? WFAA's weather team says falling objects spotted in the sky were likely space debris - WFAA.com
Posted at 2024-11-12 06:00:26
DALLAS Several WFAA viewers reported seeing objects falling in the sky over North Texas Saturday night, and videos showing an amazing display of light crossing across the North Texas sky quickly went… [+1525 chars]
Real-Life Star Wars Tech: MIT Researchers Have Created a Miniature “Tractor Beam” To Capture Cells - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-11-12 06:00:26
This chip-based “tractor-beam,” which uses an intensely focused beam of light to capture and manipulate biological particles without damaging the cells, could help biologists study the mechanisms of … [+6680 chars]
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Koreasat-6A on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center - Spaceflight Now
Posted at 2024-11-12 06:00:25
A rendering of the Koreasat-6A satellite in geostationary Earth orbit. Graphic: Thales Alenia Space
SpaceX is preparing to launch the latest communications satellite for KT SAT Corporation Ltd., a s… [+2090 chars]
Largest Organism in The World Could Officially Be The Oldest Living Thing - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-11-12 06:00:24
Age might well be just a number, but for a plant in Utah known affectionately as Pando, it could be a digit that leaves all other living things in the dust.
Sequencing hundreds of samples of materia… [+3588 chars]
Scientists find 'giant' dinosaur spider fossil in Australia - indy100
Posted at 2024-11-11 06:00:38
If you thought Australias spiders were scary, wait until you see the prehistoric version.
Scientists have found a fossilised giant trapdoor spider in New South Wales, only the fourth specimen of its… [+3137 chars]
SpaceX Working on Orbital Refueling Test Between Two Starships - Futurism
Posted at 2024-11-11 06:00:37
And it's scheduled to happen sooner than you might think.
Tag Team
What's better than one Starship? You guessed it: two of them.
By next year, we may get to see a pair of the world's largest space… [+2720 chars]
China's space agency brought the 1st lunar far side samples to Earth this year — here's what's next - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-11 06:00:36
China's space agency has opened up a first round of applications for researchers to borrow its Chang'e 6 lunar far side samples.
Chang'e 6 launched
in May this year. The complex, multi-spacecraft,… [+1915 chars]
The Curious Case of Iconic Star Vega’s Missing Planets - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-11-11 06:00:34
In 1984, astronomers spotted a rotating platter of gas and dust around the nearby star Vega, providing them with their first look at the stuff from which planets are born. Now, a closer look at that … [+4030 chars]
Astronomers Discover "Interstellar Tunnel" In Our Solar Neighborhood - Futurism
Posted at 2024-11-11 06:00:34
It may be part of an entire, galaxy spanning network.
Cosmic Channel
Astronomers say they've found an "interstellar tunnel" in our solar neighborhood that could lead to other star systems.
As deta… [+2842 chars]
Blastoff! SpaceX launches 20 Starlink Satellites from California, nails landing - VideoFromSpace
Posted at 2024-11-11 06:00:33
Where do fast radio bursts come from? Astronomers tie mysterious eruptions to massive galaxies - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-11 06:00:32
Every day, invisible to the human eye, thousands of enigmatic flashes of cosmic energy known as fast radio bursts (FRBs) erupt across the sky, releasing as much energy in milliseconds as the sun does… [+2944 chars]
New insights into the Denisovans—the hominin group that interbred with modern day humans - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-11 06:00:31
Scientists believe individuals of the most recently discovered hominin group (the Denisovans) that interbred with modern day humans passed on some of their genes via multiple, distinct interbreeding … [+3465 chars]
Scientists Consider Drastic Action as Doomsday Glacier Threatens to Flood Entire Islands and Coasts - Futurism
Posted at 2024-11-11 06:00:30
"It's not a solution to climate change at best, it's a painkiller."
Thwaiting Period
The Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is called the "Doomsday Glacier" for a reason.
Larger than the state of Flor… [+3330 chars]
Northern Lights Update: Here’s Where Aurora Borealis May Be Visible Tonight Amid Geomagnetic Storm - Forbes
Posted at 2024-11-11 06:00:30
Geomagnetic storm conditions are expected on Saturday night, likely pulling the northern lights further south below the Canadian border, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration… [+2598 chars]
Why Human Culture Never Stops Evolving - Neuroscience News
Posted at 2024-11-11 06:00:29
Summary: A new study proposes that human cultures unique power lies not in its ability to accumulate knowledge, as once thought, but in its “open-endedness.” Unlike animal cultures that reach limits … [+7301 chars]
In 2022, an "ownerless" rocket crashed on the Moon: everyone thought it was Elon Musk's, but a new study confirms its true origin - Jason Deegan
Posted at 2024-11-11 06:00:28
Imagine the excitement of tracking a rocket’s journey to the Moon, only to witness its unexpected crash create a mysterious crater. This was the case in March 2022 when an unidentified rocket fragmen… [+4678 chars]
What That ‘Yellow Brick Road’ Under The Pacific Ocean Really Is - Forbes
Posted at 2024-11-11 06:00:27
The E/V Nautilus crew spotted a neat underwater formation in 2022 that resembled a yellow brick ... [+] road.
E/V Nautilus/Ocean Exploration Trust
A quirky science story emerged from the ocean dept… [+3222 chars]
Skier Mikaela Shiffrin in Two-Piece Workout Gear Shares "Plot Twist" - Celebwell
Posted at 2024-11-11 06:00:26
Mikaela Shiffrin, one of the world's top alpine skiers, continues to stay active and adventurous even off the slopes. With a record-breaking three Olympic medals and the highest World Cup wins, Shiff… [+3774 chars]
Physicist Discovers Strange ‘Hidden’ Effect of Einstein’s Relativity Theory Long Overlooked by Science - The Debrief
Posted at 2024-11-11 06:00:26
For many decades, the often strange and counterintuitive effects of Einsteins theory of special relativity, including length contraction and time dilation, have been known. However, a new theory is p… [+5736 chars]
Four-billion-year-old ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid could trigger major reaction after it skims past Earth - LADbible
Posted at 2024-11-11 06:00:25
You might have heard that a honking big asteroid known as the 'God of Chaos' is heading our way and it's going to get closer to Planet Earth than some satellites.
Now scientists reckon that its fly-… [+3312 chars]
Crew-8 astronauts remain mum about post-splashdown medical issue - SpaceNews
Posted at 2024-11-11 06:00:24
WASHINGTON The three NASA astronauts who returned to Earth on the Crew-8 mission declined to discuss the medical issue that prompted a trip to the hospital after their return and, for one of them, an… [+4748 chars]
European Space Agency and Arianespace at a crossroads - NASASpaceflight.com
Posted at 2024-11-11 06:00:23
14The European Space Agency (ESA) faces a crossroads as it works to prepare flights of the Vega-C and Ariane 6 as early as this December. While technicians in Europe and French Guiana are preparing t… [+7550 chars]
NASA extends ISS cargo contracts through 2030 - SpaceNews
Posted at 2024-11-11 06:00:21
WASHINGTON NASA has extended three contracts with companies to continue providing transportation of cargo to and from the International Space Station through the projected end of the stations life in… [+3124 chars]
Cretaceous 'Pompeii' of China isn't what we thought - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-11-10 06:01:18
For decades, the Yixian Formation was known as the "Pompeii" of the dinosaur world. Anan early Cretaceous formation in northeast China, it holds some of the best preserved fossils on Earth and is a t… [+4781 chars]
Satellite Takes Selfie to Show it Was Hit by Space Debris - PetaPixel
Posted at 2024-11-10 06:01:17
A satellite has taken a selfie revealing a small hole in it — highlighting the dangers of space junk.
Although it’s not clear exactly what caused the 6mm gash in the NanoAvionics MP42 satellite, th… [+2114 chars]
Debate May Help AI Models Converge on Truth - Quanta Magazine
Posted at 2024-11-10 06:01:16
In February 2023, Googles artificial intelligence chatbot Bard claimed that the James Webb Space Telescope had captured the first image of a planet outside our solar system. It hadnt. When researcher… [+10624 chars]
Humans' big brains may not be the reason for difficult childbirth, chimp study suggests - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-11-10 06:01:15
Difficult births are not unique to humans, a new analysis of chimpanzee pelvic bones has revealed.
The findings suggest that complicated births may not have arisen in humans as a trade-off between o… [+4709 chars]
Magnetic field that helps radar detection weakening over North America, claims China - Yahoo! Voices
Posted at 2024-11-10 06:01:14
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways
S… [+4011 chars]
On ancient Mars, carbon dioxide ice kept the water running. Here's how - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-10 06:01:14
A lone researcher may have figured out how Mars was able to support rivers and seas even after the planet had begun to grow cold and its atmosphere thin, and it's all thanks to a cycle of water and c… [+6375 chars]
Aging Voyager 1 Restarts a Radio it Hasn’t Used Since 1981–Prompted from 15 Billion Miles Away - Good News Network
Posted at 2024-11-10 06:01:13
Voyager 1 – credit NASA/JPL/Caltech
Facing one obstacle after another, the operators of NASA’s Voyager 1 probe continue to find creative solutions to keep the farthest manmade object from Earth tran… [+3518 chars]
Memories are not only in the brain, human cell study finds - Medical Xpress
Posted at 2024-11-10 06:01:12
It's common knowledge that our brainsand, specifically, our brain cellsstore memories. But a team of scientists has discovered that cells from other parts of the body also perform a memory function, … [+3791 chars]
Powerful Solar Flare Disrupts Radio Signals And Poses Global Infrastructure Risks - NDTV
Posted at 2024-11-10 06:01:11
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare.
Parts of the Atlantic Ocean, South America, and Africa had a shortwave radio blackout yesterday at 8:40 am ET (7:10 pm) on Nov… [+1747 chars]
Mysterious, city-size 'centaur' comet gets 300 times brighter after quadruple cold-volcanic eruption - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-11-10 06:01:10
A mysterious volcanic comet has just reawoken, unleashing four major eruptions in less than 48 hours and spraying out enough of its icy guts to make the city-size object appear almost 300 times brigh… [+4213 chars]
Nottingham: 'Sometimes people don't see me as the surgeon' - BBC.com
Posted at 2024-11-10 06:01:09
Elena Theophilidou is a surgeon at one of the busiest major trauma units in England
Growing up in Cyprus, Elena felt she was different to other girls - she liked maths, biology, and preferred wearin… [+5223 chars]
SpaceX Dragon fires thrusters to boost ISS orbit for the 1st time - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-10 06:01:08
The International Space Station is going a just tiny bit faster today, after receiving an orbital boost from SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft.
SpaceX's 31st commercial resupply mission lifted off Nov. 4, … [+4214 chars]
Asteroid that hit Earth hours after being detected was 3rd 'imminent impactor' of 2024 - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-10 06:01:07
Last month, an asteroid impacted Earth's atmosphere just hours after being detected — somehow, it managed to circumvent impact monitoring systems during its approach to our planet. However, on the b… [+3492 chars]
100-year-old chemistry rule proven false, updating textbooks comes next - Earth.com
Posted at 2024-11-10 06:01:06
Ever heard of a rule that’s been around for so long, everyone just assumes it’s unbreakable? Well, a team of scientists is turning that notion on its head by proving wrong a key rule of organic chemi… [+5058 chars]
Mysterious 'Interstellar Tunnel' Found in Our Local Pocket of Space - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-11-10 06:01:04
The Solar System's little pocket of the Milky Way is, interestingly enough, exactly that. Our star resides in an unusually hot, low-density compartment in the galaxy's skirts, known as the Local Hot … [+4638 chars]
4 years after the giant Arecibo Observatory collapsed, we finally know what happened - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-10 06:01:03
What does the discovery
of a binary pulsar in 1974, the discovery of the first exoplanets
, and the most powerful message humans have ever sent out into space
all have in common? They all happen… [+3525 chars]
NASA astronauts won’t say which one of them got sick after almost eight months in space - The Associated Press
Posted at 2024-11-10 06:01:03
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) Three NASA astronauts whose prolonged space station mission ended with a trip to the hospital last month declined to say Friday which one of them was sick.
Astronauts Matth… [+2145 chars]
Giant ‘terror bird’ from South America is one of the largest ever found - CNN
Posted at 2024-11-10 06:01:01
Sign up for CNNs Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.
Millions of years ago, long-legged, big-beaked, meat-e… [+5109 chars]
Skynet-1A: Why did the UK's first satellite end up thousands of miles from where it should have been? - BBC.com
Posted at 2024-11-10 06:01:01
Artwork: The half-tonne Skynet-1A satellite was launched in November 1969
Someone moved the UK's oldest satellite and there appears to be no record of exactly who, when or why.
Launched in 1969, ju… [+5946 chars]
SpaceX plans next Starship flight just days from now - The Register
Posted at 2024-11-09 06:00:45
SpaceX will make its next Starship launch attempt on November 18, if all goes to plan and may also try another catch of the Super Heavy Booster, depending on conditions.
The sixth flight of Elon Mus… [+2586 chars]
Microplastics promote cloud formation, with likely effects on weather and climate - The Conversation
Posted at 2024-11-09 06:00:43
Clouds form when water vapor an invisible gas in the atmosphere sticks to tiny floating particles, such as dust, and turns into liquid water droplets or ice crystals. In a newly published study, we s… [+5159 chars]
US's Mysterious Spaceplane X-37B Pulls Off "First-Of-Its-Kind" Maneuver In Orbit - IFLScience
Posted at 2024-11-09 06:00:40
Who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks? The US military's top secret X-37B space plane has just pulled off a bunch of fancy flight maneuvers for the first time.
In a rare display of transpa… [+2408 chars]
Northern Lights Forecast: Aurora Borealis Could Be Visible In These States Tonight - Forbes
Posted at 2024-11-09 06:00:39
The northernmost states may be able to see the aurora borealis again Thursday night, as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasts minor geomagnetic storms are likely to occur.
Th… [+2373 chars]
Scientists just got 1 step closer to creating a 'superheavy' element that is so big, it will add a new row to the periodic table - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-11-09 06:00:37
Researchers may have found a way to create a new superheavy element, known as "element 120," which would be so hefty that it would need to be put in a new row on the periodic table of elements
. If … [+4453 chars]
Newly Discovered Brain Neurons May Help Curb Hunger - Neuroscience News
Posted at 2024-11-09 06:00:34
Summary: Scientists have uncovered a new neuron type, BNC2, which acts quickly to counter hunger-promoting neurons, potentially leading to more effective appetite regulation. These BNC2 neurons, loca… [+6816 chars]
Chinese rover helps find evidence of ancient Martian shoreline - Reuters
Posted at 2024-11-09 06:00:32
The Most Spectacular Images From Juno’s Latest Close Flyby of Jupiter - PetaPixel
Posted at 2024-11-09 06:00:31
Jupiter PJ 66 27 | Credit: NASA / JPL / SwRI / MSSS / Gerald Eichstädt / Thomas Thomopoulos © CC BY
NASA’s Juno spacecraft recently made its 66th flyby, or “perijove,” of the gas giant, Jupiter, ret… [+2967 chars]
Astronomers discover a new repeating fast radio burst - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-09 06:00:31
Using the CHIME telescope, an international team of astronomers has detected a new repeating fast radio burst (FRBs) source in the outskirts of a quiescent galaxy. The finding of a new FRB, which exp… [+3259 chars]
What makes baseball’s “magic mud” so special? - Ars Technica
Posted at 2024-11-09 06:00:30
Fluids thicken at the speed of light: A new theory extends Einstein's relativity to real fluids - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-09 06:00:29
The theory of special relativity is rife with counterintuitive and surprising effects, the most famous of which are length contraction and time dilation. If an object travels at a relative speed, whi… [+6581 chars]
Space Travel Damages Astronauts At The Cellular Level - Jalopnik
Posted at 2024-11-09 06:00:27
Space, the final frontier, is an environment so inhospitable and vast that it could only be compared to traversing the worlds oceans during the Age of Sail. While sailors struggled to fight scurvy tw… [+2062 chars]
Live coverage of this afternoon's SpaceX Starlink launch from Cape Canaveral - Florida Today
Posted at 2024-11-09 06:00:27
Launch recap: Scroll down to read the updates from the SpaceX Starlink launch which occurred at 3:19 p.m. on Thursday, November 7.
The third time was the charm for SpaceX.
Already scrubbed twice, S… [+4601 chars]
How Our Brain Stabilizes Vision Amid Constant Eye Movement - Neuroscience News
Posted at 2024-11-09 06:00:26
Summary: A new study reveals how the brain compensates for rapid eye movements, maintaining a stable visual perception despite dynamic visual input. Researchers found that this stability mechanism br… [+5807 chars]
Teeny tardigrades can survive space and lethal radiation. Scientists may finally know how - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-09 06:00:25
Tardigrades, the ubiquitous microscopic animals that resemble gummy bears with eight legs, are renowned for their ability to survive some of the harshest environmental conditions for decades without … [+4707 chars]
Creature Drops: A Big Baby From Patagonia - Defector
Posted at 2024-11-09 06:00:24
Newsletterer's Note: Each weekday, I send out a newsletter called The Cipher to Defector Pal-level subscribers, which has a recap of the blog day, links to other sites, and extra takes and bits from … [+2339 chars]
Incredibly rare, ghostly white shark discovered off Albania - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-11-09 06:00:22
A ghostly white deep-sea shark has been discovered off the coast of Albania.
The critically endangered angular roughshark
(Oxynotus centrina) was caught by a commercial trawler off Sazan Island — … [+3539 chars]
We Finally Know What Switched on The Lights at The Dawn of Time - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-11-09 06:00:21
We finally know what brought light to the dark and formless void of the early Universe.
According to data from the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes, the origins of the free-flying photons in t… [+4992 chars]
Researchers Discover Ginormous Ancient “Terror Bird” in South America - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-11-09 06:00:21
Fossil skeleton of Paraphysornis, a member of the extinct terror bird family. While this specimen is not the one analyzed in the recent study, it is similar to the fossil discovered in Colombia. Cred… [+5091 chars]
Will protons last forever? Why scientists are searching for signs of decay - Big Think
Posted at 2024-11-07 06:00:41
Catch the Southern Taurid meteor showers in Maine: Best times and viewing tips - WGME
Posted at 2024-11-07 06:00:40
MAINE (WGME) -- The Taurid meteor shower returns this year in November. There are two meteor showers: the Northern Taurids and the Southern Taurids.
The Southern Taurids peak comes first on November… [+1029 chars]
'God of Chaos' Asteroid May Suffer Dramatic Changes During Earth Flyby - Newsweek
Posted at 2024-11-07 06:00:39
Scientists predict that the asteroid Apophis may undergo significant surface changes when it makes its close approach to Earth in 2029, according to a new study.
The asteroid, named after the Egypti… [+4225 chars]
China’s New Heavy Lift Rocket Looks a Whole Lot Like SpaceX’s Starship - WIRED
Posted at 2024-11-07 06:00:38
When Chinese space officials unveiled the design for the country's first super heavy-lift rocket nearly a decade ago, it looked like a fairly conventional booster. The rocket was fully expendable, wi… [+4212 chars]
Scientists trap Schrödinger's Cat in quantum superposition - Boing Boing
Posted at 2024-11-07 06:00:37
Are Neutron Stars the Perfect Laboratories for Detecting Dark Matter Clouds? - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2024-11-07 06:00:35
Dark matter, an enigma that composes around 85% of the universe‘s matter, has eluded direct observation for decades. But a recent study suggests that neutron stars might provide the perfect laborator… [+3699 chars]
Researchers found a way to bend light around corners, and it’s crazy to see in action - BGR
Posted at 2024-11-07 06:00:34
NASA's Parker Solar Probe to pass Venus on record-breaking approach to the sun - ABC News
Posted at 2024-11-07 06:00:33
An Astronomer Was Able to Pinpoint the Mystery Location Depicted in a Van Gogh Masterpiece - AOL
Posted at 2024-11-07 06:00:33
Scientists Just Solved a Van Gogh Painting MysteryVincent van Gogh
- A team of scientists recently used astronomy to date Vincent van Goghs painting Lane of Poplars at Sunset.
- The pa… [+4346 chars]
Design an interstellar 'generation ship' to spend decades among the stars with Project Hyperion competition - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-07 06:00:32
Human technology has allowed us to extend the scope of our curiosity beyond the confines of our home world and into the solar system. But it's not hard to imagine that one day humans will want to ven… [+4439 chars]
Astronomers spot unusually synchronized star formation' in ancient galaxy for 1st time - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-07 06:00:31
Astronomers have spotted thousands of young stars huddled around the center of an ancient galaxy, all of which formed nearly simultaneously 4 million years ago. This observation marks the first time … [+3721 chars]
Earth underwent a massive, rapid melting period after the last global ice age, new study suggests - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-07 06:00:30
At the end of the last global ice age, the deep-frozen Earth reached a built-in limit of climate change and thawed into a slushy planet. Results from a Virginia Tech-led study provide the first direc… [+3761 chars]
James Webb telescope spots 'feasting' black hole eating 40 times faster than should be possible - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-11-07 06:00:29
While peering into the early universe with the James Webb Space Telescope
(JWST), astronomers keep finding monster black holes that seem to be growing too big, too fast
for cosmological models to… [+3663 chars]
New Video Details 'Groundbreaking' Orbital Maneuver of Space Force’s Secretive Spaceplane - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-11-07 06:00:28
After seven test flights, Boeing is finally starting to open up about its elusive military spaceplane. The company released a video detailing the experimental maneuvers currently being carried out by… [+3390 chars]
Satellite survives impact with object in space, takes selfie to prove it (photos) - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-07 06:00:28
A tiny puncture discovered in the solar panel of a small satellite orbiting Earth highlights the seriousness of the orbital clutter problem.
Lithuania-based satellite manufacturer NanoAvionics disco… [+4141 chars]
Jupiter Has No Surface. Here's How That's Actually Possible. - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-11-07 06:00:27
The planet Jupiter has no solid ground no surface, like the grass or dirt you tread here on Earth. There's nothing to walk on, and no place to land a spaceship.
But how can that be? If Jupiter doesn… [+5062 chars]
According to Scientists, This Organism Could Live on Mars - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-11-07 06:00:26
Crew biologist Anushree Srivastava collecting lichens near the Mars Desert Research Station while wearing a simulated spacesuit, an important part of analog space missions at this research site. Cred… [+4784 chars]
World's 1st wooden satellite arrives at ISS for key orbital test - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-07 06:00:25
This new spaceflight tech has a very retro feel.
The world's first wooden satellite, a tiny Japanese spacecraft called LignoSat
, arrived at the International Space Station
(ISS) today (Nov. 5) a… [+3061 chars]
If tardigrades crowd-sourced their remarkable genes, can humans? - The Hindu
Posted at 2024-11-07 06:00:24
Tardigrades are one of the most resilient as well as enigmatic life forms on the earth. These organisms, also called water bears and moss piglets, are microscopic eight-legged creatures without a bac… [+6303 chars]
Mars May Have Been Habitable Much More Recently Than Previously Thought: Study - NDTV
Posted at 2024-11-07 06:00:24
Mars may have been teeming with life.
Mars' magnetic field, which could have supported life, may have lasted longer than previously thought, a new study by researchers at Harvard's Paleomagnetics La… [+2270 chars]
17,000-Year-Old DNA Reveals Ice Age Infant Had Blue Eyes And Was A Product Of Incest - IFLScience
Posted at 2024-11-06 06:00:39
Ancient DNA from the skeleton of a baby who lived and died in southern Italy 17,000 years ago has painted a fascinating picture of the ill-fated infant and offers a rare snapshot into ancient life. H… [+3020 chars]
NASA seeks continuity in human spaceflight programs in next administration - SpaceNews
Posted at 2024-11-06 06:00:38
WASHINGTON A top NASA official urged the next administration to maintain current plans to return humans to the moon, warning that a change of destinations could result in a loss of U.S. leadership in… [+5308 chars]
Scientists Start “Crazy” Multimillion-Dollar Plan To Catch Dark Matter… by Studying Rocks - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-11-06 06:00:37
A Virginia Tech team is using ancient rocks, not telescopes, to hunt for dark matter in an unconventional, high-stakes experiment led by physicist Patrick Huber.
With advancements in imaging technol… [+5201 chars]
How can Jupiter have no surface? A dive into a planet so big, it could swallow 1,000 Earths - Yahoo! Voices
Posted at 2024-11-06 06:00:36
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question youd like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.
Why does Jupiter look like it has a surface eve… [+5704 chars]
SpaceX scrubs Starlink satellite launch due to rocket issue - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-06 06:00:35
SpaceX scrubbed a launch of its Starlink satellites this weekend due to an issue with one of its rockets.
The company was scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 rocket containing 23 of its Starlink satellit… [+2572 chars]
New Research May Vindicate Einstein’s Theoretical Prediction of Massless Gravitons - The Debrief
Posted at 2024-11-06 06:00:34
In Einsteins General Relativity, gravitational interactions are mediated by a massless particle, the graviton. However, there is a general class of modified gravity theories that endow the graviton w… [+5009 chars]
What You Thought Was Impossible Is Now Reality: Growing Plants Without Any Light! - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2024-11-06 06:00:34
For centuries, agriculture has been synonymous with vast fields bathed in sunlight. However, this traditional approach comes at a significant cost to our planet. Conventional farming is responsible f… [+4092 chars]
Observations detect hundreds of possible supergiant stars in two nearby galaxies - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-06 06:00:33
Using the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST), Chinese astronomers have identified nearly 300 candidate supergiant stars in the Andromeda and Triangulum galaxies. The f… [+3166 chars]
Sequencing one of the world's oldest trees to learn how mutations occur in clonally reproducing organisms - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-06 06:00:32
A team of biologists, environmental scientists and geneticists affiliated with multiple institutions across the U.S. has learned more about how mutations occur in clonally reproducing organisms by se… [+2749 chars]
He’s Gleaning the Design Rules of Life to Re-Create It - Quanta Magazine
Posted at 2024-11-06 06:00:31
With the current technology, you can make transgenic organisms by editing. But you do not really have complete freedom of expression. Thats because you are relying on natural templates to tinker with… [+1348 chars]
Remember those Starliner astronauts still in space? Don’t worry, they can vote. - USA TODAY
Posted at 2024-11-06 06:00:31
- Astronauts have voted in U.S. elections since 1997 when the Texas Legislature passed a bill that allowed NASA astronauts to cast ballots from orbit.
- Just like any other voter, astrona… [+6334 chars]
Asteroid Apophis Will Endure Quakes and Surface Shifts During 2029 Earth Flyby - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-11-06 06:00:30
A team of astronomers believe that our planet’s gravitational pull could alter the surface of Apophis, a near-Earth asteroid (NEA) set to make a close approach to Earth in five years’ time.
Apophis … [+4643 chars]
Did the world's best-preserved dinosaurs really die in 'Pompeii-type' events? - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-06 06:00:29
Between about 120 million and 130 million years ago, during the age of dinosaurs, temperate forests and lakes hosted a lively ecosystem in what is now northeast China. Diverse fossils from that time … [+9008 chars]
The secrets of baseball's magic mud: Study quantifies its properties to show it's not simply a superstition - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-06 06:00:28
The unique properties of baseball's famed "magic" mud have never been scientifically quantifieduntil now. In a paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at the University … [+4490 chars]
black hole feeds at 40 times the theoretical limit - Ars Technica
Posted at 2024-11-06 06:00:27
SpaceX launches 3 tons of cargo on 31st ISS resupply flight for NASA (video) - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-06 06:00:25
SpaceX launched nearly 6,000 pounds (2,700 kilograms) of supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) tonight (Nov. 4).
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center … [+3535 chars]
Jaw-Dropping Report Reveals Causes of Arecibo Telescope Collapse - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-11-06 06:00:24
The famous Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico collapsed due to a combination of decayed zinc in the telescope’s cable sockets and previous damage from Hurricane Maria, according to a report published… [+3422 chars]
World's first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads to space - Reuters
Posted at 2024-11-06 06:00:24
Your Guide to the Leonids: How to See November’s Fiery Meteor Display - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-11-05 15:10:16
The fallen-off bits of an ancient comet will graze our atmosphere this month, producing one of the more famous annual meteor showers known for being bright and colorful.
This year, the Leonid meteor… [+3332 chars]
Drunk animals far more common than previously thought, helping explain human love of alcohol: study - WOODTV.com
Posted at 2024-11-05 15:10:14
Saturn's moon Titan may have a 6-mile-thick crust of methane ice — could life be under there? - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-11-05 15:10:13
SpaceX launching 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral - WESH 2 Orlando
Posted at 2024-11-05 15:10:12
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. —SpaceX scrubbed its Starlink satellite mission from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Sunday evening.
The Falcon 9 rocket was scheduled to launch at 4:57 p.m., with bac… [+786 chars]
NASA to Launch Instruments to Study Water on Moon - VOA Learning English
Posted at 2024-11-05 15:10:12
Scientists predict how and when humans and mammals will face extinction - Earth.com
Posted at 2024-11-05 15:10:11
'God of chaos' asteroid may be transformed by tremors and landslides during 2029 flyby of Earth, study finds - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-11-05 15:10:10
Watch The Sun Annihilate A Comet That Dared Get To Close - Giant Freakin Robot
Posted at 2024-11-05 15:10:09
Black Holes Could Be The Mysterious Force Expanding The Universe - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-11-05 15:10:08
Mysterious clicking sounds reveal rare apex predator lurking in California: 'Sounded like a human machine' - Daily Mail
Posted at 2024-11-05 15:10:07
In the Amygdala, Clues to Anxiety’s Origins — and a Potential Cure - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-11-05 15:10:06
Scientists Just Got Closer to Creating The Heaviest Element Ever - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-11-05 15:10:06
Fossil of huge terror bird offers new information about wildlife in South America 12 million years ago - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-05 15:10:05
NASA’s Voyager 1 jumpstarts radio transmitter unused since 1981 to ‘phone home’ from 15.4 billion miles into space - New York Post
Posted at 2024-11-05 15:10:04
Thysiastery is an anime Legend Of Grimrock, and you can attack the dinosaur merchants if you’re a complete monster - Rock Paper Shotgun
Posted at 2024-11-05 15:10:03
Don’t Miss November’s Celestial Spectacles: Rare Occultations, Planetary Alignments, and Hidden Stars Await - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-11-05 15:10:02
How to spot a fireball from the first branch of the Taurid meteor showers - CNN
Posted at 2024-11-05 15:10:01
Scientists Found a 'Yellow Brick Road' at The Bottom of The Pacific Ocean - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-11-05 15:10:01
Scientists Start “Crazy” Multimillion-Dollar Plan To Catch Dark Matter… by Studying Rocks - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-11-05 15:10:00
This Black Fungus Might Be Healing Chernobyl By Drinking Radiation—A Biologist Explains - Forbes
Posted at 2024-11-04 00:00:00
Cladosporium sphaerospermum is a remarkable species of radiotrophic fungus that is thriving in the ... [+] Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and which scientists are studying to unlock applications in a wide … [+5845 chars]
A meteorite 100 times bigger than the dinosaur-killing space rock may have nourished early microbial life - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-11-04 00:00:00
The devastation of a giant meteorite impact on early Earth may have allowed life to flourish, new research suggests.
A study of the remnants of a 3.26 billion-year-old impact reveals that microbial … [+4080 chars]
An Unexpected Object Is Blasting Powerful Radiation in Deep Space - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-11-04 00:00:00
Scientists have long thought that the highest-energy gamma rays in space are forged in the intense furnaces of very active supermassive black holes, far, far away. But a new study has traced some of … [+3931 chars]
3 Surprising Things ISS Astronauts Are Absolutely Banned From Doing - SlashGear
Posted at 2024-11-04 00:00:00
Believe it or not, one of the biggest no-no's aboard the ISS is sex. This is a long-established rule, and one every astronaut must adhere to, even if it makes living on the ISS somewhat challenging. … [+1194 chars]
Breaking the Rules of Chemistry: New Theory Shatters Old Ideas About Crystal Formation - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-11-04 00:00:00
A new theory challenges traditional understanding of crystallization, revealing that the solvent, rather than the solute, plays the primary role in crystal formation. Credit: SciTechDaily.com
A new … [+4216 chars]
How Dangerous Is the “Doomsday” Asteroid Swarm? - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-11-04 00:00:00
Recent research led by the University of Maryland using the Zwicky Transient Facility telescope has revealed that the Taurid swarm, a stream of space debris from the comet Encke, poses less of a thre… [+5126 chars]
New evolution discovery is being called "nothing short of revolutionary" - Earth.com
Posted at 2024-11-04 00:00:00
Evolution has always been seen as a complex, random, and unpredictable process, shaping life on Earth in ways we could hardly anticipate.
But what if there’s more order to it than chaos? That’s exa… [+5953 chars]
SpaceX launch today: Everything to know about the Starlink launch from Cape Canaveral - Florida Today
Posted at 2024-11-04 00:00:00
Scientists uncover 'saltshaker' breakthrough in quest for limitless energy — here's how it could transform the future - Yahoo! Voices
Posted at 2024-11-04 00:00:00
Scientists are getting closer to functioning, sustainable fusion energy, and they've just taken another big step: finding a way to prevent material on the chamber walls from interfering in the reacti… [+2040 chars]
Space photo of the week: Hubble spies a 'cannonball galaxy' blasting through space - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-11-04 00:00:00
What it is: The spiral galaxy IC 3225
Where it is: 100 million light-years away, in the constellation Virgo
When it was shared: Oct. 21, 2024
Why it's so special: The spiral galaxy IC 3225 looks l… [+2504 chars]
NASA's Voyager finally phoned home with a device unused since 1981 - Mashable
Posted at 2024-11-04 00:00:00
'Doomsday' Antarctic glacier melting faster than expected, fueling calls for geoengineering - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-11-04 00:00:00
New studies about the Thwaites Glacier, also called the "Doomsday Glacier," have sparked a conversation about geoengineering as a climate change solution.
One study published in May and led by Unive… [+7045 chars]
CERN breakthrough supports 'doubly magic' nuclear structure of tin-100 - Interesting Engineering
Posted at 2024-11-04 00:00:00
Indium isotopes, with one fewer proton than tin, provide valuable insights into the properties of 100Sn. By systematically analyzing the indium isotopes leading up to 100Sn, the researchers could ext… [+742 chars]
Record-Breaking Ocean Slaughter Sees Millions of Fish Killed in Hours - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-11-04 00:00:00
Just in time for Halloween, scientists have detailed an impressive feat of carnage out on the high seas. The researchers tracked a massive swarm of cod off the coast of Norway as the fish intercepted… [+3301 chars]
UCLA Chemists Shatter 100-Year-Old Chemistry Rule – Textbooks Need a Rewrite - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-11-04 00:00:00
A UCLA study challenges a 100-year-old chemistry rule, showing anti-Bredt olefins can be created, sparking fresh approaches to pharmaceutical synthesis. Credit: SciTechDaily.com
UCLA chemists have o… [+3935 chars]
'Cosmic inflation:' did the early cosmos balloon in size? A mirror universe going backwards in time may be a simpler explanation - Space.com
Posted at 2024-11-04 00:00:00
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.
Neil Turok is the Higgs Chair of Theoretical Ph… [+13347 chars]
NASA Set to Resume ISS Spacewalks in 2025 After Terrifying Spacesuit Leaks - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-11-04 00:00:00
Following a months-long hiatus, NASA astronauts are ready to step outside of the International Space Station (ISS) once again and conduct some orbital handiwork.
NASA plans to resume spacewalks in 2… [+3197 chars]
NASA Tells SpaceX to Focus on Safety After Astronaut Hospitalizations - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-11-04 00:00:00
A NASA safety panel warned SpaceX to focus on crew safety for its commercial trips to the International Space Station (ISS) after four astronauts were recently hospitalized.
During a meeting of the … [+3503 chars]
Earth's second moon, a mini-moon, will drift away in a few days and never return - Earth.com
Posted at 2024-11-04 00:00:00
On September 29, 2024, something unusual happened in our cosmic neighborhood. Earth captured a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon.
That’s right… as of today, Novemb… [+6370 chars]
Researchers Create Cell-Level Wearable Devices to Restore Neuron Function - Neuroscience News
Posted at 2024-11-04 00:00:00
Summary: Researchers have developed tiny, wireless devices capable of wrapping around individual neurons, potentially aiding in the treatment of neurological disorders like multiple sclerosis.
These… [+11240 chars]
Researchers Find Ancient Surprise About Carbs - Newser
Posted at 2024-10-23 00:00:00
As it turns out, human ancestors had multiple copies of the gene at least 800,000 years ago, which is hundreds of thousands of years earlier than thought, reports NBC News. "That is predating not onl… [+704 chars]
To land safely on Mars and the moon, we may need to measure dust - Space.com
Posted at 2024-10-23 00:00:00
Spacecraft landing on dusty surfaces like of the moon and Mars tend to kick up powdery regolith that blurs the lenses of navigation cameras, reducing visibility and making the already-difficult job o… [+3885 chars]
Evolution in action: How ethnic Tibetan women thrive in thin oxygen at high altitudes - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-10-23 00:00:00
Breathing thin air at extreme altitudes presents a significant challengethere's simply less oxygen with every lungful. Yet, for more than 10,000 years, Tibetan women living on the high Tibetan Platea… [+4063 chars]
Betelgeuse Betelgeuse? Bright star Betelgeuse likely has a 'Betelbuddy' stellar companion - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-10-23 00:00:00
One of the brightest stars in the night sky, Betelgeuse, may not be on the brink of exploding as a supernova, according to a new study of the star's brightening and dimming. Instead, recent research … [+5851 chars]
Most of Earth's meteorites may have come from the same 3 spots - Space.com
Posted at 2024-10-23 00:00:00
Earth is constantly getting pummeled by meteorites. We are unaware of most of them, as they burn up in our atmosphere before they hit the ground. Every now and again, though, something larger gets dr… [+2733 chars]
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 68th Starlink mission of 2024 as it seeks permission to operate nearly 30,000 Gen2 satellites - Spaceflight Now
Posted at 2024-10-23 00:00:00
A Falcon 9 stands ready for a Starlink mission at Cape Canaveral’s pad 40. File photo: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now.
Update Oct. 21, 4:20 p.m.: SpaceX is pushing back its planned launch to no earl… [+7871 chars]
3D Brain Atlas Maps Key Stages of Brain Development - Neuroscience News
Posted at 2024-10-23 00:00:00
Summary: Researchers have created a 3D atlas of the developing mouse brain, offering a dynamic, high-resolution view of brain structures during embryonic and post-natal stages. This new tool allows s… [+8192 chars]
Half-a-billion-year-old 'marine Roomba' is earliest known asymmetrical animal - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-10-23 00:00:00
The earliest known animal to show evidence of an asymmetrical body lived over half a billion years ago in what is now the Australian outback, a new study reports.
The 555 million-year-old creature, … [+3255 chars]
Astronomers Make a Discovery That Challenges Our Notions of the Universe - My Modern Met
Posted at 2024-10-23 00:00:00
The NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) instrument on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s reveals a portion of the Milky Way. (Photo: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, and S. Crowe – University of Virginia)
It's com… [+3069 chars]
Astrophysical Shock: Near-Earth Microquasar Unleashes Extreme Cosmic Radiation - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-10-23 00:00:00
Microquasars are now known to emit incredibly high-energy photons, challenging old theories of cosmic radiation solely from distant quasars and changing our study of galactic phenomena. Credit: SciTe… [+8429 chars]
Launch Roundup: SpaceX approaches 400th orbital flight; Blue Origin, China, Japan launch missions - NASASpaceflight.com
Posted at 2024-10-23 00:00:00
11This week will see a fourth flight of the Japanese H3 rocket carrying a communications satellite for the Japanese military and two launches from China. Blue Origin will attempt to test its second h… [+9462 chars]
Scientists Propose Shooting $200 Trillion Worth of Pulverized Diamonds Into Atmosphere - Futurism
Posted at 2024-10-23 00:00:00
It's... surprisingly promising.
Shiny Solution
There are ways of cooling the planet, and then there are cool ways of cooling the planet. Spending decades grinding up something approaching a quadril… [+3419 chars]
How to increase your chances of seeing the northern lights as the current solar cycle peaks - ABC News
Posted at 2024-10-23 00:00:00
After seeing hundreds of launches, SpaceX’s rocket catch was a new thrill - Ars Technica
Posted at 2024-10-23 00:00:00
Biotech company nears breakthrough in the resurrection of the extinct Tasmanian Tiger - New York Post
Posted at 2024-10-23 00:00:00
A Dallas-based biotech company has nearly completed its reconstruction of the Tasmanian tiger just two years into its de-extinction project.
The last known thylacine, commonly referred to as the Ta… [+2351 chars]
S2 meteorite: What happened when a rock as big as London hit Earth? - BBC.com
Posted at 2024-10-23 00:00:00
The meteorite was 40-60km in diameter and left a crater 500km across
A huge meteorite first discovered in 2014 caused a tsunami bigger than any in known human history and boiled the oceans, scientis… [+4604 chars]
NASA Mission Beams a Cat Video Across Deep Space With Lasers - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-10-23 00:00:00
Ships passing in the night used Morse code sent with lanterns and shutters to communicate. That same basic principle has allowed NASA to communicate with Psyche, its mission to a metal-rich asteroid … [+3034 chars]
“Rewriting the History of Paleontology” – Ancient San Rock Painting Depicts 250-Million-Year-Old Animal Long Before Scientists Knew It Existed - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-10-23 00:00:00
A composite picture shows the rock art painting of an ancient Dicynodont, alongside a fossil of the species and an artist impression of the rock art. Credit: Wits University
San rock paintings in So… [+3610 chars]
Photo Shoot: Night Sky Drama - Cape Cod Times
Posted at 2024-10-23 00:00:00
A storm warning from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, was the last thing a weather- weary world wanted to see after Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The warning sounded ominous… [+2193 chars]
'1st of its kind': NASA spots unusually light-colored boulder on Mars that may reveal clues of the planet's past - Yahoo! Voices
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
If you click 'Accept all', we and our partners, including 237 who are part of the IAB Transparency & Consent Framework, will also store and/or access information on a device (in other words, use … [+678 chars]
Satellites Like Starlink Could Pose New Threat to Our Healing Ozone Layer - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
Communications companies such as Starlink plan to launch tens of thousands of satellites into orbit around Earth over the next decade or so. The growing swarm is already causing problems for astronom… [+6855 chars]
Supermassive black hole roars to life before astronomers' eyes in world-1st observations - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
For the first time ever, astronomers have witnessed the black hole at the center of a galaxy roaring to life in real time — and they're not sure why it happened.
The awakening of the cosmic monster… [+3134 chars]
How Is Science Even Possible? - Quanta Magazine
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
The universe seems like it should be unfathomably complex. How then is science able to crack fundamental questions about nature and life? Scientists and philosophers alike have often commented on the… [+36432 chars]
Perseverance Finds Strange 'Popcorn Rocks' on Mars, Suggesting Past Water Flow - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
NASA's Perseverance Rover has left Mount Washburn behind and arrived at its next destination, Bright Angel.
It found an unusual type of rock there that scientists are calling 'popcorn rock.' The odd… [+5106 chars]
Supermassive black hole roars to life before astronomers' eyes in world-1st observations - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
Watch Rocket Lab launch its Electron vehicle for the 50th time today - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
Rocket Lab plans to launch its Electron vehicle for the 50th time today (June 20), and you can watch the milestone moment live.
An Electron rocket topped with five small satellites for the French In… [+2697 chars]
A Thermonuclear Space Explosion Could Create a New Star in the Night Sky - CNET
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
Back in February 2016, astronomers spread the news that the star system T Coronae Borealis had entered a "phase of unprecedented high activity." Eight years later, that solar activity could finally r… [+6008 chars]
The Asteroid That Will Get Closer To Earth Than Any In Human History - Forbes
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
Artist's impression of the asteroid (99942) Apophis.
The Planetary Society; CC BY-NC 3.0
Friday the 13th may be considered an unlucky day, but at 5:45 EDT (11:45 CEST) on Friday, April 13, 2029, i… [+4123 chars]
Rare Lunar Standstill Could Illuminate Stonehenge Mystery This Weekend — Here's How To Watch It - Forbes
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
Skygazers are in for another rare astronomical event this week called a major lunar standstill, a spectacle archaeologists hope will finally shed light on historic sites like Stonehenge, following ot… [+3955 chars]
High-temperature superconductivity: Exploring quadratic electron-phonon coupling - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
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Scientists reveal new species of horned dinosaur that roamed northern U.S. - UPI News
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
Astronauts stuck on ISS as Boeing races to understand spacecraft issues - CNN
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
How hagfish burrow into deep-sea sediment - Ars Technica
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
Enlarge/ A Sixgill Hagfish (Eptatretus hexatrema) in False Bay, South Africa.
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The humble hagfish is an ugly, gray, eel-like creature best known for its ability to unleash a cloud of sticky slime … [+6170 chars]
'Glassy gels' are a new class of strong, stretchy, sticky materials - Popular Science
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
Ancient reptile fossil shines new light on early marine evolution - AOL
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
If you click 'Accept all', we and our partners, including 237 who are part of the IAB Transparency & Consent Framework, will also store and/or access information on a device (in other words, use … [+678 chars]
A Big Whack That Made the Moon May Have Also Created Continents That Move - The Seattle Times
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
Shores of Titan's Alien Lakes Show Signs of Being Carved by Giant Waves - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
The roar of the surf may be the soundtrack of Saturn's moon Titan.
New analysis shows that the vast bodies of liquid methane and ethane that wrap around Titan's surface are likely populated by waves… [+4286 chars]
ESA takes first step to modify georeturn policies - SpaceNews
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
WASHINGTON European Space Agency member states have taken a step towards modifying long-standing policies that award contracts for agency programs based on the size of each countrys financial contrib… [+2863 chars]
How traveling back in time is permitted by Einstein's physics - Big Think
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
Our solar system could soon have a ninth planet - and no, it's not Pluto - indy100
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
There could be a ninth planet in our solar system that's lying in wait to be discovered - and no, it's not Pluto.
Our solar system has eight planets but in recent years, astronomers have theorised t… [+2321 chars]
NASA Says It Found Popcorn on Mars - autoevolution
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
Perseverance, formerly known as the Mars 2020, is NASA's most recent rover to be sent to the Red Planet. It departed our world in the summer of 2020 and arrived at a place called the Jezero Crater in… [+4147 chars]
NASA releases Hubble image taken in new pointing mode - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
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Are Plants Smarter Than We Think? Cornell Scientists Uncover Form of Intelligence in Goldenrod Plants - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
Goldenrod plants can sense other plants nearby through far-red light ratios and adapt their responses when eaten by herbivores, suggesting a form of plant intelligence. Andre Kessler, a chemical ecol… [+6020 chars]
Scientists Uncover First Building Block in Super-Earth Formation - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
Researchers have shown through high-energy laser experiments that magnesium oxide is likely the first mineral to solidify in super-Earth formation, crucially impacting these planets’ geophysical evol… [+6642 chars]
NASA Launching Artificial Star Into Space - Futurism
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
"What were trying to do here is really fundamental."
Simulated Star
NASA is planning to launch an unusual payload, roughly the size of a toaster and outfitted with eight lasers.
Its job is to imit… [+2532 chars]
This Is Racing Through Our Galaxy at Top Speed - Newser
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
When you fly by at a million miles an hour, it can turn some heads—which is just what happened with this runaway star. Snappily named J1249+36, it's going fast enough to break free of our galaxy's gr… [+434 chars]
Scientists Capture Never-Before-Seen Footage of Deep-Sea Squid Cradling Huge Eggs - PetaPixel
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
Scientists have captured incredible footage of a deep-sea mother squid clutching dozens of unusually huge eggs.
The newly-released video was captured by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute’… [+2308 chars]
New Study Suggests Universal Laws Govern Brain Structure From Mice to Men - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
Researchers at Northwestern University have discovered that the structural features of the brain are near a critical point similar to a phase transition, observed in various species such as humans, m… [+6597 chars]
'1st of its kind': NASA spots unusually light-colored boulder on Mars that may reveal clues of the planet's past - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
NASA's Perseverance rover has spotted an unusually light-colored rock in Mars' Jezero Crater
— the likes of which has never been seen on the Red Planet before. According to project researchers, the… [+3045 chars]
The Oldest Known Burial Site in The World Wasn't Created by Our Species - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-21 00:00:00
Paleontologists in South Africa said they have found the oldest known burial site in the world, containing remains of a small-brained distant relative of humans previously thought incapable of comple… [+4151 chars]
Parenting advice: I started dating again. Then my ex-wife's interrogation began. - Slate
Posted at 2024-06-20 00:00:00
Every week, Dear Prudence answers additional questions from readers, just for Slate Plus members. Submit questions here. (Its anonymous!)
Dear Prudence,
My ex and I were married for a decade and di… [+3531 chars]
The design of a photonic alloy with topological properties - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-06-20 00:00:00
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This Glassy Gel Is a Surprising New Class of Material That Heals Itself - ScienceAlert
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In a serendipitous discovery, researchers have created a new class of materials called 'glassy gels' that are half liquid but hard to break.
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The dominant model of the universe is creaking - The Economist
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Astronomers discover the 1st-ever merging galaxy cores at cosmic dawn - Livescience.com
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Astronomers have spotted two active black holes merging at their farthest distance ever — just 900 million years after the Big Bang.
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Waves of Methane Are Crashing on the Coasts of Saturn's Bizarre Moon Titan - Gizmodo
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In 2006, a NASA spacecraft flew by Saturns largest moon and found evidence of large bodies of liquid on the surface of the bizarre world. The shocking discovery meant that Titans landscape is eerily … [+3210 chars]
Scrub: SpaceX scrubs launch of SES satellite from Cape Canaveral - Florida Today
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Two astronauts wait to come home as Boeing races to understand spacecraft issues. Here’s what’s at stake - CNN
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ExLabs wins funds to accelerate space robotics - SpaceNews
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Exploration Laboratories, a startup focused on space resources, will accelerate work on technology to autonomously capture space objects, thanks to a $1.9 million Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) fr… [+1925 chars]
Can Nearby Supernova Explosions Threaten Life on Earth? - ScienceAlert
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Earth's protective atmosphere has sheltered life for billions of years, creating a haven where evolution produced complex lifeforms like us.
The ozone layer plays a critical role in shielding the bi… [+8239 chars]
Ticking Time Bomb: Space Junk Is Eating Away at Earth’s Ozone Layer - SciTechDaily
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Thousands of satellites have been deployed into “megaconstellations” to fulfill the growing need for worldwide internet services, with many more planned for launch soon. However, these compact satell… [+5348 chars]
Scientists discover how old Jupiter's Great Red Spot really is - Mashable
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For one of nature’s great builders, finding a mate means weaving the perfect nest - Aeon
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Native to South and Southeast Asia, the bird species Ploceus philippinus, better known as the baya weaver, is so named for its unique nests, which often hang from palm trees above bodies of water. To… [+507 chars]
Are oysters the key to stopping climate change? These coastal Alabama residents think so. - AL.com
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The Calif. observatory that changed how we think about the universe - SFGATE
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On Jan. 1, 1925, astronomer Edwin Hubble completely changed the way we view the universe and our place in it. The discovery came from peering through what was then the worlds largest telescope, locat… [+9715 chars]
Astronomers make 'jaw dropping' discovery through James Webb Space Telescope after studying same spot for decades - LADbible
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Some of the world's leading space scientists were left with their jaws on their floor after a recent discovery by the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Earth's rotating inner core is starting to slow down — and it could alter the length of our days - Livescience.com
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The heart of our planet has been spinning unusually slowly for the past 14 years, new research confirms. And if this mysterious trend continues, it could potentially lengthen Earth's days — though th… [+4014 chars]
Royal tomb in Benin has traces of human blood on its walls, hinting at human sacrifice, study finds - Livescience.com
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Nearly 200 years ago, human blood is said to have been incorporated into a ceremonial tomb built within a royal palace complex in what is now Benin, according to legend. Now, an investigation into th… [+4439 chars]
Supercooled phase transitions: Could they explain gravitational wave signals? - Phys.org
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Baby stars that defy explanation are 'swarming like bees' around Milky Way's supermassive black hole - Livescience.com
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Inexplicably young stars are barreling through space at breakneck speeds as they circle precariously close to the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way
. This stellar dance may init… [+3023 chars]
Boeing Sent Two Astronauts Into Space. Now It Needs to Get Them Home. - The Wall Street Journal
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Super rare star explosion will be visible from Earth this month - New York Post
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A star is dead?
Keep your eyes on the skies, stargazers: NASA has predicted that the much-anticipated “once-in-a-life-time” star explosion or nova will be visible to the naked eye sometime this sum… [+3370 chars]
Astronomers watch a supermassive black hole awaken in real time - CNN
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New simulations reveal hot neutrinos trapped during neutron star collisions - Phys.org
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New Crab Nebula image captured by James Webb Space Telescope offers unique glimpse at 'unusual' ancient structure - Yahoo! Voices
Posted at 2024-06-20 00:00:00
A new photo of the Crab Nebula, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, is helping scientists parse the composition and history of the ancient supernova remnant.
The Crab Nebula, located in the … [+3426 chars]
Beyond Serotonin: Scientists Are Finally Unlocking the True Mechanism of Antidepressants - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-06-20 00:00:00
Antidepressants like SSRIs work by boosting neuroplasticity and connectivity in the brain, offering a fresh perspective on their role in treating depression, beyond the serotonin theory. Credit: SciT… [+4413 chars]
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch in Southern California - CBS News 8
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SAN DIEGO SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites into space from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County on Tuesday night.
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NASA predicts 'once-in-a-lifetime event' this summer – 5 things you need to know - Fox News
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Ancient reptile fossil shines new light on early marine evolution - CNN
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Scientists have discovered a 246 million-year-old marine reptile fossil, the oldest of its kind to be found in the Southern Hemisphere, shining a new light on the early evolution of marine mammals.
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NASA Updates Coverage for US Spacewalks 90, 91 Outside Space Station - NASA
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NASA will provide live coverage as astronauts conduct two spacewalks outside the International Space Station scheduled for Monday, June 24 and Tuesday, July 2.
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New simulations reveal hot neutrinos trapped during neutron star collisions - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-06-20 00:00:00
Stonehenge Is Going To Stream The Exciting Lunar Standstill Live - IFLScience
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Stonehenge is one of those iconic monuments that has captured the imaginations of people. Its alignment with the Sun at the solstices is as clear as day, although the function of the monument remains… [+2585 chars]
Our solar system could soon have a ninth planet - and no, it's not Pluto - indy100
Posted at 2024-06-20 00:00:00
There could be a ninth planet in our solar system that's lying in wait to be discovered - and no, it's not Pluto.
Our solar system has eight planets but in recent years, astronomers have theorised t… [+2321 chars]
Astronomers have discovered the oldest and farthest supernova ever - National Geographic
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(Learn about what happens when stars explode.)
The increased size and sensitivity of Webb allowed it to pick up what other telescopes have not been able to detect. I think it is great to see that th… [+2225 chars]
New Crab Nebula image captured by James Webb Space Telescope offers unique glimpse at 'unusual' ancient structure - Yahoo! Voices
Posted at 2024-06-20 00:00:00
Rare Sky Explosion Coming Soon: a Once-in-a-Lifetime Event Visible to The Naked Eye - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-20 00:00:00
Sometime in the next few months, a spectacle could light up the northern sky.
There, in the Corona Borealis constellation, at a distance of more than 2,500 light-years, a star called T Coronae Borea… [+3870 chars]
SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites from California - Space.com
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250-million-year-old fossil seen anew with modern technology - Phys.org
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Scientists discover massive energy imbalance on Saturn - Phys.org
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Stonehenge Is Going To Stream The Exciting Lunar Standstill Live - IFLScience
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Three bright stars mark the beginning of summer. Here's how to spot the 'Summer Triangle' this week. - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-20 00:00:00
One of the best ways to check whether summer has arrived is to look at the eastern sky after it gets dark. Climbing above the horizon at this time of year is a group of stars called the Summer Triang… [+2611 chars]
Starliner ISS stay extended to complete thruster and helium leak testing - SpaceNews
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WASHINGTON NASA and Boeing have again extended the stay of the CST-100 Starliner at the International Space Station as engineers wrap up analysis of thruster problems and helium leaks on the crewed s… [+6436 chars]
Secrets of Jupiter's Great Red Spot Revealed - Newsweek
Posted at 2024-06-20 00:00:00
Jupiter has long been famed for its Great Red Spot—but it wasn't until recently that scientists gained more information on how, and how long ago, it originated.
The huge swirl on the side of the sol… [+4320 chars]
When did humans start social knowledge accumulation? - Ars Technica
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A key aspect of humans' evolutionary success is the fact that we don't have to learn how to do things from scratch. Our societies have developed various waysfrom formal education to YouTube video… [+2655 chars]
NASA reschedules ISS spacewalk after astronaut experiences 'spacesuit discomfort' - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-20 00:00:00
NASA has picked a new date for the spacewalk that was postponed last weekend due to "spacesuit discomfort."
NASA astronauts Tracy Dyson and Matt Dominick were set to perform the International Space … [+3589 chars]
NASA Rover Discovers Strange Stones, Never Before Seen on Mars - Futurism
Posted at 2024-06-20 00:00:00
"A type never observed before on Mars."
Stark Contrast
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover took a shortcut to steer clear of a path riddled with boulders and stumbled into a field full of stones the lik… [+3100 chars]
Astroscale's ADRAS-J Satellite Takes Up-Close Photo Of Discarded Rocket Stage - Hackaday
Posted at 2024-06-20 00:00:00
Although there is a lot of space in Earth orbit, there are also some seriously big man-made objects in those orbits, some of which have been there for decades. As part of efforts to remove at least s… [+1262 chars]
The GOES-U satellite will catch a ride to space on SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-20 00:00:00
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) GOES-R series constellation is expected to be complete in space soon, pending a successful launch of its GOES-U satellite at the end of Ju… [+4308 chars]
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 20 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Station – Spaceflight Now - Spaceflight Now
Posted at 2024-06-20 00:00:00
A stack of SpaceX Starlink satellites, which included the first six featuring Direct to Cell capabilities. The batch launched on the Starlink 7-9 mission, which lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force… [+1542 chars]
NASA's Webb Finds Spiral Galaxies Formed Earlier Than Ever Imagined - Forbes
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Face-on spiral galaxy, NGC 4303. Pink, orange and red galactic long-range captured imagery. Elements ... [+] of this image furnished by NASA (combination of images observed by the Webb and Hubble tel… [+3695 chars]
Is Leaky Starliner Stuck at the ISS? Boeing and NASA Say No Despite Yet Another Delay - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
Two NASA astronauts wont be returning back from the International Space Station (ISS) for an additional four days, the latest in a series of delays that has marred the Starliner program for years.
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Voyager 1 resumes study of uncharted cosmic territory after computer glitch - CNN
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The Voyager 1 spacecraft is sending back a steady stre… [+4843 chars]
Where in New York Can You See the Aurora Borealis on June 18? - WIBX AM 950
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
Get ready for another blitz of auroral activity - unfortunately, only certain parts of the state will be able to watch the show. At least for now.
NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center and the Uni… [+2024 chars]
Elon Musk's Starlink satellites could help deplete ozone layer: study - Business Insider
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If we really want people living on the moon, we need an astronaut health database - Space.com
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Scientists have created the first-ever aerospace medicine biobank to help outline the impact spaceflight has on astronauts' health. This repository integrates data and samples from various missions, … [+3530 chars]
James Webb telescope reveals long-studied baby star is actually 'twins' — and they're throwing identical tantrums - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
A distant star first spotted decades ago is actually a pair of baby stars that are each spewing powerful energy jets parallel to one another, scientists have discovered.
The unlikely twins were fin… [+3460 chars]
What If We're Stuck Down Here? - Defector
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
If I'm to be honest, I believe in a future of space colonization because I want to believe in it. It's romantic. It's adventurous. It's cool! It's also, in a worst-case scenario, the way to preserve … [+4965 chars]
How 2 quasars at the dawn of time could be a Rosetta stone for the early universe - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
A double quasar spiraling toward a great merger has been discovered lighting up the "cosmic dawn," just 900 million years after the Big Bang.
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Scientists discover massive energy imbalance on Saturn - Phys.org
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NASA will put an artificial star in Earth's orbit - Business Insider
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Boeing's Crewed Starliner Mission Delays Return From Space Again - Bloomberg
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Boeing Co. and NASA pushed back by four days the return home of two astronauts from the International Space Station, the latest disruption for a program that has been beset by delays.
The mission us… [+155 chars]
Supermassive black hole roars to life as astronomers watch in real time - Ars Technica
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Artists animation of the black hole at the center of SDSS1335+0728 awakening in real timea first for astronomers.
In December 2019, astronomers were surprised to observe a long-quiet galaxy, 300… [+3500 chars]
NASA lunar orbiter pictures Chinese space probe on far side of the moon - Fox News
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
NASA has shared the first photos taken of China's Chang'e-6 space probe captured on the far side of the moon.
The images of China's sample return spacecraft were captured by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissa… [+3276 chars]
Newly Discovered Deep Sea Squid Sacrifices Herself to Keep Giant Eggs Safe - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
A team of deep sea scientists has made one mother of a find. In recent research, they detail the discovery of a female squid performing an unusual behavior for its kind: protecting and carrying aroun… [+3379 chars]
SpaceX launch live updates: SES satellite launch from Cape Canaveral - Florida Today
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
Welcome to FLORIDA TODAY's Space Team live coverage of this evenings SpaceX mission from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40.
SpaceX is looking to break the Space Coast's rare launch drought tonight.
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A method to reversibly control Casimir forces using external magnetic fields - Phys.org
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Iconic Crab Nebula shines in gorgeous James Webb Space Telescope views (video, image) - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
In July 1054, astronomers in China documented a "guest star" in the sky that shone as brightly as Jupiter for nearly a month before gradually fading into invisibility.
That "star" was, in fact, a c… [+2975 chars]
Satellite Captures Up Close Photo of Giant Piece of Space Junk - PetaPixel
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
A discarded rocket upper stage floating around Earth. | Astroscale
A satellite designed to eliminate the increasing amount of space junk orbiting the Earth has homed in on a 36-foot (11-meter) disca… [+2107 chars]
A Mysterious Object Is Emitting Microwaves in Deep Space. It's Unlike Anything Ever Known. - Yahoo! Voices
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Sci-Fi Horror Bug Discovered On International Space Station - Giant Freakin Robot
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Extended maternal care is a central factor to animal and human longevity, modeling study suggests - Phys.org
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NASA and Boeing will discuss Starliner's delayed ISS departure today, and you can listen live - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
NASA will talk about the delayed return to Earth of Boeing's Starliner capsule during a press conference today (June 18), and you can listen to it live.
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NASA warns that a giant 210 ft yacht-sized asteroid is set to pass by Earth 'alarmingly close' - The Times of India
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
Wearable ultrasound? New tech targets trouble spots in the brain - Interesting Engineering
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Paleontologists Discover New Bird-Like Dinosaur in Argentina - Sci.News
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
A new genus and species of unenlagiine dinosaur has been identified by paleontologists in Argentina. Named Diuqin lechiguanae, it fills a substantial gap in the fossil record of these theropod dinosa… [+4123 chars]
Launch Roundup: Electron launches for the 50th time; Falcon 9 returns to normal operations - NASASpaceFlight.com - NASASpaceflight.com
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
16Concluding a rare week that was void of any launches and riddled with scrubs, the spaceflight industry looks to return to the planned course of action with four launches from all over the world. Th… [+6864 chars]
The Great Red Spot Probably Formed in the Early 1800s - Universe Today
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot (GRS) is one of the Solar System’s defining features. It’s a massive storm that astronomers have observed since the 1600s. However, its date of formation and longevity are up… [+7715 chars]
Quantum Entanglement Used To Measure Earth's Rotation For The First Time - IFLScience
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
A group of physicists was able to produce a measurement of the Earths rotation employing photons the particles of light experiencing a peculiar quantum phenomenon called entanglement. This allows the… [+3340 chars]
Improving Wind Turbine Testing With A Better Air Source - Hackaday
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
When comparing the efficiency of different wind turbine blade designs, [AdamEnt] found using a hair dryer wasn’t the best tool for the job. Enter his new 3D-printed wind tunnel.
After several protot… [+772 chars]
NASA Wants to Make Mars Less Toxic with this Clever Idea - Fraser Cain
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Spies China's Chang'e 6 Spacecraft on Far Side of the Moon - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
This image from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera shows China’s Chang’e 6 in the Apollo basin on the lunar farside on June 7, 2024. The lander is seen as the small cluster of bright pixels i… [+4530 chars]
SpaceX to launch SES ASTRA 1P mission on Falcon 9 rocket from Florida on Tuesday - FOX 35 Orlando
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Keep your eyes on the skies on Tuesday afternoon!
SpaceX plans to launch the SES ASTRA 1P mission aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Can… [+791 chars]
Warp drives could generate gravitational waves - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
The Great Red Spot Probably Formed in the Early 1800s - Universe Today
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Quantum Entanglement Used To Measure Earth's Rotation For The First Time - IFLScience
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Improving Wind Turbine Testing With A Better Air Source - Hackaday
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
Research Explores How Space Travel Affects Human Body - VOA Learning English
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
Childhood cancer survivor Hayley Arceneaux and three other American civilians went to space in 2021. They travelled in a mission called Inspiration4 for the private company SpaceX.
The four-member c… [+3824 chars]
Live coverage: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch SES's Astra 1P television satellite from Cape Canaveral – Spaceflight Now - Spaceflight Now
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
SES’s Astra 1P satellite is encapsulated in a pair of payload fairings ahead of its planned launch onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on June 18, 2024. Image: SpaceX
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How Heavy Can a Particle of Light Be? Scientists Just Figured It Out - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
We have a new upper limit for the mass of light.
According to measurements of pulsing stars scattered throughout the Milky Way and mystery radio signals from other galaxies, a particle of light call… [+3818 chars]
Scientists develop 3D printed vacuum system that aims to trap dark matter - Phys.org
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NASA moon orbiter spots Chinese lander on lunar far side (photo) - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has taken its first look at China's Chang'e 6 spacecraft on the moon's far side.
The Chang'e 6
lander is flanked by two craters similar in size to it and … [+3769 chars]
Shine on, Starliner! Aurora glows green as astronauts test spacecraft ahead of return to Earth June 22 (image, video) - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
A new image and incredible timelapse show an aurora filling the view as Boeing Starliner astronauts performed a crucial in-flight test in space on Saturday (June 15).
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Join the FAA's virtual public meeting about SpaceX's Starship this evening - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is holding a virtual public meeting this evening (June 17) about the potential environmental impact of SpaceX's Starship operations in Florida, and you … [+2388 chars]
Astroscale's space junk inspection satellite snaps a close-up photo of a discarded rocket stage - TechCrunch
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
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NASA to give status update as Boeing Starliner awaits departure from ISS - Yahoo! Voices
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
June 17 (UPI) -- NASA will join Boeing on Tuesday to review the repeatedly delayed Starliner mission and the craft's departure from the International Space Station as part of the agency's Boeing Crew… [+2192 chars]
The unexpected behavior of pulsing stars could help us measure the universe - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
New research offers the most precise measurements yet of pulsating Cepheid stars, which may hold clues about the immense size and scale of our universe.
Cepheids are a type of variable star
that b… [+3607 chars]
ASU study points to origin of cumulative culture in human evolution | ASU News - ASU News Now
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
Each of us individually is the accumulated product of thousands of generations that have come before us in an unbroken line. Our culture and technology today are also the result of thousands of years… [+4374 chars]
NASA says star studied for decades is actually twin duo: 'Our jaws dropped' - ABC News
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
A recent astronomical discovery from NASA's James Webb telescope left researchers amazed and led to the announcement that a long-studied star is actually a pair of twins.
The agency reported that a … [+1799 chars]
NASA rover discovers mysterious light-toned boulder "never observed before" on Mars - CBS News
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
While exploring a crater on Mars that may give scientists insights into life that potentially once existed there, NASA said its Perseverance rover made an unprecedented discovery. The rover, which la… [+4508 chars]
Black holes formed quasars less than a billion years after Big Bang - Ars Technica
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
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Supermassive black holes appear to be present at the center of every galaxy, going back to some of the earliest galaxies in the Universe. And we have no idea how they got there. It shouldn't be p… [+5130 chars]
James Webb Telescope helps enhance technology from virtual reality to LASIK eye surgery - Fox News
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
WASHINGTON The James Webb Telescope is delivering amazing photos of space like weve never seen before.
"Its a new window into the history of our universe," President Joe Biden said during an unveili… [+4175 chars]
Edward Stone, who guided NASA’s Voyager to distant planets, dies at 88 - The Washington Post
Posted at 2024-06-19 00:00:00
Edward C. Stone, who opened a window on the farthest reaches of the solar system while serving as the chief scientist of NASAs Voyager mission, supervising a pair of spindly, plutonium-powered spacec… [+8597 chars]
Astronomers find black holes created in mergers carry information about their ancestors - Phys.org
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DARPA’s new military-grade quantum laser is like nothing we’ve seen before - BGR
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover enters new Red Planet territory: 'Bright Angel' - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
Since January, NASA's Perseverance rover has been tracing the south side of Neretva Vallis, which is possibly the fossil of a river that once fed the rover's landing site in Jezero Crater.
In the d… [+3468 chars]
Rare Strawberry Moon to sweeten Texas night sky this week - Chron
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
June's full Strawberry Moon may appear red or orange due to its low spot in the sky.
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Stargazers in Texas are in for an eye-catching, sweet-sounding treat at the end of the week. The f… [+1469 chars]
Investigating the Origins of the Crab Nebula With NASA’s Webb - Science@NASA
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
Where dust is seen in the Crab is interesting because it differs from other supernova remnants, like Cassiopeia A and Supernova 1987A, said Nathan Smith of the Steward Observatory at the University o… [+285 chars]
MOND vs. dark matter: Research suggests that rotation curves of galaxies stay flat indefinitely - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
The Enduring Mystery of How Water Freezes - Quanta Magazine
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
The colder that water gets, the smaller this energy barrier gets. This makes it easier for random molecular motions to push a tiny embryonic ice structure over the critical size threshold. Ice forms … [+4366 chars]
Dying Starlink Satellites Could Deplete Ozone Layer: Study - Jalopnik
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
A new study from the University of Southern California published last week found that SpaceXs Starlink satellites could be depleting the Earths ozone layer. Researchers estimated the potential damage… [+1549 chars]
For The First Time, Two Colossal Black Holes Seen Colliding in The Cosmic Dawn - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
We've just seen concrete confirmation that galaxies could collide and grow in the early Universe.
Scientists have finally caught two blazing quasars galaxies powered by supermassive black holes in t… [+3835 chars]
Rare video shows elusive deep-sea squid cradling her gigantic, translucent eggs - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
Scientists have captured stunning video of a female deep-sea squid cradling unusually large eggs in her tentacles. The footage, taken by the team via a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) off Mexico's co… [+3260 chars]
Einstein's other theory of gravity could have the recipe to relieve 'Hubble trouble' - Phys.org
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NASA gets Voyager 1 back online from 15 billion miles away after technical problem - Fox News
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
- NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is transmitting data again after a technical issue in November.
- Voyager 1 is drifting through the space between star systems on a mission to collect inform… [+1095 chars]
Shattering the Limits of Classical Physics: Quantum Entanglement Measures Earth's Rotation Like Never Before - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
The experiment was pictured drawing a fiber Sagnac interferometric scheme inside a magnifying inset starting from a local position (Vienna, Austria) of the rotating Earth. Two indistinguishable photo… [+5395 chars]
China takes small step towards the moon with rocket test - SpaceNews
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
HELSINKI Chinas main space contractor has carried out a successful static fire test of a rocket first stage designed to take astronauts to the moon.
A Long March 10 first stage test article was fir… [+4131 chars]
See SpaceX Starship liftoff in amazing launch tower view - VideoFromSpace
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How to see the 2024 nova explosion without a telescope – DW – 06/17/2024 - DW (English)
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
It's not often that a dark spot in space illuminates our planet, but that is exactly what professional and amateur astronomers expect to happen in September when a once-in-a-lifetime nova explosion 3… [+4103 chars]
Scientists pioneer new ultrasound technology that can scan the brain - The Times of India
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
NASA again delays Boeing Starliner's return home - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
NASA said June 14 that the Boeing Starliner and its crew will now return to Earth from the International Space Station no earlier than Saturday, June 22.
"The extra time allows the team to finalize … [+2460 chars]
MOND vs. dark matter: Research suggests that rotation curves of galaxies stay flat indefinitely - Phys.org
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The Enduring Mystery of How Water Freezes - Quanta Magazine
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
Pair of Merging Quasars Reveals Secrets of the Universe's Earliest Days - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
A team of astronomers has spotted the most distant merging galactic cores yet, seen as they were when the universe was less than a billion years old. The duo of active galactic centers, called quasar… [+2928 chars]
Right Now The Earth Is Technically *Not* Orbiting The Sun - IFLScience
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
Diagrams and animations showing the orbits of the planets are lying to you a little bit. Or to put it more accurately, they are simplifying the orbits of the planets so that teachers don't have to ex… [+2678 chars]
Unraveling the Mysteries of the Crab Nebula with NASA's Webb Telescope - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
A team of scientists has used NASAs James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to gain new insights into the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant located 6,500 light-years away in the constellation Taurus.
This … [+5281 chars]
Japan's space junk cleaner hunts down major target - The Register
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
The space junk cleaning mission launched by Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has successfully hunted down one of its targets.
The Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration saw Japanese o… [+5595 chars]
Space Detection of Earthly Anomalies: Groundbreaking New Technique Unveils Early Earthquake Signs - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
A new study highlights the potential of satellites in detecting early indicators of earthquakes through anomalies in the ground, atmosphere, and ionosphere, suggesting the possibility of predicting e… [+3881 chars]
Opening of NYC's 1st public observatory at risk due to last-minute regulations - Gothamist
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
Red tape has stalled plans for the citys first free, public observatory to be installed in a Bronx park, and its organizers now worry they may have to pull the plug on the project.
The dome's grand … [+3764 chars]
At the heart of this distant galaxy lies not 1, but 2 jet-blasting black holes - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
A binary black hole system in an active galaxy about 4 billion light-years away has been seen lighting up dramatically, when one of the black holes plowed through the accretion disk of the other, for… [+5863 chars]
How to see the 2024 nova explosion without a telescope - DW (English)
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
See SpaceX Starship liftoff in amazing launch tower view - VideoFromSpace
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
Something 'kicked' this hypervelocity star racing through the Milky Way at 1.3 million miles per hour (video) - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
If you were attacked by a ravenous vampire star or were at risk of falling into two dueling black holes, you'd probably run, too!
One of these terrifying scenarios is likely responsible for sending… [+6153 chars]
New Type Ia supernova discovered - Phys.org
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This long-studied star is actually a stellar duo: 'We were absolutely stunned' - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
Shrouded in a dense cloud of gas and dust, a young star in the constellation Ophiuchus
that astronomers have studied for decades has been found to be a duo. It would also appear that both members o… [+4292 chars]
NASA again delays Boeing Starliner's return home - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
Don't Miss the Strawberry Moon in June's Night Sky! - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
The name “Strawberry Moon” isn’t from the color of the Moon, despite what you see in this artist’s illustration. It comes from the Algonquin tribes of North America, marking the time of year when wil… [+20694 chars]
Y chromosome is evolving faster than the X, primate study reveals - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
The Y chromosome in primates — including humans — is evolving much more rapidly than the X chromosome, new research on six primate species suggests.
For instance, humans and chimpanzees share upward… [+4650 chars]
Dying Starlink Satellites Could Deplete Ozone Layer: Study - Jalopnik
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
7 largest megafauna that are extinct - The Times of India
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
The Glyptodon, resembling a colossal armadillo, roamed the plains of North America around 20 million years ago. Encased in a bony shell, this creature was roughly the size of a Volkswagen Beetle. Des… [+210 chars]
Japan's space junk cleaner hunts down major target - The Register
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
Captivating Video Shows a Mysterious Deep Sea Squid Clutching Its Eggs - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
In the cold, dark waters of the Gulf of California, a strange squid was discovered keeping vigil over her incubating young.
At depths far below the reach of sunlight, a remotely operated vehicle cau… [+4101 chars]
7 bizarre facts about the Solar System to stump any scientist - Big Think
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
Voyager 1 Is Back! Legendary Probe Makes Contact From Interstellar Space - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
A friendly voice we've been longing to hear is drifting back to us from interstellar space, 24 billion kilometers away (15 billion miles).
Voyager 1 the most distant human-made object to Earth is, o… [+4133 chars]
How primordial black holes could explain the enduring mystery of dark matter - CNN
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
Sign up for CNNs Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.
For about 50 years, the scientific community has been … [+8971 chars]
AI improves human locomotion in robotic exoskeletons, saves 25% energy - Interesting Engineering
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
A test subject started walking, running, and climbing stairs demonstrating a fluid transition between these three sets of movements. And it only takes eight hours for the machine to adapt to the body… [+666 chars]
NASA warns that a 98ft plane-sized asteroid is heading towards Earth soon - The Times of India
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
Scientists May Have Finally Figured Out Where Paranoia Lives in The Brain - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
Often dismissed as an irrational or overinflated sense of concern, paranoia extends from a very rational ability to keep our wits about us in a chaotic environment.
Being able to adapt quickly can k… [+3628 chars]
Cutting-Edge Study Reveals a Link Between Obesity, Inflammation, and Aging - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
CNIO researchers have discovered that cells signaled to have excess nutrients can lead to organ malfunction and inflammation, potentially accelerating aging. Using animal models and comparisons with … [+5935 chars]
NASA warns that a 98ft plane-sized asteroid is heading towards Earth soon - The Times of India
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
Witness the Stunning Strawberry Moon Alongside the Summer Solstice This June - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
Stargazers are in for a treat as the "strawberry moon" graces the night sky in June 2024, coinciding with the arrival of the summer solstice. This celestial event will be particularly special due to … [+5512 chars]
Marine CO₂ removal technologies could depend on the appetite of the ocean's tiniest animals - The Conversation Indonesia
Posted at 2024-06-18 00:00:00
As the world struggles to decarbonise, its becoming increasingly clear well need to both rapidly reduce emissions and actively remove carbon dioxide (CO) from the atmosphere. The latest Intergovernme… [+6866 chars]
Scientists Create The Thinnest Lens on Earth Using Quantum Physics - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
A quantum phenomenon has allowed scientists to develop a lens just three atoms thick, qualifying as the thinnest ever made.
Oddly, the innovative approach allows most wavelengths of light to pass ri… [+2391 chars]
SpaceX rocket launch from Cape Canaveral: Best spots in Brevard to watch Falcon 9 lift off - Florida Today
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
A rush-hour rocket launch? At about the time hundreds of motorists will be heading home from work or dinner out, a SpaceX launch window begins.
A Florida rocket launch is on the horizon this week ma… [+6490 chars]
7 ways to enjoy Bryce Canyon as it enters its second century - KSL.com
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
PANGUITCH, Garfield County Bryce Canyon National Park recently celebrated 100 years since United States President Warren G. Harding designated it as a national monument, paving the way for it to beco… [+3611 chars]
Neanderthal DNA Exists in Humans, But One Piece Is Mysteriously Missing - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
Neanderthals, the closest cousins of modern humans, lived in parts of Europe and Asia until their extinction some 30,000 years ago.
Genetic studies are revealing ever more about the links between mo… [+6643 chars]
Nasa's James Webb Telescope finds most distant galaxy in known universe - The Times of India
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
Research shows reintroduction of bison herd may have unexpected impact on air pollution: 'These creatures evolved for millions of years' - The Cool Down
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
A small herd of bison in Romania has the potential to cancel out a sizable amount of our planet-warming pollution, according to one group of scientists.
The new research, reported by the Guardian, l… [+2968 chars]
Human Neurons Are Stuck Between Shifting Phases of Matter, Scientists Say - Futurism
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
The neurons of our brain may not exist in a single state of matter, new research suggests.
As detailed in a study, published in the journal Communications Physics, researchers have found signs that … [+2790 chars]
Just 3 days in space was enough to cause cognitive decline in astronauts - BGR
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
Get Ready To See a Sky Explosion That Only Happens Once Every 80 Years - CNET
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
Every 80 years, the skies grant us a rare gift: a stellar explosion called a nova that outshines all other cosmic wonders. This celestial fireworks show occurs when a white dwarf star erupts, increas… [+6015 chars]
Ice Age Caused By Space Clouds, New Research Finds Stellar Discovery - Giant Freakin Robot
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
SpaceX’s Fifth Starship Test Flight Timeline Revealed By Musk - Wccftech
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
SpaceX is gearing up to fly its full stack Starship rocket for the fifth time in late July, according to fresh comments from CEO Elon Musk. Starship's fourth test took to the skies earlier this month… [+2783 chars]
Have days on Earth always been 24 hours? - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
Once every 24 hours, Earth
completes one rotation on its axis, marking one day on our planet. This reliable rotational period is what allowed humans to develop systems to tell time and what signals… [+4417 chars]
Echoes of Creation: The Roman Telescope's Quest for Primordial Black Holes - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
The upcoming Roman Space Telescope may unveil a new class of “featherweight” black holes, challenging existing theories of black hole formation. These Earth-mass black holes, if found, could have sig… [+7244 chars]
Space photo of the week: 'Earthrise,' the Christmas Eve image that changed the world - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
What it is: "Earthrise," an iconic view of Earth above the moon's horizon
Where it is: The moon, as seen from orbit aboard the Apollo 8 spacecraft
When it was taken: Christmas Eve, 1968
Why it's … [+3042 chars]
Scientists sound alarm as growing threat looms over coastal states — here's what you need to know - Yahoo! Voices
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
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Stonehenge To See Rare Alignment This Week—A 'Major Lunar Standstill' - Forbes
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
The full moon descends as its sets at dawn behind the prehistoric Stonehenge monument in ... [+] Wiltshire, England. The setting full moon glows through the ancient stones
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A rare celestial ev… [+3328 chars]
10 top tips for planning your 2027 solar eclipse trip - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
Are you preparing for the "eclipse of the century"? Once word gets out about the landmark total solar eclipse on Aug. 2, 2027
, you can bet that thousands of eclipse chasers will plan a trip to the … [+8094 chars]
Ancient Star Seen Zooming Through Space at 600 Kilometers Per Second - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
Most of the stars in the Milky Way tread sedate and orderly orbital measures around the galactic center, but that's not the case for everything. Every now and again a maverick is caught breaking rank… [+4353 chars]
Eyes beyond the prize: Dissecting a Turing Award-winning Israeli scientist - CTech
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
"I have a prize problem," says Prof. Avi Wigderson, a theoretical computer science researcher at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton, at the very beginning of our conversation. "Peopl… [+15278 chars]
Webb observations hint at giant asteroid collision in a nearby planetary system - Yahoo! Voices
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
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Webb observations hint at giant asteroid collision in a nearby planetary system - CNN
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
The James Webb Telescope: Are We Alone? on The Whole Story With Anderson Cooper offers an inside look at the most powerful telescope ever built. The show premieres Sunday, June 16, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on… [+4543 chars]
Northern lights forecast: Will the aurora borealis be visible over NY this weekend? - FOX 5 New York
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
NEW YORK - The aurora borealis could be visible over different parts of the United States this weekend, including New York.
According to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weath… [+1328 chars]
Scientists discover gigantic 'structure' under the surface of the Moon - indy100
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
The Moon has been a subject of awe and fascination for millennia, with its shape-shifting powers and enigmatic dark side.
And though its the one celestial body on which man has taken (small) steps, … [+2002 chars]
Internet Could Be Worsening Our Fear of Small Holes, Psychologists Say - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
When some people look at clusters of small holes, like those seen in a lotus seed pod or honeycomb, they are suddenly and inexplicably filled with an unpleasant, skin-crawling feeling.
Turns out, th… [+4092 chars]
They once humbled navies: The secret of tiny shipworms' mighty gut - The Washington Post
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
Throughout history, shipworms stringy mollusks that bore into wood have wreaked havoc on the worlds navies, causing once-seaworthy ships to capsize and even destroying San Franciscos wharves a centur… [+2150 chars]
Searching for a female partner for the world’s “loneliest” plant - Ars Technica
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
Enlarge/ Map from drone mission search for the Encephalartos Woodii in the Ngoye Forest in South Africa.
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Surely this is the most solitary organism in the world, wrote paleontologist Richard Fort… [+5753 chars]
SpaceX rocket shuts down after engines ignite Friday at Cape Canaveral - Florida Today
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
Nova explosion of nearby star will soon light up Earth's skies - Earth.com
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
The vast expanse of the night sky, a canvas dotted with countless stars, is about to unveil a rare and spectacular phenomenon. Brace yourself for a stellar light show as T Coronae Borealis, a seeming… [+4831 chars]
Biomedicine Breakthrough: Complete Gene Insertion Now Possible in Human Cells - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
Researchers at the Broad Institute have improved gene-editing to efficiently insert entire genes into human cells, offering potential for single-gene therapies for diseases like cystic fibrosis. This… [+6270 chars]
Countdown To Summer: Three Landmark Rocket Launches You Must Watch - Forbes
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
People watch as the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from launch pad 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space ... [+] Center on April 11, 2019 in Titusville, Florida. The rocket is carrying a communications sa… [+3312 chars]
European Space Agency Shares Pic Of ''Enigmatic'' Star System: ''Cosmic Dance Of Fire And Ice'' - NDTV
Posted at 2024-06-17 00:00:00
The star system is located 3,400 light-years away.
The European Space Agency (ESA) on Friday shared a stunning picture of a mysterious star system. The star is located 3,400 light-years away in the … [+1790 chars]
Summer solstice to bring strawberry moon to night sky. When to see it from Kentucky - Lexington Herald Leader
Posted at 2024-06-16 00:00:00
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Central Kentucky residents can kick off the summer season with a popular full moon, and weather conditions might just be perfect to stargaze.
The strawberry moon will appear full from … [+2461 chars]
China’s Long March-10 rocket a step closer to putting astronauts on the moon - South China Morning Post
Posted at 2024-06-16 00:00:00
It added that the rockets development had entered the fast lane of implementing large-scale, system-level tests towards its maiden flight.
The Long March-10, measuring 92.5 metres (303.5 feet) tall,… [+2154 chars]
SpaceX's Starlink May Be Keeping the Ozone From Healing, Research Finds - Futurism
Posted at 2024-06-16 00:00:00
Megaconstellations could be a disaster for the environment.
Burning Up
SpaceX's growing Starlink megaconstellation could be hindering the Earth's atmosphere from healing itself.
In a new study, re… [+2405 chars]
Silicon Valley's Pivotal built flying cars. This guy bought one - The San Francisco Standard
Posted at 2024-06-16 00:00:00
From 500 feet in the air, a hovering aircraft the size of a compact car charts its course along the pastoral landscape of Point Reyes, from the headwaters of Tomales Bay through green hills dotted wi… [+8772 chars]
The Human Brain's Complexity Verges on The Brink of Chaos, Physicists Say - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-16 00:00:00
The human brain is said to be the most complex object in the known Universe. Its 89 billion neurons each have around 7,000 connections on average, and the physical structure of all those entities may… [+4028 chars]
Einstein Telescope: Unlocking a New Era in Astronomy From 250 Meters Underground - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-06-16 00:00:00
The Einstein Telescope is being built around 250 meters underground. With interferometers in the three tunnels, each ten kilometers long, it will measure collisions of black holes in the early univer… [+12570 chars]
NASA rover discovers mysterious Mars boulder unlike any others - Mashable
Posted at 2024-06-16 00:00:00
Radiation could pose challenge to putting people on Mars - The Hill
Posted at 2024-06-16 00:00:00
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- Data showed how much radiation hit the planet's surface
- High levels of radiation could be risky for astronauts… [+2801 chars]
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NASA says Voyager 1 is fully back online months after it stopped making sense - The Verge
Posted at 2024-06-16 00:00:00
NASA says Voyager 1 is fully back online months after it stopped making sense
NASA says Voyager 1 is fully back online months after it stopped making sense
/ The deep-space probe is now sending ba… [+1579 chars]
Novel photocatalyst enables efficient ester reduction with blue light - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-06-16 00:00:00
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Saturday Citations: Bacterial warfare, a self-programming language model, passive cooling in the big city - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-06-16 00:00:00
by Chris Packham , Phys.org
There's a lot of science news in seven days, so just because a new study isn't cited here on Saturday morning doesn't mean it didn't happen. A lot more has happened. But … [+5015 chars]
Flares and Echoes: Unveiling the Supermassive Black Hole at the Milky Way's Core - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2024-06-16 00:00:00
Researchers from Michigan State University (MSU) have made groundbreaking discoveries about the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, known as Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*).
Utilizing a … [+4402 chars]
Nasa's Chandra X-ray captures 'super' star cluster nearest to Earth - Times of India - The Times of India
Posted at 2024-06-16 00:00:00
The Great Oxidation Event: A 200-Million-Year Journey to Oxygenation - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-06-16 00:00:00
Studies of marine shales and isotopic data from the Great Oxidation Event period reveal dynamic oxygen fluctuations in Earth’s early atmosphere and oceans, highlighting the prolonged and complex natu… [+6807 chars]
Scientists discover one of the biggest countries in the world is 'splitting in two - UNILAD
Posted at 2024-06-16 00:00:00
A study has suggested that the tectonic plate located beneath India's could be dividing into two.
India is the seventh largest country in the world, coming in behind the likes of Australia, Brazil a… [+2623 chars]
Facial Expressions Key to Strong Social Bonds - Neuroscience News
Posted at 2024-06-16 00:00:00
Summary: Humans may have evolved complex facial expressions to enhance social bonding. By analyzing over 1,500 natural conversations, the study found that expressive individuals were more liked and b… [+5591 chars]
Earth Possibly Exposed to Interstellar Anomaly Millions of Years Ago - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-16 00:00:00
Scientists scour the Earth and the sky for clues to our planet's climate history. Powerful and sustained volcanic eruptions can alter the climate for long periods of time, and the Sun's output can sh… [+9081 chars]
China Advances Lunar Ambitions with Successful Test of New Rocket Engine System - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2024-06-16 00:00:00
China has successfully tested a new engine system designed for its future lunar missions, marking a significant milestone in its ambitious space program.
This ground test, conducted on June 14, 2024… [+4635 chars]
Could nearby stars have habitable exoplanets? NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory hopes to find out - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-16 00:00:00
The search for life beyond Earth dutifully continues. Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, as well as the European Space Agency
's XMM-Newton
, are contributing some new research to … [+2668 chars]
Webb Does the “Impossible” – Space Telescope Captures First Glimpse of an Exoplanet's Interior - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-06-16 00:00:00
An artist’s concept of WASP-107 b shows turbulent atmospheric mixing within the planet’s gas envelope. Credit: Roberto Molar Candanosa/Johns Hopkins University
James Webb Space Telescope data reveal… [+6736 chars]
New study finds potential alien mega-structures known as 'dyson spheres' - NBC News
Posted at 2024-06-16 00:00:00
NASA rover drives through ancient Mars river, snaps stunning view - Mashable
Posted at 2024-06-16 00:00:00
How are galaxies destroyed? - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-16 00:00:00
Eventually, all galaxies, including our own Milky Way, will meet their end.
But how do galaxies die? If you're in the mood to destroy an entire galaxy, you have several options, depending on your d… [+5358 chars]
Map shows which parts of N.J. will be underwater in the future. Look up your address. - NJ.com
Posted at 2024-06-16 00:00:00
Voyager 1 Once Again Returning Science Data From All Four Instruments - Hackaday
Posted at 2024-06-16 00:00:00
As humanity’s furthest reach into the Universe so far, the two Voyager spacecraft’s well-being is of utmost importance to many. Although we know that there will be an end to any science mission, the … [+1053 chars]
Space Rock That Fell to Earth Reveals Ancient Traces of Early Solar System - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-16 00:00:00
A lot as changed in the 4.5 billion or so years since the Solar System first came together from a disk-shaped cloud of swirling dust and gas.
The stuff from which everything formed has undergone som… [+3994 chars]
Starship may have bigger problems than just getting its launch right - BGR
Posted at 2024-06-16 00:00:00
Voyager 1 is back online! NASA's most distant spacecraft returns data from all 4 instruments - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-16 00:00:00
All right, everyone — we can all breathe a sigh of relief. NASA's Voyager 1
spacecraft is fully operational once more, with all four science instruments returning usable data to Earth.
The problem… [+2401 chars]
SpaceX aborts Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral - WESH 2 Orlando
Posted at 2024-06-16 00:00:00
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. —SpaceX aborted Friday's launch of the Falcon 9 rocket, which was set to take 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit.
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Deep-sea creature — holding ‘giant eggs’ — may be new species off Mexico. See it swim - Sacramento Bee
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
12 billion years of black hole history, revealed through X-rays and simulations - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
The black hearts of galaxies have had their history told almost in full for the first time, as astronomers combined X-ray observations with detailed supercomputer models to chronicle the growth of su… [+6369 chars]
Boeing Starliner landing delayed - Quartz
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
The Boeing CST-100 Starliner is facing yet another delay. Though the spacecraft successfully launched June 5 after weeks of last-minute hold-ups that followed nearly a decades worth of waiting, it wi… [+1238 chars]
Medical breakthroughs discovered on International Space Station - Fox News
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
WASHINGTON Research at the International Space Station (ISS) is helping doctors on Earth find new treatment options for patients.
"There is a lot of excitement about this and many other kinds of res… [+5346 chars]
A massive solar storm hits Mars, revealing a risk for future astronauts on the red planet - CNN
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
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When the sun unleashed an extreme solar storm and hit … [+5503 chars]
Moon ice in the Artemis era: what we still don't know - SpaceNews
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
GOLDEN, Colorado A hot topic for moon researchers is whether water ice is an easily accessible resource at the lunar south pole, as experts have long assumed. The search for exploitable water ice is … [+4270 chars]
Super Mario Bros. Is Mathematically Impossible To Solve - IFLScience
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
Here are two facts about math that often go unadvertised: firstly, there are some problems that are simply unsolvable. Its not that you personally arent smart enough, or that youre using the wrong me… [+3411 chars]
Astronomers get closer to solving the lingering mystery of fast radio bursts - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are intense, short-lived blasts of radio waves hailing from beyond the Milky Way that can emit the same amount of energy in just thousandths of a second that the sun takes th… [+7786 chars]
The Universe: Earth's Celestial Neighbors and Cosmic Enemies *3 Hour Marathon* - HISTORY
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Physicists confirm quantum entanglement persists between top quarks, the heaviest known fundamental particles - Phys.org
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket suffers rare last-second abort during Starlink satellite launch (video) - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
A SpaceX rocket suffered a last-second abort during the attempted launch of 22 Starlink internet satellites from Florida on Friday afternoon (June 14).
The SpaceX booster, a workhorse Falcon 9 rock… [+2583 chars]
Private space-junk-inspection probe spots discarded rocket in orbit up close (photo) - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
This is how decades-old space junk drifting in Earth's orbit would look like seen from just 50 meters (164 feet) away.
You are looking at the spent upper stage of a discarded Japanese rocket that la… [+3074 chars]
Northern Lights Forecast: Will the aurora borealis be visible over the US this weekend? - FOX 5 DC
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
WASHINGTON - The aurora borealis will be visible over different parts of the United States this weekend.
According to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Cente… [+936 chars]
To calibrate telescopes on Earth, NASA's launching an 'artificial star' to orbit - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
Come 2029, skywatchers can glimpse at least one "star" in the sky made by humans.
Earlier this week, NASA
announced plans to place a small satellite in Earth orbit at a little over 22,000 miles (3… [+4605 chars]
Quantum entangled photons react to Earth's spin - Phys.org
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Boeing and NASA delay Starliner astronaut return to June 22, nearly doubling mission length to test spacecraft - CNBC
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
Boeing's Starliner capsule "Calypso" will stay at the International Space Station twice as long as the mission originally planned, NASA announced Friday.
This developmental nature of the mission, kn… [+3843 chars]
New Visible Star Is Coming // Starship Mars Sample Return // Frost on Olympus Mons - Fraser Cain
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
NASA's Voyager Has Made a Full Recovery After Glitch Nearly Ended the Historic Mission - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
Voyager fans, rejoice! The 46-year-old spacecraft is once again probing interstellar space for cosmic wonders following a seven month-long hiatus.
NASA announced that its iconic mission is back to n… [+2250 chars]
Parenting advice: My son and his friends think this major historical tragedy is a “joke.” I'm mortified. - Slate
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Slate Plus members get more Care and Feeding every week. Have a question about kids, parenting, or family life? Submit it here!
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Im at a loss. My 10-year-old has let me know t… [+2917 chars]
Everyday critters that look like monsters when viewed under a microscope - Boing Boing
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
Mind mapper: MIT's new tech shows whole brain hemispheres in 3D detail - Interesting Engineering
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
Significant steps have been made to crack, though it’s more like slice, open the brain to snap a picture of it. However, due to its complexity, neuroscience hasn’t been able to get inside an “intact”… [+648 chars]
5 space discoveries that scientists are struggling to explain - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
Could an invisible planet lurk at the edge of our solar system
? Can black holes ricochet through space like intergalactic billiard balls? Did our own galaxy's black hole "wake up" with a bang milli… [+7061 chars]
Black Hole 'Plasma Fireballs' Created on Earth - Newsweek
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
Scientists have found a way to produce "plasma fireballs" just like those made by black holes—but here on Earth.
The immensely powerful beam of plasma produced by the scientists—using the Super Prot… [+3308 chars]
NASA extends Starliner stay at ISS for additional testing - SpaceNews
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
WASHINGTON NASA and Boeing will keep the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft at the International Space Station for at least four more days to perform additional testing of the commercial crew vehicle befor… [+3593 chars]
NASA's Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, is doing science again after problem - The Associated Press
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
DALLAS (AP) NASAs Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, is sending science data again.
Voyager 1s four instruments are back in business after a computer problem in November, the Jet Pr… [+871 chars]
To kill the competition, bacteria throw pieces of dead viruses at them - Ars Technica
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
Enlarge/ This is an intact phage. A tailocin looks like one of these with its head cut off.
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Long before humans became interested in killing bacteria, viruses were on the job. Viruses that attack… [+5284 chars]
NASA ISS Live Stream Was False Alarm, Not Emergency | Weather.com - The Weather Channel
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
At a Glance
- A NASA live stream from the International Space Station cut to disturbing audio.
- The audio seemed to indicate a medical emergency on board.
- NASA said it was a mis… [+2246 chars]
SpaceX to launch 22 new Starlink satellites from Florida today after weather delays - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
Editor's note: SpaceX is now targeting 5:07 p.m. EDT (2107 GMT) for its Starlink 10-2 satellite mission launch.
SpaceX is scheduled to launch 22 more of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit f… [+2238 chars]
The World's Oldest Termite Mounds Are 34000 Years Old, And They're Beautiful - IFLScience
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
The landscape in South Africa is pockmarked by beautiful smatterings of wild flowers. They grow in this particular way because they prefer setting up camp on termite mounds which are richer in nutrie… [+2942 chars]
GPT-4 has passed the Turing test, researchers claim - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
We are interacting with artificial intelligence (AI) online not only more than ever — but more than we realize — so researchers asked people to converse with four agents, including one human and thre… [+3746 chars]
Astronomers discover an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting a nearby ultracool dwarf star - Phys.org
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How China's Chang'e 6 minirover snapped its epic photo on the moon's far side - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
China has revealed details about a miniature rover tucked away on the country's pioneering Chang'e 6 lunar far side sample-return mission.
Chang'e 6 launched
on May 3 on a Long March 5 rocket. Whi… [+2645 chars]
Planet Nine: Is the search for this elusive world nearly over? - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
Deep in the outer reaches of the solar system — so far away from the known planets that the sun would barely be distinguishable from a nearby star — a massive, icy world may be lurking in the shadows… [+14078 chars]
NASA's Perseverance Rover Accidentally Draws Gigantic Penis on Mars - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
Things can get lonely on Mars. NASAs four-wheeled robot has been roaming the Red Planet for more than three years, trekking across the harsh terrain on its own after losing its pal Ingenuity. But per… [+2928 chars]
Ask Ethan: Is the Universe finite or infinite? - Big Think
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
High-precision measurements challenge our understanding of Cepheids - Phys.org
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Encounter Between Sun And "Something Outside The Solar System" May Have Dramatically Cooled Earth - IFLScience
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
As the Moon orbits the Earth, the Earth orbits the Sun, and the Sun orbits the center of the Milky Way, oscillating up and down relative to the galactic plane as it does so.
A new study has suggest… [+4324 chars]
Hot Tub of Despair: The deadly ocean pool that traps and pickles creatures that fall in - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
Name: Hot Tub of Despair
Location: Off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico
Why it's incredible: The brine pool is peppered with the carcasses of animals that were unlucky enough to enter t… [+2857 chars]
“I've Never Seen Anything Like It Before” – Unusual 550 Million Year Old Fossil Solves Paleontological Paradox - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
A groundbreaking discovery of a 550 million-year-old sea sponge fossil offers new insights into sponge evolution and guides future fossil searches. Reconstructed life position of Helicolocellus on Ed… [+5231 chars]
China's Chang'e 6 spacecraft finds long-sought particles on far side of the moon - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
A European experiment aboard China's Chang'e 6 mission has recorded previously undetected charged particles on the moon's surface, a catalog of which enables astronomers to better probe the chemical … [+4207 chars]
Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut mission return delayed to June 22 - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
Boeing's first crewed Starliner mission, that ferried astronauts to the International Space Station, will need to wait a little longer before returning its crew to Earth.
On June 5, the Crew Flight… [+2765 chars]
Voyager 1 makes stellar comeback to science operations - The Register
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is back in action and conducting normal science operations for the first time since the veteran probe began spouting gibberish at the end of 2023.
All four of the spacecr… [+2619 chars]
NASA Announces New System to Aid Disaster Response - Science@NASA
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
The team behind NASAs Disaster Response Coordination System gathers science, technology, data, and expertise from across the agency and provides it to emergency managers. The new system will be able … [+124 chars]
Sweaty cattle may boost food security in a warming world - Phys.org
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We’re about to learn a whole lot more about how the human body reacts to space - TechCrunch
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
We could be entering a renaissance for human spaceflight research, as a record number of private citizens head to space and as scientists improve techniques for gathering data on these intrepid test … [+6445 chars]
Voyager 1 returning science data again - SpaceNews
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
WASHINGTON The four instruments on NASAs Voyager 1 spacecraft are returning science data for the first time since a computer malfunction last November, as scientists hope to keep the mission operatin… [+3342 chars]
Ask Ethan: Is the Universe finite or infinite? - Big Think
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
The sun's magnetic field is about to flip. Here's what to expect. - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
The sun is on the verge of a significant event: a magnetic field reversal.
This phenomenon happens roughly every 11 years and marks an important stage in the solar cycle
. The shift in polarity in… [+6738 chars]
AI-Trained Exoskeletons Improve Movement and Save Energy - Neuroscience News
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
Summary: A new study details how AI and computer simulations train robotic exoskeletons to help users conserve energy while walking, running, and climbing stairs. This method eliminates the need for … [+7412 chars]
NASA Announces New System to Aid Disaster Response - Science@NASA
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
Physicists report optical analog of Kármán vortex street - Phys.org
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Watery planets orbiting dead stars may be good candidates for studying life—if they can survive long enough - Phys.org
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See the impacts an epic solar storm had on the Red Planet - Fox Weather
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
A round of epic solar storms that have impacted the solar system in recent months has led to auroras across Earth, but spacecraft far from our planet also recorded impacts, leading to extraordinary o… [+2763 chars]
Not Even Your Hopes And Dreams Are Safe With “Dream Absorber”! [ROTA] - YGOrganization
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
Don’t let the mekk bugs bite.
ROTA-JP028 Mugen Kyuushuutai (Dream Absorber)Level 2 WATER Fairy Effect MonsterATK 0DEF 0You can only use the 1st effect of this card’s name once per turn.(1) If your o… [+352 chars]
NASA telescope spots 'cosmic fireworks' and faint echos from the Milky Way's supermassive black hole - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
Astronomers have spotted flares and echos coming from the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*). These "cosmic fireworks" and X-ray echoes could help scientis… [+7418 chars]
Complexity science could transform 21st-century research. Here's how. - Big Think
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
* Inescapable Conclusion: USC Researchers Prove Earth's Core Is Losing Speed - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-06-15 00:00:00
The inner core began to decrease its speed around 2010, moving slower than the Earth’s surface. Credit: USC
A new study provides clear evidence that the Earth’s inner core began to decrease its spee… [+4315 chars]
Ancient ocean slowdown warns of future climate chaos - Phys.org
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Permanent gene edits to tardigrades help shed light on their amazing resilience - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
Some species of tardigrades are highly and unusually resilient to various extreme conditions fatal to most other forms of life. The genetic basis for these exceptional abilities remains elusive.
For… [+4852 chars]
New Tech Maps Human Brain in Unprecedented Detail - Neuroscience News
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
Summary: Researchers developed a technology pipeline to image entire human brain hemispheres at high resolution. This breakthrough allows for detailed analysis of brain structures, offering insights … [+15700 chars]
NASA calls off astronauts' spacewalk over 'spacesuit discomfort' - KSL.com
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Two Million Years Ago, an Encounter between the Sun and Something Outside the Solar System Altered All Life on Earth - The Debrief
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
New research from Boston University and the Harvard Radcliffe Institute suggests that the Sun passed through a huge hydrogen cloud two million years ago, directly affecting its protective heliosphere… [+7010 chars]
Hubble Telescope maps high-speed 'burps' from nearby feeding supermassive black hole for 1st time - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have, for the first time ever, mapped the plasma "burps" of a feeding supermassive black hole-powered quasar that dwells relatively close to Earth.
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Pair plasmas found in deep space can now be generated in the lab - Phys.org
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NASA calls off astronauts' ISS spacewalk over 'spacesuit discomfort' - Reuters
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NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope captures closest super star cluster to Earth (image) - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
It's a bird... it's a plane... it's a super star cluster! NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope has imaged a star cluster that is "super" in every way. Westerlund 1 is super-large, super-massive, super-youn… [+3770 chars]
NASA's Perseverance fords an ancient river to reach science target - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
Originally thought of as little more than a route clear of rover-slowing boulders, Neretva Vallis has provided a bounty of geologic options for the science team.
After detouring through a dune field… [+4928 chars]
James Webb telescope discovers most distant supernova ever seen - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered the oldest and most distant supernova ever seen — a stellar explosion that took place when the universe was just 1.8 billion years old.
The ancient star… [+3527 chars]
Amazing New Technique Images Alzheimer's Brain Changes at Every Level, All at Once - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
Researchers will no longer need to choose between studying a single human brain as a patchwork of fragmented images or a distant, pixelated view of large structures.
A new imaging platform developed… [+5106 chars]
'The spacecraft really reacted great:' NASA astronauts praise Boeing Starliner's performance (video) - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
The first astronauts to fly Boeing's new Starliner vehicle have spoken in glowing terms of the spacecraft.
Starliner launched on June 5
, with NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams testi… [+2508 chars]
NASA's Webb Reveals Long-Studied Star Is Actually Twins - NASA
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
Managed by NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory through launch, Webbs Mid-Infrared Instrument also revealed jets of gas flowing into space from the twin stars.
Scientists recently got a big surprise fro… [+4844 chars]
SpaceX launch: Live updates from Starlink Falcon 9 launch at Cape Canaveral, Florida - Florida Today
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
Scrubbed launch recap:Scroll down to review live coverage of the unsuccessful Thursday, June 13, launch attempt of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the Starlink 10-… [+5843 chars]
Facial Expressions Alter Memory of Color - Neuroscience News
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
Summary: Facial expressions influence memory color effect, with angry and fearful faces more strongly affected than neutral faces. Participants perceived achromatic angry and fearful faces as red-yel… [+7221 chars]
Jeff Bezos plan to colonize space: what the experts say - Business Insider
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
Webb Telescope Captures Massive Asteroid Collision in Neighboring Star System - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
Astronomers observed a giant asteroid collision in Beta Pictoris, using data from the Webb and Spitzer telescopes. The event, occurring 20 years ago, offers new insights into early planetary formatio… [+6947 chars]
Study Links Brain Region to Paranoia - Neuroscience News
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
Summary: Researchers discovered that a specific brain region, the mediodorsal thalamus, may provoke feelings of paranoia. By aligning data from studies on monkeys and humans, they found that lesions … [+7328 chars]
NASA administrator says 'at least a trillion' other planets like Earth could exist in universe - Fox News
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
NASA has plans to return astronauts to the lunar surface in the near future. Next year, four astronauts will orbit the moon.
"We don't need to go back to the moon just for the moon. We're going back… [+3842 chars]
Seashell-inspired cement is super stretchy, crack-resistant, unbreakable - Interesting Engineering
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
Cross-sectional view and SEM micrograph illustrate the brick-and-mortar structure of natural nacre, showcasing aragonite tablets connected by a flexible organic matrix.
The group drew inspiration fo… [+860 chars]
Two Million Years Ago, an Encounter between the Sun and Something Outside the Solar System Altered All Life on Earth - The Debrief
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
Pair plasmas found in deep space can now be generated in the lab - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
Did Your Mother Cradle You Lovingly In Her Suckers? - Defector
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
Some would say there is no sweeter image than that of a new mother cradling her cooing infant child. Today, I'd like to share with you an even sweeter picture: a new mother cradling 30 to 40 of her c… [+4576 chars]
Space Travel Makes You Dumber - Jalopnik
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
Traveling to space should be an eye-opening experience, one that gives you a new perspective of humanity and its place in the cosmos. But while you might think an experience like this would make a pe… [+4012 chars]
Earth's inner core rotation slows down and reverses direction. What does this mean for the planet? - Study Finds
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
LOS ANGELES — Earth’s inner core, a solid iron sphere nestled deep within our planet, has slowed its rotation, according to new research. Scientists from the University of Southern California say the… [+5066 chars]
Quantum Magic: How “Super Photons” Are Shaping the Future of Physics - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
Artist’s view of a photonic Bose-Einstein condensate (yellow) in a bath of dye molecules (red) that has been perturbated by an external light source (white flash). Credit: A. Erglis/Albert-Ludwigs Un… [+5566 chars]
Dyson spheres: Could alien megastructures exist in the Milky Way? Scientists found 7 places to look - CNN
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
Elon Musk's SpaceX Addresses Terrifying Space Station Audio - The Daily Beast
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
An official NASA livestream that appeared to indicate that a dire medical emergency was unfolding on board the International Space Station Wednesday was only a test, Elon Musks SpaceX said.
The aud… [+2157 chars]
Researchers accidentally discover that mixing water with a peptide results in self-assembling and self-healing glass - Phys.org
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Scientists find a surprise ingredient in exoplanet cake mix — sulfur dioxide - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
A 'hot Neptune' exoplanet
has been found to contain sulfur dioxide in its atmosphere — an atmosphere that's also gushing into space as the planet loops over its star's poles on a steeply inclined o… [+6363 chars]
Scientists adapt astronomy method to unblur microscopy images - Phys.org
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FAA seeks public input on SpaceX Starship’s environmental impact in Florida - UPI News
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Wild New Study Suggests Gravity Can Exist Without Mass - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
What is gravity without mass? Both Newton's revolutionary laws describing its universal effect and Einstein's proposal of a dimpled spacetime, we've thought of gravity as exclusively within the domai… [+3412 chars]
The Secret to Living Past 120 Years Old? Nanobots - WIRED
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
Ive had many conversations over the years about life extension, and the idea often meets resistance. People become upset when they hear of an individual whose life has been cut short by a disease, ye… [+3401 chars]
Northern Lights: 20 Dark Sky Places In The U.S. For The Best Views - Forbes
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
The northern lights or aurora borealis as seen from the coast of Lake Superior on the beach at ... [+] Whitefish Point via a long exposure in September of 2022.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX Addresses Terrifying Space Station Audio - The Daily Beast
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
Cosmic 'koi fish' swims through starry sea in stunning telescope photo - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
A bright pink koi fish has been spotted swimming across the southern sky.
The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) VLT Survey Telescope
(VST) snapped a beautiful new view of the Gum 3 nebula, lo… [+2403 chars]
NASA calls off spacewalk at International Space Station due to 'spacesuit discomfort' - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-14 00:00:00
The spacewalk scheduled for two NASA astronauts today (June 13) has been postponed.
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New pterosaur species discovered by Australian farmer - CNN
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Coming in hot: NASA's Chandra checks habitability of exoplanets - Phys.org
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Satellite data reveal electromagnetic anomalies up to 19 days before 2023 Turkey earthquake - Phys.org
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Mars Hit by Intense Solar Storms Just as Epically as Earth - ScienceAlert
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In recent weeks, the Sun has become so rowdy that Earth has been repeatedly bombarded with the radiation and particles emitted by eruptions of solar plasma.
But Earth is not the only planet affected… [+4339 chars]
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 flight from Cape Canaveral – Spaceflight Now - Spaceflight Now
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A Falcon 9 stands ready for a Starlink mission at Cape Canaveral’s pad 40. File photo: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now.
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NASA livestream: Watch 2 astronauts spacewalk outside ISS - USA TODAY
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The spacewalk was postponed due to a "spacesuit discomfort issue," the International Space Station said in a post on X. A rescheduled time or date for the spacewalk has not yet been announced.
The 9… [+1944 chars]
If Ray Kurzweil Is Right (Again), You'll Meet His Immortal Soul in the Cloud - WIRED
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You put a stake in the ground with your book The Singularity Is Near. This one is called The Singularity Is Nearer. How do you define the singularity?
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Does chaos theory square classical physics with human agency? - Aeon
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A slight shift in Cleopatras beauty, and the Roman Empire unravels. You miss your train, and an unexpected encounter changes the course of your life. A butterfly alights from a tree in Michoacán, tri… [+23693 chars]
‘Dyson spheres’ were theorized as a way to detect alien life. Scientists say they’ve found potential evidence - CNN
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Starship launch plan at Kennedy Space Center spurs environmental comments - Florida Today
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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 flight from Cape Canaveral – Spaceflight Now - Spaceflight Now
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Wild New Study Suggests Gravity Can Exist Without Mass - ScienceAlert
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Nasa astronaut distress message broadcast in error - BBC.com
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Nasa has confirmed audio shared widely on social media of astronauts in distress was a simulation broadcast on its YouTube channel in error.
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A mountainous mystery uncovered in South Australia's pink sands - Phys.org
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Satellite 'megaconstellations' may jeopardize recovery of ozone hole - Phys.org
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Einstein Telescope could launch a new era in astronomy - Phys.org
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It's still just a plan, but a new telescope could soon be measuring gravitational waves. Gravitational waves are something like the sound waves of the universe. They are created, for example, when bl… [+11878 chars]
'Once-in-a-lifetime' nova explosion will appear to add new star to night sky in dazzling spectacle: NASA - New York Post
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Scientists around the world are anxiously waiting for a cosmic nova event that will appear to add a new star to the night sky sometime between now and September, according to NASA.
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Stellar Fireworks: Hubble Revisits a Strange Star's 40-Year Nova Mystery - SciTechDaily
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This artist’s concept shows the nova system HM Sagittae (HM Sge), where a white dwarf star is pulling material from its red giant companion. This forms a blazing hot disk around the dwarf, which can … [+7793 chars]
Earth's 'Great Oxidation Event' was spread over 200 million years, according to recent geochemical discoveries - Phys.org
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ISS astronauts living with drug-resistant ‘superbug’ that mutated in orbit, bombshell study reveals... - The US Sun
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A NEW out-of-this-world 'superbug' has been discovered living aboard the International Space Station.
Despite the highly controlled environment on the ISS, a bug hitched a ride to space, where scien… [+4488 chars]
Coming in Hot — NASA's Chandra Checks Habitability of Exoplanets - NASA
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This graphic shows a three-dimensional map of stars near the Sun. These stars are close enough that they could be prime targets for direct imaging searches for planets using future telescopes. The bl… [+3866 chars]
Astronomers discover parallel disks and jets erupting from a pair of young stars - Phys.org
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Most of the universe is invisible to the human eye. The building blocks of stars are only revealed in wavelengths that are outside of the visible spectrum. Astronomers recently used two very differen… [+3950 chars]
Study confirms the rotation of Earth's inner core has slowed - Phys.org
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ESA-China moon cooperation could end with Chang'e-6 - SpaceNews
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HELSINKI European-Chinese cooperation in lunar exploration could come to an end despite successful collaboration in the ongoing Change-6 mission.
ESA provided a payload for Chinas Change-6 complex l… [+4073 chars]
ISS astronauts prep to collect microorganism samples during upcoming spacewalk as Starliner crew departure delays - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-13 00:00:00
Two NASA astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday (June 13), and you can watch the action live.
NASA astronauts Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Matthew Dominick wil… [+3082 chars]
Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders died of blunt-force injuries, coroner says - The Seattle Times
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Retired Maj. Gen. William Anders, the Apollo 8 astronaut, died of multiple blunt-force injuries when the plane he was piloting last week crashed off the coast of Jones Island, officials said Wednesda… [+1514 chars]
The Potentially Hazardous Asteroid NASA Is Currently Most Concerned About - IFLScience
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While stood on planet Earth, it's easy to forget that we are sat on a rock hurtling through the Solar System on a path which could feasibly collide with other (smaller) space rocks, largely because w… [+5667 chars]
Nancy Kanwisher, Robert Langer, and Sara Seager named Kavli Prize Laureates - MIT News
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MIT faculty members Nancy Kanwisher, Robert Langer, and Sara Seager are among eight researchers worldwide to receive this years Kavli Prizes.
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FAA, NASA seek public input on SpaceX Starship launches at the Kennedy Space Center – Spaceflight Now - Spaceflight Now
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The Ship 29 upper stage of the fully integrated Starship rocket as seen before its fourth flight test on June 6, 2024. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now
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Observations explore the halo of Centaurus A - Phys.org
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How can the visible universe be 46 billion light-years in radius when the universe is only 13.8 billion years old? - Astronomy Magazine
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How can the visible universe be 46 billion light-years in radius when the universe is only 13.8 billion years old? And how can we detect light 46 billion light-years away when the universe has been i… [+2163 chars]
'At least 150000 tons' of water frost discovered atop Mars' tallest volcanoes - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-06-13 00:00:00
Water frost has been spotted atop Mars
' gargantuan equatorial volcanoes for the first time — defying previous beliefs that the presence of water there was impossible.
Scientists spotted a hair-thi… [+2701 chars]
Stoke Space test-fires engine for upcoming fully reusable rocket (photos) - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-13 00:00:00
Stoke Space has announced the first successful hot-fire test of an engine designed for its upcoming reusable rocket.
The Kent, Washington-based company tested its new full-flow, staged-combustion (F… [+2678 chars]
Mysterious Space Object Transmitting Radio Signals Every 54 Minutes Baffles Scientists - The Debrief
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Astronomers have detected a peculiar radio signal originating from deep space that evades current scientific understanding. Designated ASKAP J1935+2148, the signal repeats every 53.8 minutes, making … [+4431 chars]
Private Odysseus moon lander reveals which Earth 'technosignatures' aliens might see - Space.com
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Human technology like cell phones and broadcast towers constantly radiate radio waves into space
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How Brain Maps Memories Without Movement - Neuroscience News
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Starship Flight 4 milestones effect changes to Flight 5's Ship - NASASpaceFlight.com - NASASpaceflight.com
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8Following the highly successful milestones achieved by Booster 11 and Ship 29 on Flight 4 of SpaceX’s Starship, engineers are already implementing lessons learned from the mission ahead of the next … [+8896 chars]
The Milky Way's stars are gradually being ejected - Big Think
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Hubble Telescope shares stunning galactic view despite recent hardware malfunction (photo) - Space.com
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The aging but tenacious Hubble Space Telescope has beamed back yet another stunning photo of a distant galaxy.
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Lost Aerial Photos Hidden From the Nazis Provide Rare Good News About Climate Change - PetaPixel
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The Honnörbrygga Glacier in Lützow-Holm Bay, Antarctica in 1937 compared to a modern Landsat satellite image from 2023. | Mads Dømgaard / Norwegian Polar Institute
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New theory describes how waves carry information from surroundings - Phys.org
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"Once-in-a-lifetime" cosmic explosion is likely this summer, NASA says. Here's what to know. - CBS News
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A rare eruption of light from a dead star will likely be visible to people on Earth this summer in a fleeting but potentially stark celestial display that scientists are calling "a once-in-a-lifetime… [+4975 chars]
Before heading to Galveston Beach, beware of these sea creatures, safety risks in the waters - KPRC Click2Houston
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HOUSTON Hello there, from your fellow Houstonian! I know its already hot in Texas, as we brace for the intense summer and humid heat we are blessed with each year.
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A star that exploded like a nuclear bomb is still raising questions half a century later - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-13 00:00:00
The aftermath of a thermonuclear explosion in a binary star
system about 3,400 light years away has been witnessed by the Hubble Space Telescope
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Scientists "Absolutely Gutted" as Door Jammed on Expensive Space Telescope, Blocking Its View of Space - Futurism
Posted at 2024-06-13 00:00:00
Scientists are "absolutely gutted."
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Boeing's Starliner Now Has 5 Leaks While Parked Outside the ISS - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-06-13 00:00:00
Following an iffy docking at the International Space Station last week, Boeing managed to deliver a pair of NASA astronauts to the orbital lab. The stressful Starliner saga continues as the crew caps… [+3617 chars]
Combined X-ray surveys and supercomputer simulations track 12 billion years of cosmic black-hole growth - Phys.org
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Children Find Dinosaur ‘Teen-Rex’ Fossil in North Dakota - VOA Learning English
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Two brothers, Liam and Jessin Fisher, were hiking in North Dakota with their father and cousin, Kaiden Madsen, during the summer of 2022.
They were looking for dinosaur fossils.
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Fifth helium leak detected on Starliner - SpaceNews
Posted at 2024-06-13 00:00:00
WASHINGTON NASA confirmed that Boeings CST-100 Starliner spacecraft has suffered a fifth, although minor, helium leak in its propulsion system as engineers work to prepare the vehicle for its return … [+4176 chars]
Morning Frost on Mars Seen Dusting Tallest Mountains in Surprising First - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-13 00:00:00
It's been known for years that there are large quantities of water ice locked up in the Martian poles. Around the equator however it is a barren dry wasteland devoid of any surface ice.
Recent obser… [+3161 chars]
Family advice: My wife thinks her family should get equal visiting privileges. I'm not so sure. - Slate
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'Absolutely gutted': How a jammed door is locking astronomers out of the X-ray universe - Space.com
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Just outside Hiroya Yamaguchi’s office is a blackboard crowded with exploded stars, spaceship schematics and spectral lines. The A4 printouts obscure almost all the free space, except for a tiny corn… [+11834 chars]
Is that chatbot smarter than a 4-year-old? Experts put it to the test. - The Washington Post
Posted at 2024-06-13 00:00:00
Laura Schulz has spent her career trying to unravel one of the most profound human mysteries: how children think and learn. Earlier this year, the MIT cognitive psychologist found herself baffled by … [+9552 chars]
New theory links quantum geometry to electron-phonon coupling - Phys.org
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DARPA's military-grade 'quantum laser' will use entangled photons to outshine conventional laser beams - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-06-13 00:00:00
Researchers are developing a new, military-grade "quantum laser" that can cut through fog and operate across long distances.
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a … [+3420 chars]
Mars rover's camera hit with charged particles from solar storm - VideoFromSpace
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The Big Bug Migration Of The Pyrenees Mountains - Defector
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Every autumn, a narrow pass in the Pyrenees mountain range between southern France and northeast Spain is flooded by a torrential stream of marmalade hoverflies, pollinators with citrus-colored bodie… [+8916 chars]
Scientists engineer yellow-seeded camelina with high oil output - Phys.org
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Human bodies mostly recover from space, tourist mission shows - Phys.org
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Wind from black holes may influence development of surrounding galaxies - Phys.org
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Chinese moon researchers gearing up for June 25 arrival of far side samples - Space.com
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Excitement is mounting for the first-ever return of samples from the far side of the moon.
China's ongoing Chang'e 6 mission is nearing its departure from lunar orbit, after which it will deliver a … [+3605 chars]
NASA, Boeing push back Starliner's crewed return to June 18 - Reuters.com
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Third Form of Life Makes Energy in 'Remarkable' Ways, Scientists Discover - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-13 00:00:00
As the world turns to green hydrogen and other renewable energy sources, scientists have discovered that archaea the third form of life after bacteria and eukaryotes have been making energy using hyd… [+4231 chars]
'Gateway to hell' in Siberia 'rapidly expanding', experts warn as landmark can be seen from space - GB News
Posted at 2024-06-13 00:00:00
The giant Gateway to Hell crater in Siberia which can be seen from space is rapidly expanding due to climate change.
Scientists say that the 200-acre wide, nearly 300-foot-deep Batagaika crater's in… [+2295 chars]
Challenging Modern Climate Narratives: Forgotten 1937 Aerial Photos Expose Antarctic Anomaly - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-06-13 00:00:00
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have utilized aerial photos from 1937 to analyze the stability and growth of East Antarctica’s ice, revealing that despite some signs of weakening, the ice… [+6830 chars]
A chain of copper and carbon atoms may be the thinnest metallic wire - Phys.org
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Landing on Pluto may only be a hop, skip and jump away - Phys.org
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Solar storm douses Mars in radiation as auroras flicker in the Red Planet sky (video) - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
The solar storms that gave rise to the hugely impressive auroras seen around the world on May 10 also gave Mars a lashing, sparking auroras over the Red Planet and dousing the surface with harmful ra… [+6117 chars]
Scientists spot more Milky Way-like galaxies in early universe, advancing our understanding of how galaxies were formed - Phys.org
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James Webb telescope reveals 'cataclysmic' asteroid collision in nearby star system - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
The James Webb Space Telescope
(JWST) has found evidence of two giant asteroids slamming into each other in a nearby star system. The colossal collision ejected 100,000 times more dust than the imp… [+3745 chars]
Edward C. Stone, 1936-2024 - Caltech
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Stone's work to open the farthest reaches of space to exploration went beyond space missions. From 1983 to 1988, he served as chair of the Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy at Caltech. W… [+7518 chars]
'Supernova discovery machine' James Webb Space Telescope finds most distant star explosion on record - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
When it comes to hunting for the explosive deaths of massive stars in the early universe, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is quite the cosmic detective. This celestial Sherlock Holmes has found… [+6680 chars]
How Do You Deliver a 7,000-Pound Spacecraft? - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Physicist's Gravity Revelation May Finish 'Endless Search' For Dark Matter - Newsweek
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
An astrophysicist has shown that gravity may be able to exist without mass, a theory that suggests dark matter may not be necessary to explain phenomena observed in our universe.
Dark matter is a hy… [+3645 chars]
Full ‘Strawberry Moon’ will brighten the first day of summer this year - OregonLive
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A strikingly natural coincidence: Researchers find heating gallium nitride and magnesium forms a superlattice - Phys.org
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Scientists unlock secrets of how the third form of life makes energy - Phys.org
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Pink dolphins spotted with baby from completely different species in 'mystery' encounter - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
A rare, endangered baby dolphin has been spotted swimming with members of a different species in Cambodia, leaving scientists puzzled.
The Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) calf was likely … [+3467 chars]
Making The Jump To Warp Speed Might Actually Be Possible One Day - Jalopnik
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
There have been some awesome inventions in the world of science fiction over the years. Whether its the Tardis from Dr Who and its miraculous traveling abilities or the teleporting talents of the pro… [+3219 chars]
Otso Cycles Introduces the Hoot Ti Trail Hardtail - Pinkbike.com
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
Press Release: Otso
Our new Hoot Ti is a premium titanium hardtail that was designed for bringing the fun to any line on the trail. The frame tubing is the 3Al/2.5V grade 9 titanium that has been an… [+4871 chars]
An interstellar cloud may have caused an ice age on Earth. Here's how - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
Scientists believe Earth may have briefly lost protection from the sun around two million years ago, left to endure the extreme environment of interstellar space as the solar system passed through a … [+5721 chars]
Water frost detected on Mars volcanoes in ‘unexpected’ first - CNN
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
The equatorial region of Mars is home to the solar systems tallest volcanoes, which in addition to standing as tall as three Mount Everests in some cases likely hide an unexpected frosty phenomenon,… [+5178 chars]
Ed Stone, Former Director of JPL and Voyager Project Scientist, Dies - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
Stone took the lead in tailoring the peer-review process to the faster pace of the missions planetary encounters: In the early afternoon, after data had come down, teams of scientists would decide wh… [+6633 chars]
Mars: 'Impossible' Discovery As Frost Found Near Equator - Forbes
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
This image shows Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano not only on Mars but in the entire Solar System. ... [+] The volcano measures some 600 km across. It was obtained in the early morning (7:20am Local… [+4007 chars]
What's the difference between a rock and a mineral? - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
Rocks and minerals hold precious clues about how Earth formed and evolved over billions of years — but what is the difference between the two?
In essence, rocks are aggregates of two or more mineral… [+4953 chars]
Chinese astronomers discover a high-velocity star ejected from globular cluster Messier 15 - Phys.org
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Stoke Space ignites its ambitious main engine for the first time - Ars Technica
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
Enlarge/ A drone camera captures the hotfire test of Stoke Space's full-flow staged combustion engine at the company's testing facility in early June.
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Last-Chance Northern Lights Forecast: Here's Where You Could See Aurora Borealis Tonight - Forbes
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
Following a strong solar flare on Monday and geomagnetic storm activity over the weekend, Tuesday night may be the last time the U.S. will witness the Northern Lights this week, though they wont be a… [+4044 chars]
‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ explosion will bring a new star to the night sky - CNN
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
Sign up for CNNs Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.
Astronomers are expecting a new star to appear in the … [+6581 chars]
Making The Jump To Warp Speed Might Actually Be Possible One Day - Jalopnik
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
Polarized light yields fresh insight into mysterious fast radio bursts - Ars Technica
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
Enlarge/ Artists rendition of how the angle of polarized light from a fast radio burst changes as it journeys through space.
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Scientists make and test efficient water-splitting catalyst predicted by theory - Phys.org
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The world agreed to ban this dangerous pollutant — and it's working - Yahoo! Voices
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If you click 'Accept all', we and our partners, including 238 who are part of the IAB Transparency & Consent Framework, will also store and/or access information on a device (in other words, use … [+678 chars]
A missing link in the timeline of Earth's chemistry may have been found - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
A missing piece of Earth's evolutionary timeline may have been found. Using computational modeling, a team of scientists explored how working backwards from modern biochemistry could help map out how… [+7013 chars]
Drug-resistant superbug that mutated in orbit thrives inside International Space Station - New York Post
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
It’s an-out-of-this-world infestation.
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are living with a newly discovered supercharged, drug-resistant bug, according to a new scientific study.
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Recent Solar Outbursts Trigger Dramatic Auroras on Mars - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
A recent outburst from the Sun sent a strong blast of charged particles and radiation towards Mars, allowing scientists to get a rare glimpse at how these events unfold on planets other than Earth.
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Boeing's Starliner has 5 'small' helium leaks as astronauts' ISS mission is extended: NASA - ABC News
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Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is experiencing five "small" helium leaks as its first astronaut-crewed flight test continues, the aerospace company and NASA said in an update on Monday.
While a major… [+3023 chars]
Menstruation's Effect on Sports Performance Isn't Quite What We Expected - ScienceAlert
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Female athletes have faster reaction times and make fewer errors when they have their period even though they feel their performance suffers compared to other phases of their menstrual cycle, new res… [+3984 chars]
Hubble Space Telescope finds surprises around a star that erupted 40 years ago - Phys.org
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The strongest solar radiation storm since 2017 just occurred - MLive.com
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The strongest solar radiation storm in nearly seven years just occurred, according to the Space Weather Prediction Center.
On Saturday, June 8, an S3 solar radiation storm impacted Earth, the strong… [+433 chars]
Neutrinos: The inscrutable “ghost particles” driving scientists crazy - Ars Technica
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
Enlarge/ The Super-Kamiokande neutrino detector at the Kamioka Observatory in Japan.
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What's the difference between a rock and a mineral? - Livescience.com
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NASA's Boeing Starliner astronauts talk with NASA leaders from space station - VideoFromSpace
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Stoke Space test-fires new booster engine - SpaceNews
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
WASHINGTON Stoke Space has test-fired a highly efficient engine it is developing for the first stage of its fully reusable launch vehicle.
The company, based in Kent, Washington, announced June 11 t… [+3672 chars]
No Object Can Travel Faster Than Light, So Why Doesn't That Apply To Warp Drives? - IFLScience
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
The speed of light in a vacuum is the absolute speed limit of the universe. As you accelerate towards it, any object with mass suddenly finds it has a lot more of it, and so it takes more and more en… [+4214 chars]
Pseudomagic quantum states: A path to quantum supremacy - Phys.org
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James Webb Space Telescope spots asteroid collision in neighboring star system - Space.com
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has observed evidence pointing to asteroids colliding in a neighboring star system. Resultant dust kicked up by the collision has a mass equal to around 100,000 … [+5487 chars]
Watch SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy booster splash down in this epic video - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
Watching Starship come back to Earth last week was perhaps even more exciting than seeing it rise off the pad.
SpaceX launched its Starship megarocket for the fourth time ever on June 6, sending the… [+2752 chars]
Spaceflight is hard on humans, but scientists see no showstoppers - The Washington Post
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
Spaceflight can be brutal on the human body bones lose density, muscles atrophy, the immune system goes haywire and countermeasures will be necessary if large numbers of people will be routinely livi… [+3169 chars]
Last-Chance Northern Lights Forecast: Here's Where You Could See Aurora Borealis Tonight - Forbes
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‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ explosion will bring a new star to the night sky - CNN
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As NASA watches Starship closely, here's what the agency wants to see next - Ars Technica
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
Enlarge/ The rocket for SpaceX's fourth full-scale Starship test flight awaits liftoff from Starbase, the company's private launch base in South Texas.
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New insights on the role of nucleon exchange in nuclear fusion - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
Fine-tuning leaf angle with CRISPR improves sugarcane yield - Phys.org
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Former Apollo 8 Astronaut Dies in Plane He Was Flying - Inside Edition
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Launch Roundup: Falcon 9's busy launch cadence continues - NASASpaceFlight.com - NASASpaceflight.com
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
15Following an extremely eventful week in Spaceflight, this coming week returns to business as usual. Two SpaceX Starlink missions, one each from Vandenberg and Florida, and a Falcon 9 launching a cu… [+5061 chars]
NASA taps George Mason U. to lead space mission that could help find another habitable planet - WTOP
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Menstruation's Effect on Sports Performance Isn't Quite What We Expected - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
'Physics itself disappears': How theoretical physicist Thomas Hertog helped Stephen Hawking produce his final, most radical theory of everything - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
In 2002, Thomas Hertog
, then a theoretical physics graduate student, stepped inside Stephen Hawking's office at the University of Cambridge and saw his supervisor's eyes filled with emotion.
Hawk… [+13577 chars]
Webb Is a Supernova Discovery Machine: 10x More Supernovae in Early Universe - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a remarkable number of distant supernovae, providing new insights into the early universe’s structure and expansion. This includes the detection of Type … [+8980 chars]
Neutrinos: The inscrutable “ghost particles” driving scientists crazy - Ars Technica
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
The world agreed to ban this dangerous pollutant — and it's working - The Washington Post
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
For the first time, researchers have detected a significant dip in atmospheric levels of hydrochlorofluorocarbons harmful gases that deplete the ozone layer and warm the planet.
Almost 30 years afte… [+4353 chars]
The Milky Way May Have Collided With Something Huge Within Earth's Lifetime - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
The Milky Way is only as massive as it is because of collisions and mergers with other galaxies. This is a messy process, and we see the same thing happening with other galaxies throughout the Univer… [+7064 chars]
Webb Is a Supernova Discovery Machine: 10x More Supernovae in Early Universe - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
Major fault line off West Coast could trigger catastrophic 9-magnitude earthquake, study finds - and it's due to blow - Daily Mail
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
NASA Sets Coverage for U.S. Spacewalk 90 Outside Space Station - NASA
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
NASA will provide live coverage, beginning at 6:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, June 13, as two astronauts conduct a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at… [+1589 chars]
Gravitas: Is China practicing placing payload in space? | World News | WION - WION
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Wire-cut forensic examinations currently too unreliable for court, new study says - Phys.org
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A research article published June 10 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences highlights the importance of careful application of high-tech forensic science to avoid wrongful conviction… [+5407 chars]
Take a video tour of Boeing's Starliner with its 2 NASA astronauts - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-12 00:00:00
Two NASA astronauts have filmed a tour of Boeing's Starliner, taking the public around the spacecraft that delivered them to the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday (June 6).
Starliner docke… [+4137 chars]
NASA's Webb Opens New Window on Supernova Science | Webb - WebbTelescope.org
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Lone star state: Tracking a low-mass star as it speeds across the Milky Way - Phys.org
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New insights on the role of nucleon exchange in nuclear fusion - Phys.org
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Scientists have discovered that time is just an illusion - UNILAD
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
If you thought 2024 couldnt get worse, scientists now believe that time is just an illusion.
Yep, you read that right.
According to the researchers, time may not be something fundamental to our wor… [+2115 chars]
Water frost detected on Mars' volcanoes in 'significant' first discovery: Study - ABC News
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
Planetary researchers announced a major discovery from the solar system's Red Planet on Monday patches of water frost equating to "60 Olympic-size swimming pools" have been detected on Mars.
The thi… [+2382 chars]
Mysterious 'Phoenix' World Challenges Theories of Planetary Evolution - Newsweek
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
Astronomers have discovered an unusual exoplanet that has managed to retain its atmosphere despite intense nearby radiation from a giant red star.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University found the r… [+4171 chars]
Compressed titanium and sulfur nanoribbons can transmit electricity without energy loss, scientists find - Phys.org
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NASA Watches Mars Light Up During Epic Solar Storm - NASA
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
In addition to producing auroras, a recent extreme storm provided more detail on how much radiation future astronauts could encounter on the Red Planet.
Mars scientists have been anticipating epic s… [+6495 chars]
Gravity Without Mass Is A New Explanation For The Failure To Find Dark Matter - IFLScience
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
A new explanation for why we have not found dark matter proposes that it doesnt exist. Instead, the author thinks we have been misunderstanding gravity. Hes not the first to suggest that, but the new… [+4989 chars]
Is there really a huge subsurface lake near Mars' south pole? - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
Doubt has been cast on the possibility of a lake of liquid water buried beneath Mars' southern ice cap by new computer simulations, which suggest that closely compacted layers of ice could produce th… [+5501 chars]
Astronomers Spot Cataclysmic Collision of Giant Asteroids in Nearby Star System - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
Nearly 20 years ago, astronomers observed a massive cloud of fine dust particles around a young star located just 63 light-years away from Earth. In recent observations from the Webb Space Telescope,… [+4401 chars]
Mysterious 'Phoenix' World Challenges Theories of Planetary Evolution - Newsweek
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
Our World May Be Connected to an Anti-Universe, Scientist Says - Futurism
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
"We need a partner anti-universe whose time flow is oppositely related to our universe."
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The current model scientists use to explain the universe around us is made up of three compo… [+2133 chars]
Solar flare blasts out strongest radiation storm since 2017 - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
It's the sunspot region that just does not want to quit!
Beastly sunspot AR3697 has made headlines again just before it makes another exit. The sunspot region, formerly known as AR3664, produced th… [+3072 chars]
Northern Lights Alert: The U.S. States That Could See Aurora Tonight - Forbes
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
A geomagnetic storm lights up the night sky above the Bonneville Salt Flats on May 10, 2024 in ... [+] Wendover, Utah. (Photo by Blake Benard/Getty Images)
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Displays of the northern lig… [+3309 chars]
Brain Structures Near Phase Transition Across Species - Neuroscience News
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
Summary: New research reveals that brain structures in humans, mice, and fruit flies are near a phase transition, suggesting a universal principle. The study found that brain cells exhibit fractal pa… [+7904 chars]
Is there really a huge subsurface lake near Mars' south pole? - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
Scientists investigate strange cosmic signal with unusual repeating pattern - TechSpot
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
WTF?! In what absolutely sounds like the start of an alien invasion movie, scientists are struggling to explain a signal that has reached Earth from space. Not only does it repeat every hour, but it … [+3055 chars]
Scientists Reveal How to Take a Punch From a Mantis Shrimp - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
Mantis shrimp are fascinating creatures, equipped with the fastest punch in all the oceans a knock-out move with an acceleration similar to a 22-caliber bullet. New research helps explain how the shr… [+2938 chars]
ESA - Frosty volcanoes discovered in Mars's tropics - European Space Agency
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
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ESAs ExoMars and Mars Express missions have spotted water frost for the first time near Marss equator, a part of the planet where it was thought … [+5856 chars]
Astrophotographer gets close-up look at monster sunspot that led to May's global auroras - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
Miguel Claro is a professional photographer, author and science communicator based in Lisbon, Portugal, who creates spectacular images of the night sky. As a European Southern Observatory Photo Ambas… [+2738 chars]
Webb Telescope reveals asteroid collision in neighboring star system - Phys.org
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Watch SpaceX's Starship booster ace its splashdown for the first time - Mashable
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
Interstellar Space Clouds Triggered the Ice Ages, Research Suggests - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
The Pleistocene Epochwith its glaciers, woolly mammoths, and Neanderthalsstill looms large in Earths rearview mirror, having ended a mere 12,000 years ago. Now, a team of researchers posit that those… [+3945 chars]
Scientists Unravel 2,000-Year-Old Shipworm Mystery: The World's Most Destructive Mollusk - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
New research has uncovered that shipworms digest wood using symbiotic microbes in their gut, a discovery that overturns previous understandings and has significant implications for biotechnology and … [+5461 chars]
Star's Mysterious Signal Surprises Scientists - Coast To Coast AM
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
Improved prime editing system makes gene-sized edits in human cells at therapeutic levels - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
Scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have improved a gene-editing technology that is now capable of inserting or substituting entire genes in the genome in human cells efficiently eno… [+5907 chars]
'Supercharged rhino' black holes may have formed and died a second after the Big Bang - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
Tiny primordial black holes created during the first fraction of a second after the Big Bang may have had company, in the form of even smaller "supercharged" black holes with the mass of a rhino that… [+9359 chars]
Trouble For Sunita Williams, Crew After 'Spacebug' Detected At Space Station - NDTV
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
Sunita Williams and her crew reached the ISS on board the new Boeing Starliner spacecraft on June 6
New Delhi: A new headache has mounted for NASA's Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams and the e… [+4514 chars]
China has shown tracking a flight of the F-22 via satellite - Bulgarian Military
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How does light interact with matter at extreme intensities, near the Schwinger limit? - Phys.org
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The New Math of How Large-Scale Order Emerges - Quanta Magazine
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
A few centuries ago, the swirling polychromatic chaos of Jupiters atmosphere spawned the immense vortex that we call the Great Red Spot.
From the frantic firing of billions of neurons in your brain … [+5239 chars]
Updated Aurora Forecast: Where To See Northern Lights Tonight - Forbes
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
A few small geomagnetic storms could make the aurora borealis visible in about 10 states Monday night, but the likelihood of seeing the northern lights from the U.S. is fading with each passing day a… [+3101 chars]
Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut mission extended through June 18 - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
The first astronaut mission of Boeing's Starliner capsule will last a bit longer than we'd thought.
Starliner launched on June 5, carrying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the Inte… [+2381 chars]
Carbon is Surprisingly Abundant in an Early Galaxy - Universe Today
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has once again found evidence that the early universe was a far more complex place than we thought. This time, it has detected the signature of carbon atoms pres… [+3942 chars]
Shaking Up Seismology: Geometry as the Groundbreaking Predictor of Earthquakes - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
Researchers at Brown University have discovered that the geometry of fault networks, rather than just the friction at fault lines, significantly influences earthquake occurrence and intensity. Credit… [+6752 chars]
The Moon is slowly drifting away from Earth and it's beginning to impact us - indy100
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
The Moon is a constant in the night sky, but all is not actually as it seems.
It turns out that scientists have discovered the Moon is drifting away from Earth, and its changing everything we thoug… [+1726 chars]
NASA selects seven companies for MSR studies - SpaceNews
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
WASHINGTON NASA has selected seven companies to conduct studies of out of the box concepts for the agencys Mars Sample Return (MSR) program that can deliver samples faster and cheaper than current pl… [+3621 chars]
Watch SpaceX Starship booster splashdown and launch in amazing new views - VideoFromSpace
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The Milky Way's last major act of galactic cannibalism was surprisingly recent - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
New findings from the Gaia space telescope indicate the Milky Way may have cannibalized a small galaxy not too long ago, cosmically speaking. In fact, the last major collision between our galaxy and … [+6308 chars]
The Megafauna Mystery: Scientists Discover New Clues to What Happened to North America's Largest Animals - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
Fifty thousand years ago, North America was home to megafauna like mammoths and saber-toothed tigers. Their extinction, possibly due to human arrival or climate change, remains unsolved. Using ZooMS … [+9775 chars]
New theory: Gravity can exist without mass, so dark matter does not exist - Earth.com
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
For centuries, scientists have grappled with the fundamental forces that govern our universe, chief among them being gravity, and more recently, dark matter.
Gravity is the invisible force that att… [+7532 chars]
China Roundup: Chang'e 6 lands on the Moon, and record-breaking EVA - NASASpaceFlight.com - NASASpaceflight.com
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
4Chinas Change 6 landed on and sampled the far side of the Moon while the Shenzhou-18 crew performed a record-breaking spacewalk at the Tiangong Space Station. Additionally, 10 more rockets were laun… [+10073 chars]
Earth from space: Mysterious, slow-spinning cloud 'cyclone' hugs the Iberian coast - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
Where is it? The west coast of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal).
What's in the photo? A spiraling cloud front hugging the coastline.
What took the photo? NASA's Terra satellite.
When was… [+3227 chars]
Astrophysicists calculate the likelihood that Earth was exposed to cold harsh interstellar clouds 2 million years ago - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
Around two million years ago, Earth was a very different place, with our early human ancestors living alongside saber-toothed tigers, mastodons, and enormous rodents. And, depending on where they wer… [+6367 chars]
How the Webb and Gaia missions bring a new perspective on galaxy formation - Ars Technica
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
Enlarge/ NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the closest star-forming region to Earth.
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In a feat of galactic archeology, astronomers are using ever more deta… [+4439 chars]
'Stellar Dreams' project gifting 100 telescopes to 100 families (exclusive) - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
An illuminating new program has stargazers and science educators aglow with inspiration.
That program, called Stellar Dreams, is run by the nonprofit organization The Science Haven. It will give awa… [+6584 chars]
Mysterious Unknown Deep-Sea Creatures Discovered on Abyssal Expedition - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
Sea anemones catch small animals that drift along the bottom. This species belongs to the order Actiniaria. Credit: SMARTEX/NHM/NOC
Transparent sea cucumbers, pink sea pigs, and bowl-shaped sponges … [+4437 chars]
Wyoming Rock Hounds Going Nuts Over One-Of-A-Kind 2.5 Billion-Year-Old Boulder - Cowboy State Daily
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
A Cowboy State father-daughter duo didnt know it at the time, but the big boulder they found is a huge discovery thats 2.5 billion years old and a one-of-a-kind find for Wyoming rock hounds.
The siz… [+5426 chars]
Lost Age of Monotremes Revealed by Fossils From 100 Million Years Ago - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
As bones encased in rock rotted away, water-borne silica seeped into the crevices, solidifying into opal and preserving precious details for 100 million years. The resulting fossils now provide evide… [+3572 chars]
3 boys found a T. rex fossil in North Dakota. Now a Denver museum works to fully reveal it - KSL.com
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
DENVER Two young brothers and their cousin were wandering through a fossil-rich stretch of the North Dakota badlands when they made a discovery that left them "completely speechless": a T. rex bone p… [+3755 chars]
Curvature propulsion and the future of intergalactic space travel - Earth.com
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
If you are a fan of reading or watching science fiction, you have definitely encountered the concept of curvature propulsion — one of the most fascinating and speculative frontiers in theoretical phy… [+12138 chars]
Epic slow-motion footage of the SpaceX Starship liftoff - Softonic EN
Posted at 2024-06-11 00:00:00
SpaceX completed its most successful Starship flight to date on Thursday in a test launch from its main base in Boca Chica, Texas.
The most powerful rocket in the world generated a whopping 15.4 mil… [+2378 chars]
Life Beyond Earth: Webb's Spectroscopic Hunt for Earth-Like Planets - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-06-10 00:00:00
ByKnicole Colón and Christopher Stark, NASAs Goddard Space Flight CenterJune 9, 2024NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is examining potentially habitable exoplanets in our galaxy, focusing on small pl… [+9748 chars]
World's Largest Camera for Astronomy Reaches Chilean Mountaintop - VOA Learning English
Posted at 2024-06-10 00:00:00
The largest digital camera ever built for space scientists is ready to be put in place under the clear skies of northern Chile.
The camera can produce images above 3.2 gigapixels in size and weighs … [+3010 chars]
Beyond Einstein: Groundbreaking Map of the Universe Redefines Cosmic Models - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-06-10 00:00:00
The DESI collaboration is conducting a groundbreaking experiment to understand the universe’s expansion and acceleration. Their work with the DESI instrument has enabled them to map the cosmos from i… [+7803 chars]
Once-in-a-lifetime star 'explosion' set to light up the sky could happen any moment from now - LADbible
Posted at 2024-06-10 00:00:00
Hopefully the explosion doesn't happen before this article gets published otherwise my copy is ruined.
Aside from that, stargazers across the world could quite possibly witness a 'once-in-a-lifetime… [+2332 chars]
Lavender Companion Plants — 5 Picks Garden Experts Love - LivingEtc
Posted at 2024-06-10 00:00:00
Mediterranean minimalism has got me (and my Pinterest feed) in a design frenzy. I need lavenders in my yard, and I need them now!
Maybe it’s the gorgeous fragrance you experience walking along laven… [+6613 chars]
New method could allow multi-robot teams to autonomously and reliably explore other planets - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-06-10 00:00:00
by Ingrid Fadelli , Phys.org
While roboticists have developed increasingly sophisticated systems over the past decades, ensuring that these systems can autonomously operate in real-world settings wi… [+5117 chars]
Scientists Have Discovered a New Way to Look Inside Crystals - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-10 00:00:00
A new technique that produces 3D models of individual crystals has opened a window for scientists to see the subtle deviations that emerge in their otherwise perfect patterns.
Researchers from New Y… [+4331 chars]
Tonight's Updated Aurora Borealis Forecast: Here's Where The Northern Lights Might Be Seen - Forbes
Posted at 2024-06-10 00:00:00
The lingering impacts of a geomagnetic storm sparked by the approaching peak of the suns solar cycle is expected to make the aurora borealis visible in Canada and the northern United States on Sunday… [+2551 chars]
Earth's upper atmosphere could hold a missing piece of the universe, new study hints - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-06-10 00:00:00
Earth may be swimming through an ocean of dark matter
— and waves in that invisible ocean lapping against our planet's upper atmosphere may generate detectable radio waves that allow us to finally … [+3935 chars]
Insta360 a Camera to a Shark for World Ocean Day - PetaPixel
Posted at 2024-06-10 00:00:00
For World Ocean Day, adventure camera maker Insta360 decided to test just how shark-proof its cameras are — while giving back to the mighty fish.
In a video, Insta360 left a camera for a shark to ta… [+2018 chars]
SpaceX Shares Unseen Clip Of Starship Booster’s Soft Landing – Tower Catch In Flight 5 Says Musk - Wccftech
Posted at 2024-06-10 00:00:00
Two days after it managed to softly and successfully splash down its Starship booster in the Gulf of Mexico, SpaceX has shared fresh footage of the rocket's final moments. The Starship Super Heavy bo… [+2941 chars]
'Major' Archaeological Development May Help Rewrite Early Human History - Newsweek
Posted at 2024-06-10 00:00:00
An innovative technique used in a study of Neanderthal hearths—places where fires were created—has been described by researchers as a "major" development in archaeology, one that could help shed ligh… [+5011 chars]
Space photo of the week: James Webb and Chandra telescopes spot a 'lighthouse' pointed at Earth - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-06-10 00:00:00
What it is: The Crab Nebula (also called M1), a supernova remnant
Where it is: 6,500 light-years away in the constellation Taurus
When it was shared: June 3, 2024
Why it's so special: This new co… [+2329 chars]
American professor discovers massive new long-necked dinosaur that lived 210MILLION-years-ago while... - The US Sun
Posted at 2024-06-10 00:00:00
A PROFESSOR has discovered a new dinosaur species dating back 210 million years.
Kimi Chapelle, from Long Island, made the historic discovery in Zimbabwe - marking the fourth discovery ever made in … [+4202 chars]
Astronauts test SpaceX Starship hardware and spacesuits for Artemis 3 moon mission (photos) - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-10 00:00:00
Come 2026, NASA plans to land humans on the moon for the first time since 1972. Times have changed, as can be gauged from the new rockets, spacecraft and spacesuits.
To prepare for the Artemis 3 mo… [+4958 chars]
Is it particle physics or a fairytale? PART 2 | Sabine Hossenfelder, Gavin Salam, Bjørn Ekeberg - The Institute of Art and Ideas
Posted at 2024-06-10 00:00:00
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Starts With A Bang podcast #106 - the troublesome hunt for Planet Nine - Big Think
Posted at 2024-06-10 00:00:00
Brain Cells May Actually Try to Predict The Future During Sleep - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
The neurons firing inside the brain's memory center as we sleep might not only be revisiting past experiences. According to a new study, they could also be looking towards the future, rehearsing acti… [+2920 chars]
Surprising reason ancient creature baffled experts for 89 years - Yahoo News Australia
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
If you click 'Accept all', we and our partners, including 238 who are part of the IAB Transparency & Consent Framework, will also store and/or access information on a device (in other words, use … [+678 chars]
Who owns the Moon? A new space race means it could be up for grabs - BBC.com
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
Were in the midst of a Moon rush. A growing number of countries and companies have the lunar surface in their sights in a race for resources and space dominance. So are we ready for this new era of l… [+8292 chars]
Famed NASA astronaut dies in plane crash at 90 - NBC News
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
Parenting advice: My son set out to tame the local squirrels. It's led to a rift I didn't expect. - Slate
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
Slate Plus members get more Care and Feeding every week. Have a question about kids, parenting, or family life? Submit it here!
Dear Care and Feeding,
I have two childrenOrel, age 9, and Claire, ag… [+3600 chars]
Scientists Working on Desperate Plan to Refreeze Arctic - Futurism
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
Desperate times.
Deep Freeze
It sounds pretty out-there: to save the snowy Arctic from melting away due to global warming, some scientific experts have been working on plans to hack the entire regi… [+1897 chars]
Study finds fresh water and key conditions for life appeared on Earth a half-billion years earlier than thought - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
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Arrokoth the 'space snowman' probably tastes like sweet soap - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
On New Year’s Day in 2019, NASA's New Horizons
spacecraft radioed to Earth images of the farthest object ever explored: a snowman-shaped primordial object named Arrokoth, one of many frigid residen… [+2695 chars]
Saturday Citations: Praising dogs; the evolution of brown fat; how SSRIs relieve depression. Plus: Boeing's Starliner - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
by Chris Packham , Phys.org
If there's one thing I've learned about dogs, it's that praise is super-effective for training; a new Hungarian study confirms these anecdotal findings and reinforces tha… [+5191 chars]
Nonreciprocal quantum batteries exhibit remarkable capacities and efficiency - Phys.org
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China’s mysterious space plane releases object 600km above Earth - South China Morning Post
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
But it has not made any kind of manoeuvre since its release, according to Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer and space activity tracker at the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics.
It may just … [+1979 chars]
Blastoff! SpaceX launches Starlink batch, nails 300th booster landing! - VideoFromSpace
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
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Key Protein Essential for Smell and Survival Identified - Neuroscience News
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
Summary: The Orco protein is crucial for the survival of olfactory neurons in ants. Mutating the orco gene in Harpegnathos saltator ants drastically reduced their number of olfactory neurons, impairi… [+7565 chars]
Scientists Have Discovered a New Way to Levitate Water - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
If you flick a handful of droplets on a very hot pan, you can watch them skitter and dance about.
These droplets, believe it or not, are actually levitating. If a surface is hot enough, the heat wil… [+3748 chars]
New Species Of Great Ape From Ancient Germany Is The Smallest Ever Found - IFLScience
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
Anthropologists recently identified two fossilized teeth and a single kneecap that appear to belong to a never-before-seen species of great ape: Buronius manfredschmi.
With an estimated weight of ju… [+2266 chars]
Weekend reads: Major Alzheimer's paper slated for retraction; research dog breeder pleads guilty; biomedical retractions quadruple - Retraction Watch
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
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The week at Retraction Watch featured:
Our list of retracted or withdrawn COVID-19 papers is up past 400. There are more … [+946 chars]
NASA Planning Cutting-Edge Space Telescope to Find Alien Worlds Like Earth - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
NASA are planning on building a telescope to hunt for habitable worlds.
The imaginatively named 'Habitable Worlds Observatory' is at least a decade away but NASA have started to develop the underlyi… [+3029 chars]
NASA Invites Media to Cover the Rollout of Artemis II Moon Rocket - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
NASA is poised to reveal a significant milestone in its ambitious Artemis program with the rollout of the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.
This event, scheduled for mid-July, will… [+4135 chars]
At long last: Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket set to debut on July 9 - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
Europe's new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket is set to launch for the first time on July 9 after a series of delays.
The European Space Agency's
(ESA) Ariane 6 rocket, developed by ArianeGroup, will l… [+3121 chars]
Boeing Starliner and SpaceX Starship missions both hit spaceflight milestones this week - CNN
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
Editors note: A version of this story appeared in CNNs Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here.
Events in space dont often unfold like they do in the movies.… [+5129 chars]
Where To See The Northern Lights Tonight - Forbes
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
Just one month after the northern lights put on a stunning display over the continental United States, the aurora borealis will make a return to Canada and the northern U.S. Saturday and Sunday night… [+4069 chars]
At the Dawn of Time: MIT Physicists Link Dark Matter to “Super-Charged” Microscopic Black Holes - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
Depiction of a primordial black hole forming amid a sea of hot, color-charged quarks and gluons, a tiny fraction of a second after the Big Bang. Credit: Kaća Bradonjić
In the first quintillionth of … [+8871 chars]
Long Island professor discovers new dinosaur in Zimbabwe: 'Big career moment' - New York Post
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
Call it a dinomite discovery.
A Long Island professor is among researchers who discovered a new dinosaur species in Zimbabwe the fourth ever uncovered in the African nation.
Stony Brook University … [+3323 chars]
Researchers gain clearest picture yet of fault that threatens the Pacific Northwest - AOL
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
A silent colossus lurks off the Pacific coast, threatening hundreds of miles of coastline with tsunamis and devastating earthquakes.
For decades, scientists have warned about the potential of the Ca… [+5803 chars]
Rare astronomical event will be visible from Earth for a week this year - MLive.com
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
Get ready to look up! An exciting astronomical event is likely to occur in September, according to NASA. This event will be visible with the naked eye for only about a week, so you wont want to miss … [+670 chars]
SpaceX wants to build 1 Starship megarocket a day with new Starfactory - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
Sure, the test flight of the world's most powerful rocket this week was nail-biting. But it was also a massive win for SpaceX with a successful fourth test for Starship.
The company's goals for this… [+2630 chars]
Mars: New Research Challenges Existence of Liquid Water Lake Under Planet's South Pole - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
Known to exist at the Martian poles, varying the ice layers' composition and spacing. The results showed that the observed bright reflections could be produced by these natural variations in the ice.… [+3069 chars]
Exclusive: Inside the Radical Plan to Save the Arctic by Refreezing It - The Wall Street Journal
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
Tiny Overlooked Creatures May Have Triggered Explosion of Life on Earth - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
A dazzling assortment of life's variety of flavors burst into existence on Earth roughly 480 million years ago. There's long been speculation over what spurred this prolific radiation of new species,… [+3709 chars]
Scientists Intrigued by Signal From Space Repeating Every Hour - Futurism
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
"The fact that the signal is repeating at such a leisurely pace is extraordinary."
Radio Star
A repeating radio signal from deep space has scientists puzzled, because they can't fully explain what'… [+3124 chars]
Webb Telescope Uncovers a Mysterious Carbon Treasure Trove Around Young Star - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
This is an artist’s impression of a young star surrounded by a disk of gas and dust. An international team of astronomers has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to study the disk around a young a… [+6524 chars]
American ingenuity taking US to new frontier in space: Former NASA exec - Fox Business
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, Blue Origin and other private businesses are expanding their horizons with a new role in space outside the U.S. government.
"This is American ingenuity taking us to t… [+3610 chars]
Paleontologists Are Fuming Over AI Depictions of Prehistoric Animals - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
A rat with at least four testicles, one larger than its head, published in a scientific journal earlier this year. A pterosaur with a third foot sprouting from its wing. A museum posting a psychedeli… [+12208 chars]
Dear Prudence: My secret crush found out, and he's threatening to call the police. - Slate
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
Dear Prudence,
I have long harbored what I thought was a harmless crush on a friend of mine (Jordan), but now another friend (Alex) has told Jordan and Jordan is threatening me with a restraining or… [+7693 chars]
Here's what happened when Boeing Starliner reached the ISS, narrowly averting crisis - Salon
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base – Spaceflight Now - Spaceflight Now
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
A stack of SpaceX Starlink satellites, which included the first six featuring Direct to Cell capabilities. The batch launched on the Starlink 7-9 mission, which lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force… [+1731 chars]
We're Now Just Weeks Away from a Stellar Explosion You Can See With Your Own Eyes - Universe Today
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
Ive seen some pretty incredible things using my eyes.. First off of course, is the stunning sight of a dark star filled sky, then there is the incredible sight of the Andromeda Galaxy 2.5 million lig… [+3754 chars]
SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 flight from Cape Canaveral – Spaceflight Now - Spaceflight Now
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on June 7, 2024. The mission, Starlink 10-1, was the first to send Starlink satellites to this shell of the mega constell… [+3437 chars]
Bill Anders: Nasa 'Earthrise' astronaut dies at 90 in plane crash - BBC.com
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, who snapped one of the most famous photographs taken in outer space, has died in a plane crash at the age of 90.
Officials say a small aircraft he was flying crashed … [+3296 chars]
Weird magnetic fields of Uranus and Neptune may come from strange space chemistry - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
In the depths of our solar system — a realm where chemistry meets speculation — scientists have reported the possible existence of a molecule known as aquodiium, an elusive cousin of the ammonium ion… [+4506 chars]
Scientists map one of Earth's top hazards in the Pacific Northwest - The Washington Post
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
Scientists have mapped one of the most hazardous spots on the globe in unprecedented detail: a 600-mile geologic boundary just off the Pacific Northwest coast.
Along this fraught stretch, called the… [+4780 chars]
SpaceX launching 22 Starlink satellites from Florida tonight - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
SpaceX has now landed Falcon 9 rocket first stages a whopping 300 times.
The company hit that big round number on Friday night (June 7), during a launch of 22 Starlink broadband satellites from Cape… [+2049 chars]
Strange Radio Signal From Deep Space Baffles Scientists - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-09 00:00:00
We've received a strange signal from across the galaxy, and astronomers are struggling to understand what it means.
They know what's emitting the signals. It's a neutron star named ASKAP J193505.1+2… [+4065 chars]
NASA, global astronomers await rare nova explosion - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
A red giant star and white dwarf orbit each other in this animation of a nova similar to T Coronae Borealis. The red giant is a large sphere in shades of red, orange, and white, with the side facing … [+7731 chars]
New research finds lake under Mars ice cap unlikely - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
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Sperm Whale Asks Divers For Help Removing Trash Tangled In Its Mouth - The Inertia
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
The sperm whale had a mouth full of trash, and the diver was able to pull it all out. Photo: Screenshot//YouTube
Have you ever gotten a piece of dental floss jammed between your teeth so tightly it’… [+976 chars]
James Webb telescope finds carbon at the dawn of the universe, challenging our understanding of when life could have emerged - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
The James Webb Space Telescope
(JWST) has detected a key building block of life at the dawn of the universe, upending what we know about the first galaxies.
The discovery — a cloud of carbon in a … [+3248 chars]
Everything We Noticed During SpaceX's Thrilling Fourth Test of Starship - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
The 120-metric ton Starship rocket not only soared to the skies during its fourth test flight, but both stages also returned, with the booster landing in the Gulf of Mexico and the upper stage experi… [+4179 chars]
NASA is commissioning 10 studies on Mars Sample Return—most are commercial - Ars Technica
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
Enlarge/ An artist's concept of a Mars Ascent Vehicle orbiting the red planet.
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NASA announced Friday that it will award contracts to seven companies, including SpaceX and Blue Origin, to study h… [+5878 chars]
SpaceX launching 22 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral - WESH 2 Orlando
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. —SpaceX successfully launched 22 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral on Friday.
The Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites was sent to low-Earth orbit from the Cape Canav… [+356 chars]
Former astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, killed in Washington plane crash - The Associated Press
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
SEATTLE (AP) William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic Earthrise photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, was killed Friday when the plane he was… [+4807 chars]
Gravity Without Mass: UAH Study Proposes Alternative to Dark Matter - AZoQuantum
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
Jun 7 2024Reviewed by Lexie Corner
A new study by Dr. Richard Lieu of The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) challenges our understanding of gravity, potentially offering an alternative expla… [+4537 chars]
Largest known genome is within this plain plant on the forest floor, study says - CNN
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
Sign up for CNNs Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.
You wouldnt know it by looking at them, but some plant… [+4810 chars]
Hiking family discovers rare T. rex fossil - CNN
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
Sign up for CNNs Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.
A dad, his two sons and their cousin were on a hike in… [+5996 chars]
Neanderthals and humans interbred 47000 years ago for nearly 7000 years, research suggests - Livescience.com
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
Neanderthal genes seen in modern humans may have entered our DNA through an interval of interbreeding starting about 47,000 years ago that lasted nearly 7,000 years, new research finds.
Neanderthals… [+5539 chars]
The storied Hubble telescope has gone into ‘safe mode.’ Here’s NASA’s plan to keep it alive - CNN
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
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The Hubble Space Telescope will transition to a new wa… [+3703 chars]
Here's Where You Could See Aurora Borealis Tonight - Forbes
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
Forecasters predict a geomagnetic storm may cause enough solar activity to create visible aurora borealis Friday and Saturday night in parts of Canada and the U.S., though they wont be as intense as … [+3456 chars]
Rocky, carbon-rich exoplanets more likely around tiny stars, James Webb Space Telescope reveals - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the richest "menu" of hydrocarbons ever seen in a planet-forming disk. This observation, which involved the protoplanetary disk aroun… [+6212 chars]
NOAA: CO₂ Accumulating In the Atmosphere 'Faster Than Ever' | - The Inertia
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Observatory is home to the longest-running records for measuring CO in our atmosphere. The first measurements go back to March of 1958 thanks to a researc… [+1913 chars]
Siberia's 'Gateway to Hell' is rapidly expanding in size, scientists discover - New York Post
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
A crater in Siberia is expanding faster than anticipated due to climate change, scientists have discovered, saying it now poses problems for the surrounding habitat.
The Batagaika slump, known as t… [+3337 chars]
Cosmic bombshell may change everything we know about the Milky Way galaxy - Study Finds
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
TROY, N.Y. — A stunning new study may upend everything we know about our cosmic home — the Milky Way galaxy. According to researchers from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, our galaxy may have co… [+5965 chars]
SpaceX launch tonight: Everything to know about the Starlink launch from Cape Canaveral - Florida Today
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
Chinese Lander Instrument Detects Negative Ions on Far Side of Moon - Futurism
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
"We have collected an amount and quality of data far beyond our expectations."
Special Delivery
Within just over 48 hours, China's Chang'e-6 lunar touched down on the far side of the Moon, successf… [+2148 chars]
Scientists discover ocean fungus that eats plastic - Salon
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
Scientists Discover New Species Called 'Barbie Pigs' - My Modern Met
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
The Barbie pig is a newly discovered species of sea pigs, which are a type of sea cucumber. (Photo: ©SMARTEX Project, NERC/ smartexccz.org)
On March 20, 2024, the latest deep-sea expedition under th… [+3623 chars]
JWST discovers large variety of carbon-rich gases that serve as ingredients for future planets around very low-mass star - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
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The first example of cellular origami discovered in protist - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
Rare juvenile T. rex fossil found by children in North Dakota to go on display in Denver museum - CBS News
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
Scientists find slowest spinning 'radio neutron star' — it breaks all the dead-star rules - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
Astronomers have discovered the slowest spinning radio wave-blasting neutron star ever seen; it takes almost an hour to complete a full rotation.
That may sound rather fast, but these dead stars ar… [+5816 chars]
Siberia's 'Gateway to Hell' is rapidly expanding in size, scientists discover - New York Post
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
Scientists know when humans and Neanderthals had sex and swapped DNA - Business Insider
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
Investing in Space: Boeing and SpaceX had a major week that put their differences on display - CNBC
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
CNBC's Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. CNBC's Michael Sheetz reports and curates the latest new… [+3973 chars]
Ariane 6 ready to rocket, bringing heavy-lift capability back to Europe - The Register
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
The much-delayed Ariane 6 rocket is scheduled to launch on July 9 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
The date was announced by European Space Agency (ESA) Director General Josef Aschbacher in… [+1681 chars]
Webb Finds Plethora of Carbon Molecules Around Young Star | Webb - WebbTelescope.org
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
SpaceX's Starship Scores Huge Win With First Ocean Splashdown - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
SpaceX's massive Starship rocket achieved its first ever splashdown during a test flight Thursday, in a major milestone for the prototype system that may one day send humans to Mars.
Scraps of fiery… [+4002 chars]
Carbon dioxide hits record level in atmosphere, causing climate change - NPR
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
The amount of planet-warming carbon dioxide in the Earths atmosphere has hit a new record, as humanity struggles to rein in emissions of greenhouse gasses from burning fossil fuels.
The new record c… [+3172 chars]
Massive 'El Gordo' galaxy cluster suggests dark matter smashes into itself - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
Strange behavior in a massive cluster of merging galaxies could be explained if dark matter, the universe's most mysterious stuff, can collide with itself. However, the most favored model of cosmolog… [+7351 chars]
Researcher suggests that gravity can exist without mass, mitigating the need for hypothetical dark matter - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
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Radio Signal From Space Repeats Every Hour, Defying Explanation - Slashdot
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
Why does the article seem to assume it's coming from a solo object?
Because multiple objects can't produce the linear polarization that is observed.
Also having two objects together producing the c… [+457 chars]
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are surging "faster than ever" to beyond anything humans ever experienced, officials say - CBS News
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
One of the major drivers of the exceptional heat building within Earth's atmosphere has reached levels beyond anything humans have ever experienced, officials announced on Thursday. Carbon dioxide, t… [+3826 chars]
Researchers Use AI to Decode the Secret Language of Dog Barks - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
Researchers are using AI models trained on human speech to decode the secret language of dogs. The study comes from researchers at the University of Michigan, Mexicos National Institute of Astrophysi… [+2742 chars]
Greg Quicke: Australia's 'Space Gandalf' astronomer dies aged 62 - BBC.com
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
By Simon Atkinson, BBC News, Brisbane
An Australian astronomer who appeared on the BBC's Stargazing Live alongside Professor Brian Cox, has died aged 62.
Greg Quicke from Broome, 2,000km (1,240 mil… [+2176 chars]
Rare juvenile T. rex fossil found by children in North Dakota to go on display in Denver museum - CBS News
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
A rare juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex fossil found by three children during a family hike in the North Dakota Badlands nearly two years ago will soon be on display at the Denver Museum of Nature & Sc… [+3246 chars]
Scientists Discover Giant Virus On Greenland Ice Sheet, Could Slow Down Melting - NDTV
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
Researchers are still trying to understand how giant viruses function.
Scientists have discovered mysterious giant viruses on Greenland's ice sheet. These viruses were discovered for the first time … [+1804 chars]
Study of photons in quantum computing reveals that when photons collide, they create vortices - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
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NASA, Global Astronomers Await Rare Nova Explosion - NASA
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
Around the world this summer, professional and amateur astronomers alike will be fixed on one small constellation deep in the night sky. But its not the seven stars of Corona Borealis, the Northern C… [+6407 chars]
Researchers Use AI to Decode the Secret Language of Dog Barks - Gizmodo
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
The JWST is rewriting astronomy textbooks - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
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Scientists Discover New Species Called 'Barbie Pigs' - My Modern Met
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
A billionaire wanted to save the Hubble Telescope — here's why NASA politely declined - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
It's been 34 years since the Hubble Space Telescope launched into the harsh and unforgiving environment of Earth orbit. It's sitting about 320 miles (515 kilometers) above our planet right now, expos… [+6096 chars]
SpaceX Starship launches: Tests go from explosions to splashdown - USA TODAY
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
Chang'e 6 probe's far-side moon samples enter return-to-Earth module in lunar orbit, China says - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
China's Chang'e 6 mission continues to make history, having collected the first samples ever retrieved from the far side of the moon and now transferring those samples between spacecraft in orbit. Th… [+4367 chars]
Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams dances in joy after reaching ISS. Watch - Hindustan Times
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Boeing Starliner launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Station in Florida has reached the International Space Station (ISS) safely. The spa… [+2108 chars]
SpaceX rocket completes first full test flight after surviving re-entry - Al Jazeera English
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
NASA satellite images of cyclones on Jupiter reveal storms are fueled by processes similar to those on Earth - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
Chang'e-6 spacecraft dock in lunar orbit ahead of journey back to Earth - SpaceNews
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
New water-based heat pump delivers 400% more heat than the energy it uses - Interesting Engineering
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
The system features a heat exchanger, such as SeaWarm’s HotTwist technology, which is designed to extract heat from the water. The heat exchanger collects thermal energy from the water and transfers … [+779 chars]
Giant Siberian 'Gateway to Hell' won't stop growing and scientists are concerned - UNILAD
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
A so-called 'Gateway to Hell' is growing at a concerning amount.
Located in Siberia, the gateway - officially known as The Batagay megaslump - the crater is said to be the largest of its kind in the… [+2401 chars]
Boeing Starliner: NASA astronauts arrive at Space Station - BBC.com
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were welcomed with hugs and applause, after arriving at the International Space Station on board the American Boeing companys Starliner capsule.
It was the first time… [+266 chars]
During a year of extremes, carbon dioxide levels surge faster than ever - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
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The NYPD gave officers iPhones—here's what researchers learned about race and policing - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
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Northern lights in Florida prediction. Will they be visible this week? - The Florida Times-Union
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New water-based heat pump delivers 400% more heat than the energy it uses - Interesting Engineering
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The first example of cellular origami discovered in protist - Phys.org
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The 'hole' on Mars making headlines could be crucial to Red Planet exploration - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
A mysterious pit on the flank of an ancient volcano
on Mars
has generated excitement recently because of what it could reveal beneath the surface of the Red Planet. Here's what that means.
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Thruster glitches and helium leaks can't stop Boeing's Starliner astronaut test flight — but why are they happening? - Space.com
Posted at 2024-06-08 00:00:00
When NASA astronauts tried to dock Boeing's first crewed Starliner spacecraft at the International Space Station Thursday (June 6), they had to wait.
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SpaceX Live | SpaceX Starship Rocket To Undergo Its Forth Flight Test Live | SpaceX Launch | N18L - CNN-News18
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Reconnaissance of potentially habitable worlds with Webb - Phys.org
Posted at 2024-06-07 00:00:00
Exoplanets are common in our galaxy, and some even orbit in the so-called habitable zone of their star. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has been busy observing a few of these small, potentially hab… [+7497 chars]