
SpaceX will launch Starship's 9th test flight next week, Elon Musk says - Space
Posted at 2025-05-16 05:24:46
SpaceX's Starship megarocket will fly again next week, if all goes according to plan.
Elon Musk announced that timeline target in a Tuesday evening (May 13) X post, which also included another nugge… [+2350 chars]

Did Pluto Steal Charon with a “Kiss” ? The Surprising Story - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-16 05:24:19
A team from the University of Arizona has made a startling new discovery about the formation of Pluto and its moon. Published in Nature Geoscience, the study presents a bold explanation for how these… [+3190 chars]

Prehistoric Tegu Fossil Found in the U.S. Reveals Ancient Connection to Florida’s Ecosystems - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-05-16 05:23:52
A groundbreaking study, published in theJournal of Paleontology, has uncovered an ancient connection between the tegu, a South American lizard species, and the southeastern United States. For years, … [+4036 chars]

Mars Sample Return now! (op-ed) - Space
Posted at 2025-05-16 05:23:24
Dr. Bruce Jakosky has been a Mars researcher for almost 50 years and was the principal investigator for the MAVEN mission that explored the Martian upper atmosphere.
Dr. Scott Hubbard served as the… [+5253 chars]

NASA’s Magellan Mission Reveals Possible Tectonic Activity on Venus - NASA (.gov)
Posted at 2025-05-16 05:22:49
Using archival data from the mission, launched in 1989, researchers have uncovered new evidence that tectonic activity may be deforming the planets surface.
Vast, quasi-circular features on Venus su… [+6408 chars]

A Forgotten Impact Is Still Shaking the Planet Millions of Years Later - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-16 05:22:15
A new study published onarXiv by researchers from UC Berkeley, led by theoretical physicist J.J. Zanazzi, reveals that giant impacts between young gas giants can trigger seismic oscillations lasting … [+3243 chars]

NASA Observes First Visible-light Auroras at Mars - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (.gov)
Posted at 2025-05-16 05:21:44
Due to the Red Planets lack of a global magnetic field, Mars has different types of auroras than those we have on Earth. One of these is solar energetic particle (SEP) auroras, which NASAs MAVEN (Mar… [+4735 chars]

Halo: Battle for the Academy – Part 1 | Halo - Official Site (en) - Halo Waypoint
Posted at 2025-05-16 05:21:19
"February 2560. The UNSC personnel of the Avery J. Johnson Academy are plunged into peril as the rogue artificial intelligence Iratus is unleashed."
Halo: Battle for the Academy - Part 1 is availabl… [+31167 chars]

Fossil of One of the World’s Biggest Dinosaurs Found! - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-16 05:20:55
A group of geology students from Sul Ross State University made a spectacular discovery that could change our understanding of dinosaurs! During an expedition in Big Bend National Park, these budding… [+2705 chars]
Early human ancestors used their hands to both climb trees and make tools, new study shows - AP News
Posted at 2025-05-16 05:20:10
WASHINGTON (AP) Our hands can reveal a lot about how a person has lived and thats true for early human ancestors, too.
Different activities such as climbing, grasping or hammering place stress on di… [+1803 chars]

Don’t Miss It: The Milky Way is Visible Nationwide This May – See How to Catch the Best View - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-16 05:19:23
The Milky Way is making its first major appearance of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, and its set to be visible across the United States this May. However, not everyone will have the same opport… [+4324 chars]

The universe is dying much faster than scientists thought, new study suggests - Live Science
Posted at 2025-05-16 05:18:38
Our universe could be dying much faster than scientists thought, but it's still going to be around for a mind-bogglingly long time, a new study finds.
Researchers have proposed an updated theoretica… [+5657 chars]
What paleontologists learned from fossils of a 3-eyed predator that lived 500 million years ago - ABC News
Posted at 2025-05-16 05:18:11

Beyond qubits: Meet the qutrit (and ququart) - Ars Technica
Posted at 2025-05-16 05:17:45

'Hot Schrödinger's cat' states created in the lab proving that quantum effects don't require extreme cold - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-05-16 05:17:15
Scientists recently found a way to see quantum superposition effects in a system, a Schrödinger’s cat state, that is not cooled to near-absolute zero. Their result challenges the long-held assumption… [+5407 chars]

Blackouts Around The World As X Class Solar Flare Hits Earth - IFLScience
Posted at 2025-05-16 05:16:45
The strongest solar flare of 2025 so far has been unleashed by the Sun, causing radio blackouts over southeast Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.The Sun had quite an active year in 2024, sending plen… [+3446 chars]

Here's why the private Athena lunar lander toppled over on the moon - Space
Posted at 2025-05-16 05:16:20
We now know why the private Athena lander toppled over on the moon earlier this year.
Athena, the second lunar lander built and operated by Houston company Intuitive Machines, fell onto its side sho… [+4109 chars]

New species of 'tiger swallowtail' butterfly discovered in the U.S. had gone unnoticed by scientists - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-05-16 05:15:54
Scientists working in eastern North America have announced an unexpected find that has stirred wide interest among insect enthusiasts. A previously unrecognized butterfly, known as Papilio solstitius… [+5551 chars]
‘Dead’ thrusters revived to help Voyager 1 through a communications pause - Yahoo
Posted at 2025-05-16 05:15:28
Sign up for CNNs Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.
Engineers at NASA say they have successfully revived t… [+5918 chars]

Webb Spots Mysterious Lightshow on Jupiter That Baffles Scientists - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-05-16 05:15:00
These observations of Jupiter’s auroras (shown on the left of the above image) at 3.36 microns (F335M) were captured with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) on December… [+6489 chars]

Versatile fungi-based living material is tear-resistant and can even be safely eaten - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-05-15 05:39:23
Sustainably produced, biodegradable materials are an important focus of modern materials science. However, when working with natural materials such as cellulose, lignin or chitin, researchers face a … [+6672 chars]
Altimeter problems, lighting challenges caused IM-2 lunar lander to fall on its side - SpaceNews
Posted at 2025-05-15 05:38:20
WASHINGTON Problems with laser altimeters along with lighting and terrain challenges caused Intuitive Machines second lunar lander to fall on its side when it landed on the moon in March.
Company ex… [+5734 chars]

Live 4K video from space! See Earth from the ISS with sharp-eyed Sen cameras - Space
Posted at 2025-05-15 05:37:46
Click play, go full-screen, lean back and enjoy. That's how easy it is now to get lost in the absolutely stunning scape that is our planet Earth from space as it streams live before your eyes.
Sen, … [+3161 chars]

Introducing The Quanta Podcast - Quanta Magazine
Posted at 2025-05-15 05:37:13
The Quanta Podcast is your weekly dispatch from the frontiers of science and mathematics. As editor in chief of the magazine, every day I am blown away by the passion and knowledge of our writers and… [+14186 chars]

Supermassive black hole caught on camera stalking and eating a star - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-05-15 05:36:45
Astronomers have found something that sounds like it belongs in a science fiction film. During this TDE event, a supermassive black hole was captured on camera by multiple telescopes as it roamed fre… [+6683 chars]
The United States will once again take the lead in global research after shattering the record for the most powerful electron beam. - Farmingdale Observer
Posted at 2025-05-15 05:36:15
The United States has once again established its dominance in cutting-edge scientific research with a groundbreaking achievement at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Researchers have successf… [+5673 chars]

Gravity Could Be Proof We’re Living in a Computer Simulation, New Theory Suggests - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-05-15 05:35:38
We have long taken it for granted that gravity is one of the basic forces of natureone of the invisible threads that keeps the universe stitched together. But suppose that this is not true. Suppose t… [+4637 chars]

Galactic ‘Bone’ Meets Its Fate: Smashed by Pulsar Moving at 2 Million MPH! - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-15 05:34:57
A pulsar traveling at speeds of up to 2 million miles per hour has been implicated in a cosmic hit-and-run involving one of the Milky Way’s largest and most mysterious structures, the Snake filament.… [+3103 chars]

Discovery of a Cretaceous 'ostrich' with extremely long arms opens new dinosaur debate - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-05-15 05:34:13
A newly recognized dinosaur with extra-long arms has caused a stir in paleontology circles. It appears to have roamed what is now northern Mexico about 73 million years ago, leaving behind tantalizin… [+5065 chars]

What NASA Mistook for an Asteroid Is Actually Connected to Elon Musk - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-15 05:33:16
An amateur astronomer’s discovery of a new near-Earth asteroid has turned into a surprising revelation. What was initially identified as a new asteroid has now been confirmed as something entirely di… [+3318 chars]

Scientists finally learn what makes plants grow faster and stronger - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-05-15 05:32:09
Every seed begins life with a simple aim: to reach water, collect nutrients, and stay upright. Beneath the surface, root tips probe the soil and spread into branches that keep the plant alive.
Getti… [+4922 chars]

Underwater volcano off Oregon coast is getting ready to erupt - The Hill
Posted at 2025-05-15 05:30:41
Skip to content
- Volcano poses no risk to people
- Axial Seamount erupted in 2015, 2011 and 1998
- Scientists recording more than 1K earthquakes per day
- Volcano… [+2417 chars]

If Congress actually cancels the SLS rocket, what happens next? - Ars Technica
Posted at 2025-05-15 05:29:46

A tiny glass bead from the moon offers clues to its hidden interior - Space
Posted at 2025-05-15 05:28:45
A tiny glass bead retrieved by China's Chang'e-5 lunar mission is offering scientists a glimpse into the moon's hidden depths and providing insight into the violent forces that helped shape the crate… [+4225 chars]

Detailed New Images of Jupiter’s Aurora Reveal Strange and Unexplained Brightness - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-05-15 05:27:49
NASA’s Webb space telescope has captured haunting new views of Jupiter’s auroral display, revealing the bright light show in exquisite, never-before-seen details. Using the telescope’s most recent ob… [+3178 chars]

NASA's Europa Clipper probe snaps ghostly thermal portrait of Mars en route to Jupiter - Space
Posted at 2025-05-15 05:26:59
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, en route to Jupiter's icy ocean moon Europa, recently captured a ghostly infrared portrait of Mars — a cosmic photo op that helped scientists fine-tune an instrument… [+3780 chars]

Clear Skies, Strange Chemistry: Webb Just Changed What We Know About Sub-Neptunes - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-05-15 05:25:54
NASA’s Webb Space Telescope has opened a new chapter in our understanding of the universe’s most common exoplanets—sub-Neptunes—by studying TOI-421 b, a hot planet with an unexpectedly clear, hydroge… [+8935 chars]

After back-to-back failures, SpaceX tests its fixes on the next Starship - Ars Technica
Posted at 2025-05-15 05:25:04

Paleontologists discover 506-million-year-old predator - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-05-15 05:24:29
Paleontologists at the Manitoba Museum and Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) have discovered a remarkable new 506-million-year-old predator from the Burgess Shale of Canada. The results are announced in a p… [+6615 chars]

Lightning-Fast Alchemy: CERN Just Turned Lead Into Gold – Then Watched It Vanish - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-05-15 05:23:51
Scientists at CERN have achieved what medieval alchemists only dreamed of: turning lead into gold. Credit: SciTechDaily.com
An experiment has measured gold formation from lead nuclei during near-mis… [+8596 chars]

A Wild Plan to Collect a Sample from Venus’s Killer Atmosphere - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-14 05:16:56
A daring and revolutionary plan to sample Venus’s hostile atmosphere was unveiled by a coalition of China’s leading space agencies, including the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the China National Space… [+3703 chars]

Uncontrolled Soviet Probe Crashes to Earth, Hitting Unknown Location - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-05-14 05:16:34
A failed Venus mission fell from the sky over the weekend after aimlessly orbiting Earth for the past 53 years. Various agencies closely monitored Kosmos 482’s reentry, but its exact landing site rem… [+3137 chars]

New GPS-Like System For The Moon Could Be An Astronaut Version Of Waze - Jalopnik
Posted at 2025-05-14 05:16:10
GPS-based navigation apps, like Google Maps and Waze, have essentially rendered every prior form of navigation obsolete. While it's difficult to imagine life without these services, imagine being an … [+839 chars]

115,000-Year-Old Human Footprints Found in an Unexpected Location - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-14 05:15:46
A groundbreaking discovery has been made in northern Saudi Arabia, where archaeologists uncovered human footprints believed to be 115,000 years old. These ancient prints, found in a lakebed in the Ne… [+3120 chars]

Snuffed Out: All Living Things Glow, And It's Extinguished When They Die - IFLScience
Posted at 2025-05-14 05:15:24
Did you know that youre glowing right now? Alright, it is only very, very faintly. Too faintly for the human eye, in fact, but thanks to biophotons you glow alongside every other living thing. Now, n… [+2562 chars]

Scientists find hint of hidden liquid water ocean deep below Mars' surface - Live Science
Posted at 2025-05-14 05:14:59
There might be a hidden ocean's worth of liquid water below the surface of Mars
, seismic evidence suggests.
According to a new paper published April 25 in the journal National Science Review
, re… [+4304 chars]
The Moon Is Slowly Drifting Away From The Earth, Could We Eventually Lose It? - Yahoo
Posted at 2025-05-14 05:14:36
The moon feels like a beautiful constant for many of us, there every night, but Earths satellite is actually slowly moving away from us, albeit very slowly.
By NASAs calculations the moon is driftin… [+2138 chars]

How Fast Is Too Fast to See? Study Reveals Your Visual Speed Limit - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-05-14 05:14:12
When a camera whips around from one point to another, most people expect the fast movement to result in a blurry smear. What they don’t realize, however, is that our own eyes engage in a similar kind… [+2633 chars]

VIDEO: M7.7 Earthquake Leads to First Fault Movement Ever Caught on Film - extremetech.com
Posted at 2025-05-14 05:13:50
The magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Myanmar and Thailand on March 28 has crossed a bittersweet milestone. As seen in a new video, the quake involved a strike-slip fault in the town of Thazi, whe… [+2140 chars]

How to spot May's glowing 'Flower Moon' tonight - MySA
Posted at 2025-05-14 05:13:27
A full Moon is shown on a cool evening.
Thang Tat Nguyen/Getty Images
Skygazers can expect a stunning view this evening as a full "Flower Moon" will rise today, May 12, coinciding with the active E… [+2751 chars]

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 Monday from Vandenberg SFB - KSBY News
Posted at 2025-05-14 05:13:04
UPDATE (6:30 p.m.) - The rocket lifted off as planned at 6:15 p.m. Monday.___
(12:08 p.m.) - SpaceX is gearing up for another launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The aerospace company is targe… [+699 chars]
Only 5 hours from Earth, this planet could be reachable in half a day. - Farmingdale Observer
Posted at 2025-05-14 05:12:42
Mercury, often overlooked in discussions about our cosmic neighborhood, has emerged as Earth’s closest planetary companion according to revolutionary calculations. Contrary to popular belief, neither… [+5045 chars]

"Dark photon" theory of light would completely upend 100 years of quantum physics - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-05-14 05:12:21
For centuries, most scientists have shared the belief that light behaves as both a wave and a particle. This idea, then, became the central component to quantum theory, sprouting the field of science… [+5963 chars]

Researchers Solve “Impossible” Math Problem After 200 Years - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-05-14 05:11:58
A mathematician at UNSW Sydney has introduced a groundbreaking new approach to one of algebra’s oldest unsolved problems.
A mathematician has developed an algebraic solution to an equation that was … [+6226 chars]

Europe's Proba-3 satellites ace landmark formation-flying test (video) - Space
Posted at 2025-05-14 05:11:36
A pair of spacecraft have demonstrated ultra-precise formation flying in orbit for the first time, marking a milestone with major implications for both science and future space missions.
The Europea… [+3314 chars]

Moon missions: How to avoid a puncture on the Moon - BBC
Posted at 2025-05-14 05:11:13
Padraig Belton
The Apollo mission lunar rovers were lightweight vehicles
Going back to the Moon after half a century, and then to Mars, literally means reinventing the wheel.
After all, Mars is a … [+5554 chars]

Gravity’s Quantum Secret: "Theory of Everything" Could Unite the Forces of Nature - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-05-14 05:10:49
A quantum theory of gravity would clear the path to answering some of the biggest questions in physics. Credit: SciTechDaily.com
A bold new quantum theory of gravity may finally bridge the long-stan… [+6739 chars]
James Webb detects three unknown stellar giants, giant "red monsters" defy all laws of modern astrophysics. - Farmingdale Observer
Posted at 2025-05-14 05:10:24
The James WebbSpace Telescope (JWST) has once again revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos with a groundbreaking discovery that challenges established astrophysical models. Scientists have id… [+4381 chars]

Physicists at the Large Hadron Collider turned lead into gold – by accident - The Conversation
Posted at 2025-05-14 05:10:01
Medieval alchemists dreamed of transmuting lead into gold. Today, we know that lead and gold are different elements, and no amount of chemistry can turn one into the other.
But our modern knowledge… [+3252 chars]
Harvard experts claim that Earth-like planets are more common in other galaxies. - Farmingdale Observer
Posted at 2025-05-13 05:16:02
Recent research from Harvard’s prestigious astronomical department has revealed groundbreaking findings about super-Earthsrocky planets larger than Earth but smaller than Neptuneexisting in greater n… [+4239 chars]

Study Suggests Quantum Entanglement May Rewrite the Rules of Gravity - The Quantum Insider
Posted at 2025-05-13 05:15:42

MIT Physicists Snap the First Ever Images of Atoms–Capturing Them in Their ‘Free-Range’ States - Good News Network
Posted at 2025-05-13 05:15:07
Two types of atoms, bosons on the left exhibit bunching while the fermions on the right display anti-bunching Credit: Sampson Wilcox / MIT
MIT physicists have captured the first images of individual… [+5463 chars]

Department of Energy-Funded Fusion Breakthrough Achieves “Paradigm Shift” in Magnetic Confinement - The Debrief
Posted at 2025-05-13 05:14:23
Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in magnetic confinement that could potentially quicken the advancement for fusion energy by enabling faster and more accurate ways to trap high-energy particle… [+4382 chars]

With teeth like knives, this giant kept the young tyrannosaurs at bay - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-05-13 05:13:40
A massive dinosaur once roamed ancient Central Asia, overshadowing the smaller ancestors of well-known tyrants. Its fossilized jaw left behind clues about a predator that was anything but ordinary.
… [+5017 chars]

Who Are the Japanese? Shocking DNA Study Reveals the Truth - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-05-13 05:13:21
A mask depicting Aterui ‘Lord of Tamo’, a famous Emishi chief from the ancient Tohoku District in Japan. The Emishi people from north-east Asia have been identified as a possible third main ancestral… [+8602 chars]

Calling citizen scientists! Help NASA's Galaxy Zoo classify galaxies seen by James Webb Space Telescope - Space
Posted at 2025-05-13 05:13:02
NASA is seeking the public's help to classify thousands of galaxies imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
Through the citizen science project
, called Galaxy Zoo (part of the Zooniverse … [+2078 chars]

Soviet spacecraft crashes into Earth 53 years after its failed mission to Venus - AL.com
Posted at 2025-05-13 05:12:42
A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus.
Its uncontrolled entry was confirmed by both the Russian Space Agency and European Un… [+2447 chars]
Live coverage: 28 Starlink satellites to launch on Falcon 9 booster making record breaking 28th flight - Spaceflight Now
Posted at 2025-05-13 05:12:23
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands at Launch Complex 39A following the scrub of the Starlink 6-83 mission the morning of Monday, May 12, 2025. The first stage booster, 1067, will fly for a record-settin… [+2049 chars]

They Opened 40-Year-Old Salmon Cans… What They Found Inside Was Deeply Disturbing - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-13 05:12:02
Old cans of salmon, some sealed since the 1970s, have become unexpected tools in unraveling long-term changes in marine ecosystems. Initially preserved for quality control by Seattle’s Seafood Produc… [+3900 chars]

How do you keep reusable spacecraft cool during reentry? Make them 'sweat' - Space
Posted at 2025-05-13 05:11:43
An innovative approach for fully reusable spacecraft suggests making them "sweat" to survive the scorching heat during reentry to Earth's atmosphere, allowing them to land ready for another flight.
… [+2786 chars]

The End of the World Could Be Closer Than You Think – And NASA’s Warning! - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-13 05:11:24
In a shocking prediction before his passing in 2018, renowned physicist Stephen Hawking warned of a fiery future for our planet. With NASA aligning with many of Hawking’s environmental concerns, the … [+2983 chars]

This Element Wasn’t Discovered Until 1783—so What Was It Doing In This Lab? - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-13 05:11:04
A surprising scientific discovery in the remnants of Tycho Brahes workshop has revealed the presence of tungsten, an element unknown to science until the 18th century.
During recent examinations of… [+3395 chars]

Massive underwater volcano off the coast of Oregon is getting ready to erupt - The Brighter Side of News
Posted at 2025-05-13 05:10:44
Deep beneath the waves of the Pacific Ocean, nearly a mile underwater, one of the most fascinating volcanoes in the world is preparing to erupt. Axial Seamount, located roughly 300 miles off the coas… [+6303 chars]

Meteorites and marsquakes hint at an underground ocean of liquid water on the Red Planet - The Conversation
Posted at 2025-05-13 05:10:25
Evidence is mounting that a secret lies beneath the dusty red plains of Mars, one that could redefine our view of the Red Planet: a vast reservoir of liquid water, locked deep in the crust.
Mars is… [+4596 chars]

Webb telescope gets a clear view of a very hot alien world - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-05-13 05:10:06
Sub-Neptunes may not orbit our Sun, but they are everywhere in our galaxy. These planets – bigger than Earth, smaller than Neptune – make up the most common type of exoplanet weve found so far.
Des… [+5034 chars]

Webb's iconic 'Cosmic Cliffs' image transformed into stunning 3D video tour of a star nursery - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-05-13 05:09:45
A famous James Webb Space Telescope portrait has recently gained a fresh dimension. Scientists have transformed the Cosmic Cliffs image, first revealed in July2022, into a sweeping threedimensional f… [+4926 chars]
A geological anomaly causes the sea level to drop by 100 feet. - Farmingdale Observer
Posted at 2025-05-13 05:09:26
When we think about sea levels, rising oceans often dominate the conversation. However, a fascinating geological phenomenon once caused the exact opposite effect. Research published by Colleen A. Dal… [+4070 chars]

A Hidden Supermassive Black Hole Has Just Revealed Itself in Deep Space - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-05-13 05:09:05
A supermassive black hole around a million times the mass of the Sun just gave away its position in spectacular fashion.
When a passing star veered a little too close, it was torn apart in the black… [+4906 chars]

NASA Just Got a Rare Look Inside Uranus – Here’s What They Found - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-05-13 05:08:43
This image of Uranus from NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope exquisitely captures Uranus’s seasonal north polar cap and dim inner and outer rings. This Webb image also… [+7748 chars]

Rogue Pulsar Snaps Galactic Bone in Milky Way’s Spine - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-05-12 05:12:10
A galactic filament that stretches across 230 light-years in the Milky Way has suffered from a strange kink that has distorted its magnetic field, appearing as a fracture in a massive bone. New X-ray… [+2584 chars]

Hoatzin: The strange 'stinkbird' born with clawed wings that appears to be an evolutionary 'orphan' - Live Science
Posted at 2025-05-12 05:11:51
Name: Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)
Where it lives: Amazon and Orinoco river basins in South America
What it eats: Leaves, fruits and flowers
Why it's awesome: The hoatzin is often regarded as one… [+2923 chars]

Eye Movements Set the Speed Limit for What You Can See - Neuroscience News
Posted at 2025-05-12 05:11:32
Summary: The speed of your eye movements, called saccades, determines how fast an object can move before it becomes invisible to you. Objects that mimic the speed and trajectory of saccades can essen… [+7133 chars]

Saturday Citations: AI predicts cancer survival outcomes; Hubble spots a wandering black hole - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-05-12 05:11:13
This week, physicists at CERN reported the transmutation of lead into gold in the Large Hadron Collider, raising the possibility that a Science X alchemy vertical could be on the horizon. An internat… [+5103 chars]

New Shark Species Discovered: Pararhincodon Torquis Reveals Ancient Predator from Southern England - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-05-12 05:10:54
A fascinating new discovery has emerged from southern England, where an ancient shark species, Pararhincodon torquis, has been identified from fossilized remains dating back more than 70 million year… [+4498 chars]

Amateur astronomer reveals a colorful portrait of Earth's closest star-forming neighbor (photo) - Space
Posted at 2025-05-12 05:10:35
The Rho Ophiuchi stellar nursery, imaged by amateur astronomer Greg Meyer in April 2025. (Image credit: Greg Meyer)
Astrophotographer Greg Meyer captured a breathtaking view of the Rho Ophiuchi stel… [+3235 chars]

A Chorus of Gravitational Waves Emerging from the Milky Way Core: Will We Ever Hear Them? - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-12 05:10:17
A recent study published on arXiv sheds light on an astonishing discovery at the core of the Milky Way Galaxy. There, a complex symphony of gravitational waves is being generated by a multitude of co… [+3885 chars]

Nanoplastics generated from real-world plastic waste readily adsorb heavy metal ions, study reveals - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-05-12 05:09:58
Some 460 million metric tons of plastic are produced globally each year, out of which a staggering 91% of plastic waste is never recycledwith 12% incinerated and 79% left to end up in landfills and o… [+3876 chars]

Hubble Space Telescope Uncovers Rogue Black Hole Devouring Star 600 Million Light-Years Away - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-12 05:09:39
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have uncovered the first direct evidence of a wandering supermassive black hole in action, tearing a star to shreds in a tidal disruption event (TDE) 6… [+4972 chars]

Scientists Discover 140-Million-Year-Old Lost Continent Beneath Southern Europe - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-12 05:09:20
In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists from Utrecht University have uncovered the remnants of a long-lost continent, Greater Adria, which has been buried beneath Southern Europe for around 140 mil… [+5164 chars]

My Husband Played a Terrifying Prank on Me. So I’ve Figured Out the Perfect Way to Retaliate. - Slate Magazine
Posted at 2025-05-12 05:09:01
How to Do It is Slates sex advice column. Have a question? Send it to Jessica and Rich here. Its anonymous!
Dear How to Do It,
My husband recently played a horrible prank on me. Several nights ago,… [+2920 chars]

Scientists Reveal Strange Phenomenon of ‘Ice Piracy’ in Antarctica - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-12 05:08:41
In a groundbreaking study published in The Cryosphere, scientists have revealed an astonishing phenomenon occurring in West Antarcticaa glacier is rapidly siphoning ice from its slower-moving neighbo… [+4067 chars]

Stormy waves traversing the Earth's core provide new hints into future planetary exploration - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-05-12 05:08:22
The detection of energy signals from strong winter storms in the North Atlantic Ocean that travel through Earth's core could enhance understanding of our solar system, according to new research from … [+4505 chars]

Mysterious Pyramid Found in Antarctica: A Natural Wonder or an Alien Artifact? - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-05-12 05:08:03
In the icy expanse of Antarctica, a mountain peak rises with an uncanny resemblance to a perfectly symmetrical pyramid. Located in the Ellsworth Mountains, this unnamed peak garnered widespread atten… [+5512 chars]

Soviet-era spacecraft crashes back to Earth after 53 years stuck in orbit - France 24
Posted at 2025-05-12 05:07:45
A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus.
Its uncontrolled entry was confirmed by both the Russian Space Agency and European U… [+2604 chars]

This Giant Fossil Egg Sat In A Museum Storage For Years - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-12 05:07:26
An unexpected discovery in Antarctica is challenging long-standing scientific assumptions. A massive egg fossil, recently identified as soft-shelled and possibly belonging to a mosasaur, may reveal t… [+3405 chars]

Einstein’s Relativity Predicted a Twisted Illusion – Now Scientists Have Finally Seen It - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-05-12 05:07:08
Using lasers and high-speed cameras, scientists have finally visualized a relativistic illusion that makes fast-moving objects appear rotated. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.com
Physicists… [+5812 chars]

NASA Is Increasing Employee Location Tracking - NASA Watch
Posted at 2025-05-12 05:06:49
NASA Tracking — Grok via NASAWatch.com
Keith’s note: It would seem that DOGE is tracking NASA employees as they come – and go – at NASA Headquarters. And if they are doing it there then you can exp… [+1189 chars]

Life’s Greatest Leap: Scientists Decode the Origins of Complex Cells - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-05-12 05:06:31
A new study finds that the rise of the eukaryotic cell was an algorithmic phase transition, where gene complexity increased via non-coding sequences, breaking the prior link between gene and protein … [+6268 chars]

Gaia Uncovers a Chaotic Star Cluster Racing Through Space at Unbelievable Speed - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-11 05:14:33
In a groundbreaking study published in The Astrophysical Journal, scientists have uncovered an unusual star cluster called Ophion that challenges our understanding of how star families evolve. Locate… [+4706 chars]

The US isn't prepared for a big solar storm, exercise finds - Space
Posted at 2025-05-11 05:14:00
A first-of its-kind space weather "tabletop" exercise has revealed major weaknesses in America's preparedness for severe solar storms.
In May 2024, participants representing local and national gover… [+5694 chars]

A recently realized ferroelectric topology in nanomembranes enables light field manipulation - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-05-11 05:13:28
Ferroelectrics are a class of materials that exhibit so-called spontaneous electric polarization, which is the separation of electric charges that can be reversed when an external electric field is a… [+6173 chars]

120-Million-Year-Old Forests That Hosted Polar Dinosaurs in Southern Australia Revealed for the First Time by Scientists! - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-11 05:12:55
Recent research, led by Vera Korasidis and palynologist Barbara Wagstaff, published in Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology in May 2025, unveils a groundbreaking study on the ancient … [+4197 chars]

Hubble Telescope sees wandering black hole slurping up stellar spaghetti - Space
Posted at 2025-05-11 05:12:35
Astronomers have caught a black hole far from the center of its home galaxy ripping a star to shreds — providing, for the first time, direct evidence of a rogue supermassive black hole in action.
Th… [+4906 chars]

Results of the first search for dark photons using a MADMAX prototype - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-05-11 05:12:15
While many research groups worldwide have been searching for dark matter over the past decades, detecting it has so far proved very challenging, thus very little is known about its possible compositi… [+5032 chars]

Scientists made chillingly bleak discovery after finally reaching bottom of Red Sea - LADbible
Posted at 2025-05-11 05:11:55
Forget exploring space, as it's believed that only five percent of the ocean has been explored meaning there could be a whole wealth of resources and secrets lurking under the waves.
The Seven Seas … [+3940 chars]

Scientists Just Found a Spider So Huge, It Might Have Stalked Dinosaurs - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-11 05:11:35
A newly discovered fossilized giant trapdoor spider in New South Wales is captivating both scientists and the public. This remarkable discovery, detailed in a recent study published in the Zoological… [+3851 chars]

Face to face with a galaxy photo of the day for May 9, 2025 - Space
Posted at 2025-05-11 05:11:16
The spiral galaxy NGC 3596 is viewed face-on in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image that incorporates six different wavelengths of light. (Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Thilker)
You… [+1876 chars]

Modeling study finds Venus's crust is surprisingly thin - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-05-11 05:10:57
New details about the crust on Venus include some surprises about the geology of Earth's hotter twin, according to new research that describes movements of the planet's crust.
Scientists expected th… [+3653 chars]

NASA Has a Badass Moon Rover but No Way to Get It to the Moon - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-05-11 05:10:38
NASA’s VIPER is designed to search for water ice around the Moon’s south pole. But instead of exploring the lunar terrain, the fully assembled four-wheeled robot is in storage at the Johnson Space Ce… [+2157 chars]

A New AI Tool Can Recreate Your Face Using Nothing But Your DNA - ZME Science
Posted at 2025-05-11 05:10:20
Credit: ZME Science/AI-generated with SORA.
Chinese scientists fed a string of genetic code into an artificial intelligence model. What came out looked like a face a strikingly realistic, three-dime… [+4755 chars]

The Size of the Largest Structure in the Universe Is Far Bigger Than We Thought! - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-11 05:10:01
Astronomers have recently discovered that the HerculesCorona Borealis Great Wall, a massive cosmic superstructure, might be much larger and closer to Earth than previously estimated.
This remarkabl… [+4028 chars]

Doomed star circling supermassive black hole could be ripped apart in less than 6 years - Space
Posted at 2025-05-11 05:09:42
A star in a faraway galaxy is sending itself into a spiral of doom, repeatedly plunging through a disk of hot gas surrounding a black hole and releasing powerful bursts of X-rays in the process. Soon… [+5239 chars]

“What’s That?”, Scientists Stunned by Discovery of California’s New Tallest Tree - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-11 05:09:23
UC Davis Professor Hugh Saffords unexpected discovery of a Jeffrey pine in Californias High Sierra has set a new record for the highest-known tree of this species. His findings, published in the Madr… [+3539 chars]

World's largest atom smasher turned lead into gold — and then destroyed it in an instant - Live Science
Posted at 2025-05-11 05:09:04
Medieval alchemists were obsessed with the idea of turning lead into gold, a concept known as chrysopoeia. But they may have had more luck swapping out the philosopher's stone for a particle accelera… [+3041 chars]

This Crocodile Fossil Makes Today’s Largest Creatures Look Tiny - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-11 05:08:46
The fossil remains of Sarcosuchus imperatora prehistoric reptile dubbed SuperCrocwere uncovered in the Elrhaz Formation of Niger and described in detail in the early 2000s by paleontologist Paul Sere… [+3182 chars]

Was T. rex as smart as modern primates? Another study weighs in on the debate - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-05-11 05:08:27
The idea of a sharpwitted Tyrannosaurusrex prowling through Cretaceous forests, planning ambushes with the cunning of a primate, has stirred public fascination for years.
A fresh debate erupted in2… [+5698 chars]

How to see a doomed Soviet-era satellite reentering Earth’s atmosphere - WTOP
Posted at 2025-05-11 05:08:08
Friday night or Saturday morning, a 53-year-old Soviet spacecraft is due to re-enter Earths atmosphere.
As I explained in my May Whats Up In The Sky feature, the heat-resistant Soviet spacecraft Kos… [+1704 chars]

Earth’s Greatest Volcanic Mystery Solved: Scientists Trace Monster Eruption to Hidden Hotspot - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-05-11 05:07:49
A surprising geologic discovery has linked one of Earth’s largest volcanic structures to a deep-sea hotspot in the Pacific Ocean, rewriting long-standing ideas about how underwater volcanoes and tect… [+5084 chars]

Physicists propose a new route by which neutrinos can be produced - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-05-10 05:14:00
Buried deep in the ice in the Antarctic are "eyes" that can see elementary particles called neutrinos, and what they've observed is puzzling scientists: a remarkably strong neutrino signal accompanie… [+7606 chars]

“Anomalous” Discovery in Antarctica Has Left Climate Scientists Scratching Their Heads - The Debrief
Posted at 2025-05-10 05:13:42
Antarcticas vast ice sheet has revealed something few scientists would have expected: the slowly thawing continent appears to have gained mass over the past two years, in an apparent reversal of ice … [+5379 chars]

Satellite Images Expose Mysterious Green Swirls in the Baltic Sea—What’s Really Happening? - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-10 05:13:23
In a groundbreaking 2023 study published in Remote Sensing of Environment, researchers led by Chuanmin Hu, an optical oceanographer at the University of South Florida, identified an unexpected phenom… [+4539 chars]

A stadium-sized asteroid will fly past Earth on May 9, and you can watch it live (video) - Space
Posted at 2025-05-10 05:13:04
On May 9, a stadium-sized potentially hazardous asteroid will pass by Earth, and you can watch the flyby happen in real time courtesy of a livestream from The Virtual Telescope Project.
The main bel… [+3415 chars]

Sun’s Explosive Eruption Sends Shockwave Toward Earth - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-10 05:12:45
On May 7, 2025, the Sun unleashed a stunning solar filament eruption, sending a dramatic wave of solar energy across space. Captured in high-resolution images by NOAAs GOES-19 spacecraft, the eruptio… [+3207 chars]

Astronomers May Have Just Discovered the Smallest Galaxy Ever - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-10 05:12:20
Astronomers have made a fascinating discovery in the Ursa Major constellation that could potentially challenge our understanding of galaxies and star clusters. The object in question, UMa3/U1, has sp… [+4814 chars]

Hubble pinpoints roaming massive black hole - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-05-10 05:11:50
This six-panel illustration of a tidal disruption event around a supermassive black hole shows the following: 1) A supermassive black hole is adrift inside a galaxy, its presence only detectable by g… [+7719 chars]

What Do We Do With All Those Gateway Pieces? - NASA Watch
Posted at 2025-05-10 05:11:29
NASA Watch founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.

Gravity could be the definitive clue that the universe is one giant computer - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-05-10 05:11:04
Modern ideas about reality sometimes sound like a wild story. The notion that everything around us might be bits and bytes is easy to brush aside, yet it continues to intrigue many curious minds.
Th… [+5136 chars]

Every Speck of Light in This Image Is a Distant Galaxy - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-10 05:10:41
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a mind-blowing deep-field image of a tiny sliver of the sky, revealing that nearly every speck of light is a galaxy.
This extraordinary snapsho… [+3844 chars]

Rare genetic mutation lets some people thrive on just 4 hours of shut-eye - Live Science
Posted at 2025-05-10 05:10:15
Some lucky people have rare genetic mutations that enable them to feel well-rested after just four hours of sleep, while the rest of us need around eight hours to function.
Now, researchers have ide… [+3156 chars]

Scientists solve 500-million-year fossil mystery - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-05-10 05:09:53
A peculiar spiny fossil, once thought to represent one of the earliest mollusks, has now been conclusively reclassified by scientists from Durham University and Yunnan University as something entirel… [+4790 chars]

Is Dark Energy Changing? Mysterious New Data Challenges Einstein’s Cosmological Constant - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-05-10 05:09:34
Aurora-powered simulations are helping scientists unravel whether DESI’s tantalizing hints of changing dark energy could redefine our understanding of the universe.
Recent findings from the Dark Ene… [+9457 chars]

Bigger Brains and Strong Immunity Linked to Longer Lifespans - Neuroscience News
Posted at 2025-05-10 05:09:15
Summary: New research reveals that mammals with larger brains and more robust immune systems tend to live longer lives. By studying 46 species, scientists found a clear link between maximum lifespan … [+5349 chars]

I Invited a Guy Over to My Dorm Room to Hook Up. When I Finally Saw His Face, I Couldn’t Believe Who It Was. - Slate Magazine
Posted at 2025-05-10 05:08:55
How to Do It is Slates sex advice column. Have a question? Send it to Jessica and Rich here. Its anonymous!
Dear How to Do It,
Im an openly gay male who is a freshman in college. I didnt have any o… [+6796 chars]

China uses 'gravity slingshot' to rescue pair of wayward moon satellites - Space
Posted at 2025-05-10 05:08:37
After launching a pair of satellites last year that failed to reach the right orbit around the moon, China's Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization (CSU) came up with a novel tactic … [+2716 chars]

Every living thing on Earth evolved from one common ancestor - The Brighter Side of News
Posted at 2025-05-10 05:08:19
The mystery of lifes beginnings has long captivated scientists. Central to that search is LUCAthe last universal common ancestor. LUCA sits at the root of the evolutionary tree, where two great domai… [+7081 chars]

Rare earth element that glows violet has scientists excited about the future - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-05-10 05:07:58
When studying rare earth elements, noticing a violet glow in the lab used to be a sign for scientists that something intriguing lay on the other side of an impenetrable wall. That glow belonged to pr… [+6196 chars]

Scientists film a rare abyssal creature during an expedition in Antarctica. - Stewartville Star
Posted at 2025-05-10 05:07:39
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The deep waters of Antarctica have long fascinated scientists and explorers alike. On January 17, 2025, researchers from the Schmidt Ocean Institute made… [+6062 chars]

A failed Soviet Venus probe is expected to fall to Earth today, but when and where? Here's what we know - Space
Posted at 2025-05-10 05:07:20
In 1972, the Soviet Union launched the Kosmos 482 lander, a spacecraft designed to reach Venus and land on its surface. The craft never reached Venus, however. The rocket that launched it suffered an… [+3496 chars]

Sun unleashes jaw-dropping filament eruption — but Earth dodges the blast (photo) - Space
Posted at 2025-05-09 05:13:22
The filament erupted from the sun on May 7. (Image credit: NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center)
A massive solar filament erupted today (May 7), producing a stunning display that spanned the sun's e… [+2426 chars]

NASA’s Nighthawk: This Mars Helicopter Is Set to Find Proof of Life on Mars - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-09 05:13:01
NASA is planning to push the boundaries of space exploration with its new Nighthawk Mars helicopter, a cutting-edge mission that promises to reveal new details about the Red Planet. The mission is ai… [+3703 chars]

NASA Mars satellite uncovers markings 'like paint dripping down a wall' on Martian surface - Live Science
Posted at 2025-05-09 05:12:42
High-resolution satellite images have revealed dripping paint-like patterns on Mars that match those found on Earth, according to a new study.
The familiar soil patterns suggest that Mars and Earth … [+3688 chars]

NASA gets keys to Orion photo of the day for May 7, 2025 - Space
Posted at 2025-05-09 05:12:22
NASA and Lockheed Martin officials pose together during a handover ceremony for the Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 1, 2025. (Image credit: NASA/Cory S. Huston)
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This Space Telescope Just Captured the Most Detailed Look Ever at Planets Being Born - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-09 05:12:01
In a groundbreaking study published on April 30, 2025, in Popular Science, astronomers from the exoALMA project have captured some of the sharpest images ever seen of protoplanetary disks in young st… [+3250 chars]

James Webb Space Telescope finds water in the air of exotic 'sub-Neptune' exoplanet - Space
Posted at 2025-05-09 05:11:39
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has found water swirling in the air of a distant alien planet, a new study reports.
That exotic world is TOI-421 b, a boiling-hot "sub-Neptune
" orbiting a … [+4824 chars]

After 12 Years of Silence, This Volcano Triggered a Devastating Tsunami - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-09 05:11:15
In 2018, the Anak Krakatau volcano in Indonesia erupted violently, triggering a devastating tsunami that killed over 400 people. What many didnt know at the time was that the volcanos collapse had be… [+3445 chars]

'Largest structure in the universe' is even bigger than astronomers imagined and still a huge mystery - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-05-09 05:10:48
Astronomers have spotted something that appears to stretch around ten billion light years across. This so-called HerculesCorona Borealis Great Wall is being reevaluated, and it might be more extensiv… [+4843 chars]

Laurie Leshin stepping down as director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab - Space
Posted at 2025-05-09 05:10:28
NASA's main center for planetary exploration will soon come under new leadership.
Laurie Leshin announced today (May 7) that she'll step down from her role as director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Labor… [+2784 chars]

NASA diagnoses fracture in a 'huge cosmic bone' using X-ray observatory - Space
Posted at 2025-05-09 05:10:09
A composite of X-ray and radio data showing galactic center filament G359.13142-0.20005. (Image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Northwestern Univ./F. Yusef-Zadeh et al; Radio: NRF/SARAO/MeerKat; Image Proces… [+2606 chars]

Physicists discover an unusual chiral quantum state in a topological material - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-05-09 05:09:49
Chiralitythe property of an object that is distinct from its mirror imagehas long captivated scientists across biology, chemistry, and physics. The phenomenon is sometimes called "handedness," becaus… [+7510 chars]

Hours before a solar eclipse, spruce trees 'talk' to each other - Space
Posted at 2025-05-09 05:09:30
Spruce trees retain ancient memories of their environment and communicate with one other in the hours preceding a solar eclipse, a new international study suggests.
"We now see the forest not as a m… [+2671 chars]

South Africa Is Getting Lifted out of the Ocean and Scientists Believe They Know Why - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-05-09 05:09:10
South Africa is slowly rising, and for years, scientists assumed this uplift was caused by movements deep within the Earth. But new research offers a surprising explanation: drought-driven water loss… [+5672 chars]
Retired Air Force officer nominated to be NASA deputy administrator - SpaceNews
Posted at 2025-05-09 05:08:50
WASHINGTON The White House has nominated a former Air Force officer and advocate for the Space Force to be the deputy administrator of NASA.
The White House formally transmitted the nomination of Ma… [+2777 chars]

How Learning Reshapes Your Brain’s Connections - Neuroscience News
Posted at 2025-05-09 05:08:30
Summary: New research reveals that learning doesn’t just alter brain activity it physically rewires the connections between key brain regions to make communication faster and more precise. Scientists… [+8142 chars]

'Eventually, all life on Earth will be destroyed by the sun': Elon Musk explains his drive to colonize Mars - Space
Posted at 2025-05-09 05:08:11
Elon Musk is taking the long view.
The billionaire SpaceX founder has long said that humanity needs to expand its footprint out into the solar system — specifically to Mars, which is the most suitab… [+2464 chars]

This Bold New Theory Could Finally Unite Gravity and Quantum Physics - ZME Science
Posted at 2025-05-09 05:07:52
Credit: ZME Science/SORA.
At Aalto University in Finland, two physicists believe they may have cracked a puzzle that has defied generations of scientists: how to reconcile the physics of the very bi… [+5761 chars]

Kosmos 482: Soviet spacecraft will likely fall to Earth this week - BBC
Posted at 2025-05-09 05:07:32
Maddie MolloyClimate & Science reporter
The Soviet Union launched a number of missions to explore Venus this probe was from an earlier flight
Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft is expected to cras… [+2570 chars]

World's helium supply is running very low, and the race is on to prevent the next shortage - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-05-09 05:07:12
Helium has quietly become one of the most indispensable resources of modern life. Its used in hospital equipment, spacecraft, deep-sea breathing mixtures, electronics manufacturing, and scientific in… [+4648 chars]

NASA Cracks 30-Year X-ray Mystery With Blazing Black Hole Light Show - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-05-09 05:06:53
This artist’s concept depicts the central region of the blazar BL Lacertae, a supermassive black hole surrounded by a bright disk and a jet oriented toward Earth. The galaxy’s central black hole is s… [+9831 chars]

Scientists Have Reproduced in a Lab the Worst Possible Way for the Universe to End. Spoiler Alert: You’re Definitely Not Ready - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-08 05:13:32
Scientists in Europe have successfully simulated a process known as false vacuum decay, a hypothetical event that could one day spell the end of theuniverse. The experiment, carried out using ultraco… [+5135 chars]

Tuesday Telescope: It’s not space weather, but weather from space - Ars Technica
Posted at 2025-05-08 05:13:13

Satellites Tracked a Volcano’s Secret Collapse for 12 Years – Then It Sparked a Killer Wave - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-05-08 05:12:54
Anak Krakatau’s deadly 2018 collapse was preceded by years of unnoticed ground movement, now exposed through satellite radar analysis. Researchers believe such data could offer crucial early warnings… [+5620 chars]

Eta Aquarid meteor shower 2025 delights stargazers around the world with dramatic shooting stars (photos) - Space
Posted at 2025-05-08 05:12:36
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaked on May 6, delighting skywatchers with a spectacular cosmic light show as debris from Halley's Comet careened into Earth's atmosphere to form majestic 'shooting st… [+4438 chars]

Breakthrough Discovery: Scientists Find Organism That Transmits Electricity Like a Wire - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-08 05:12:17
A newly discovered species of bacteria that conducts electricity like a living wire is shaking up the scientific world. Named Candidatus Electrothrix yaqonensis, the organism was found in Oregons Yaq… [+2469 chars]

New Study Finds Earth-Like Patterns on Mars: What It Could Mean for Life on the Red Planet - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-08 05:11:57
A groundbreaking discovery has revealed that Mars surface shares striking similarities with Earths coldest regions. Published in the journal Icarus, new research by scientists at the University of Ro… [+2787 chars]

Webb Telescope Reveals New Insights into Common but Mysterious Exoplanets - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-08 05:11:39
NASAs James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered groundbreaking insights into the world of sub-Neptunes, a class of exoplanets that have long puzzled astronomers. These small, gassy planets, although n… [+3201 chars]

Asteroid Vesta could be a fragment of a solar system planet, but which one? - Space
Posted at 2025-05-08 05:11:20
The asteroid Vesta could be a huge chunk of planet that was blasted off its parent world and sent spinning into space in the aftermath of a titanic collision four-and-a-half billion years ago.
That'… [+6704 chars]

Astronomers tune into the music of a nearby star to unlock a surprising discovery - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-05-08 05:11:01
Astronomers using W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaii Island have listened to the music of a nearby star, uncovering surprises that shake our understanding of how stars work.
The study used K… [+5683 chars]

Nature Built a Nuclear Reactor 2 Billion Years Ago — Here’s How It Worked - ZME Science
Posted at 2025-05-08 05:10:42
This cannot be possible.
That was the thought racing through physicist Francis Perrins mind in May 1972. He was examining a dark piece of uranium ore at a nuclear fuel processing plant in southern F… [+7192 chars]

Scientists make ‘tiny earthquakes’ to find how close magma is to the surface in Yellowstone - East Idaho News
Posted at 2025-05-08 05:10:24

20 Feet Long: Giant Croc-Like Predator Discovered in the Caribbean - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-05-08 05:10:04
Sebecids were top predators until they went extinct during the Miocene. Credit: Illustration by Jorge Machuky
Fossils reveal that sebecids, long-extinct land predators, survived far longer in the Ca… [+7923 chars]

Scientists Find ‘Impossible’ Crystal Created by World’s First Nuclear Bomb - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-05-08 05:09:46
In an extraordinary discovery, scientists have revealed that a quasicrystal, a rare and once-thought-to-be-impossible form of matter, was created during the worlds first nuclear bomb test. This groun… [+4200 chars]

53-Year-Old Soviet Spacecraft Will Plummet Back to Earth This Week - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-05-08 05:09:27
Kosmos 482 has been trapped in Earths orbit for 53 years but its wandering journey is coming to an end. The failed Venus mission is expected to reenter through the atmosphere in a dramatic fall towar… [+3975 chars]

In a first, physicists spot elusive 'free-range' atoms — confirming a century-old theory about quantum mechanics - Live Science
Posted at 2025-05-08 05:08:40
For the first time, scientists have observed solo atoms floating freely and interacting in space. The discovery helps to confirm some of the most basic principles of quantum mechanics
that were fir… [+2860 chars]

VIDEO: Bright green fireball streaks across PNW, stuns witnesses - MyNorthwest.com
Posted at 2025-05-08 05:07:55
A mysterious green fireball flew across the sky in southern Washington over the weekend, with hundreds of people witnessing and commenting on the strange phenomenon.
People spotted the green firebal… [+1463 chars]

T. rex ancestors crossed from Asia to North America via land bridge 70 million years ago, study finds - CNN
Posted at 2025-05-08 05:07:35
Sign up for CNNs Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.
The direct ancestor of Tyrannosaurus rex would have ar… [+3843 chars]

A Massive Meteorite Hit Scotland Much More Recently Than Scientists Thought - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-05-08 05:07:16
New research from Curtin University has revealed that a massive meteorite struck northwestern Scotland 990 million years ago, 200 million years later than previously believed, rewriting Scotland’s ge… [+3222 chars]
SpaceX launch 28 Starlink satellites on 470th Falcon 9 rocket launch - Spaceflight Now
Posted at 2025-05-08 05:06:57
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to begin the Starlink 6-93 mission on May 6, 2025. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now… [+1191 chars]
This dormant volcano had been silent for 250,000 years, but geologists are raising alarms due to signs of awakening. - Farmingdale Observer
Posted at 2025-05-08 05:06:37
Uturuncu, the ancient volcano in Bolivia’s Andes mountains, has recently captured the attention of geologists worldwide. After remaining dormant for 250,000 years, this “zombie volcano” is displaying… [+4262 chars]

Scientists Just Uncovered the World’s Oldest Ant Fossil - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-07 05:12:57
A 113-million-year-old fossil discovered in Brazil has shattered records, marking the oldest known ant specimen ever identified.
The fossil belongs to a species called Vulcanidris cratensis, a memb… [+2831 chars]

At 6,500 Feet Below Sea Level, China is Building an Underwater Station - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-07 05:12:38
China is about to make a monumental leap in deep-sea research with the construction of a state-of-the-art underwater station set to be positioned 2,000 meters beneath the South China Sea.
Scheduled… [+2927 chars]

Hubble spies a skewed spiral galaxy photo of the day for May 5, 2025 - Space
Posted at 2025-05-07 05:12:19
"Peculiar" spiral galaxy Arp 184 or NGC 1961 as captured by NASA/ESA's Hubble Space Telescope. (Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Dalcanton, R. J. Foley (UC Santa Cruz), C. Kilpatrick)
Arp 184… [+2148 chars]

Scientists Uncovered New Population of Minimoons Orbiting Earth—What Does This Mean for Our Planet? - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-07 05:11:59
New research suggests there may be a hidden population of minimoons lurking near Earth, with fragments of the Moon traveling through our solar system. The study, published in The Astrophysical Journa… [+2216 chars]

Astronomers Find Odd Radio Signal Coming From Fracture In Milky Way's "Cosmic Snake" - IFLScience
Posted at 2025-05-07 05:11:40
The mystery of a giant "fracture" in our galaxy the Milky Way may have been solved after new observations from NASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory and radio telescopes.Looking towards the center of the M… [+3133 chars]

The Platypus and Echidna’s Evolution Just Got Weirder - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-05-07 05:11:21
The platypus and echidna, often regarded as some of the most peculiar animals on Earth, may be hiding a far more complex evolutionary story than scientists initially believed. Recent findings from a … [+3539 chars]

Cuttlefish Seem to ‘Wave’ at Each Other, but What They’re Saying Is a Mystery - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-05-07 05:11:03
Researchers just spotted cunning cuttlefish waving to one another with their tentacles, a previously unobserved behavior that pushes the boundaries of the creature’s intelligence.
Cuttlefishsometime… [+3313 chars]

This New Dinosaur Species Was Hiding for 72 Million Years—Meet Obelignathus septimanicus! - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-05-07 05:10:44
A new species of rhabdodontid dinosaur, Obelignathus septimanicus, has been described by paleontologists in a recent study published in Nature. This species, which inhabited the European Archipelago … [+2793 chars]

People really can communicate with just their eyes, study finds - Live Science
Posted at 2025-05-07 05:10:25
People can read intention in each other's gazes, recent research finds, lending evidence to this well-known assumption about human communication.
The study reveals how humans use their eyes to commu… [+4823 chars]
ESA Director General reaction to a reduced budget proposal for NASA - European Space Agency
Posted at 2025-05-07 05:10:05
ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher emphasises the importance of cooperation in space activitiesOn 2 May 2025, the White House Office of Management and Budget released a 'skinny version of the Pres… [+1709 chars]

Is a Bolivian ‘zombie volcano’ about to awaken? Scientists explore why it’s showing signs of life - CNN
Posted at 2025-05-07 05:09:45
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Can a volcano rise from the dead? Uturuncu, a lofty pe… [+5984 chars]

NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket gets 2nd stage even as Trump tries to scrap Space Launch System (photos) - Space
Posted at 2025-05-07 05:09:26
The Artemis 2 megarocket set to launch NASA's next astronauts to the moon in 2026 is almost completely assembled.
The giant Space Launch System (SLS) rocket continues to grow inside the NASA's Vehic… [+3430 chars]

Fast-moving Eta Aquarid meteor shower to light up the predawn sky - NPR
Posted at 2025-05-07 05:09:07
Time to roll out your picnic blanket and unfold those lawn chairs: A meteor shower is set to streak across the (very) early morning sky on May 6.
The annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower is expected to … [+1533 chars]

A Soviet-era spacecraft that failed to reach Venus is due to crash back to Earth this week - CNN
Posted at 2025-05-07 05:08:48
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A piece of a Soviet vehicle that malfunctioned en rout… [+5480 chars]

A Stellar Meltdown: 1,000 Young Stars Fly Apart, Leaving Astronomers Baffled - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-05-07 05:08:29
Over 1000 young stars in Ophion are scattering across space in a surprising, disorderly way—an unprecedented find shaking up ideas about how star families behave. Credit: SciTechDaily.com
Astronomer… [+6120 chars]

Meteorite discovered in Antarctica could rewrite Earth’s earliest history, study claims - Live Science
Posted at 2025-05-07 05:08:09
The chemical composition of a meteorite
could shake up scientists' understanding of how Earth got its water.
Researchers found signs of hydrogen sulfide in a type of meteorite similar to those tha… [+3424 chars]

Astronomers spot possible Planet Nine in data spanning 23 years - TechSpot
Posted at 2025-05-07 05:07:49
What just happened? A newly identified object spotted in two infrared sky surveys may be the most substantial evidence for the elusive Planet Nine a potential Neptune-sized world orbiting hundreds of… [+5031 chars]

Quantum gravity discovery brings us one step closer to a unified 'Theory of Everything' - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-05-07 05:06:42
Science has been chasing a single rulebook for nature ever since people realized the same laws that guide apples also steer planets. Three of the four known forces – electromagnetism, the strong forc… [+6379 chars]

Shocking Discovery: Scientists Discover Organism That Act Like Living Electrical Wires - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-05-07 05:06:23
Rug of biomass. Credit: Oregon State University
Scientists identified a new electrically conductive bacterium, Ca. Electrothrix yaqonensis, with potential applications in pollution cleanup and bioel… [+4417 chars]

Alternative black hole models suggest quantum effects may erase need for singularities - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-05-07 05:06:04
Ever since general relativity pointed to the existence of black holes, the scientific community has been wary of one peculiar feature: the singularity at the centera point, hidden behind the event ho… [+7555 chars]

“Nasa Sounds the Alarm”: Massive Anomaly Spreads Across Earth, Scientists Trace It to Mysterious Forces Deep Beneath the Surface - Sustainability Times
Posted at 2025-05-06 05:18:20