Creature preserved in 99 million-year-old amber was ‘beyond imagination,’ scientists say - WPTZ
Posted at 2025-03-31 05:11:58
A newly identified parasitic wasp that buzzed and flew among dinosaurs 99 million years ago evolved a bizarre mechanism to snare other creatures and force them to unwittingly shelter its young, accor… [+5170 chars]
Scientists discover weird Mongolian dinosaur that wielded 'sharp, huge' claws - AOL
Posted at 2025-03-31 05:11:39
An artist's impression of the Cretaceous dinosaur Duonychus Tsogtbaatari, whose fossils were unearthed in Mongolia.
Scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur in Mongolia's Gobi Desert. Ca… [+3415 chars]
The Gulf of Oman Is Glowing Green— And It’s Not a Good Sign - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-31 05:11:21
A spectacular burst of color visible from space is drawing global attentionnot for its beauty, but for the warning it carries. The Gulf of Omans increasingly frequent phytoplankton blooms, driven by … [+3076 chars]
Quantum Computers Just Got Smart Enough to Study Their Own Entanglement - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-03-31 05:11:00
A new quantum algorithm lets computers study and safeguard quantum entanglement, a crucial ingredient in their own power and potential.
In a striking development, researchers have created a quantum … [+3797 chars]
Scientists Puzzled by Giant Ancient Life Forms - Futurism
Posted at 2025-03-31 05:10:42
Scientists are suggesting there may be a brand new type of life or, at least, that one existed back in the day.
In a new, yet-to-be-peer-reviewed paper, scientists from the University of Edinburgh i… [+3132 chars]
First Water In The Cosmos May Have Formed Just 100 Million Years After The Big Bang - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-31 05:09:36
A new study suggests that the first water molecules in the universe may have formed far earlier than previously assumed potentially just 100 to 200 million years after the big bang.
This timeline p… [+3303 chars]
Saturday Citations: When the universe was young and cute. Plus: Southern Ocean cooling trend explained - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-31 05:09:15
One of the strangest facts in computer science is that it's really hard to generate true random numbers. For a computer, anyway. I can do it just fine: 173, 401, 530. That's right off the top of my h… [+5298 chars]
NASA Is Watching a Huge, Growing Anomaly in Earth's Magnetic Field - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-03-31 05:08:49
NASA has been monitoring a strange anomaly in Earth's magnetic field: a giant region of lower magnetic intensity in the skies above the planet, stretching out between South America and southwest Afri… [+4650 chars]
Rethinking the Origin of Life: Scientists Propose New Soda Lake Theory - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-03-31 05:08:24
Life may have originated in large soda lakes where phosphorus could concentrate enough to support prebiotic chemistry. The image above depicts Mono Lake, an example of a large soda lake.
Large soda … [+4501 chars]
NASA Just Dropped a New Equation That Might Prove Life Once Existed on Venus - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-31 05:07:59
A new approach to estimating the likelihood of life on Venus has been proposed by researchers at NASAs Ames Research Center, reviving the debate over whether Earths closest planetary neighbor may onc… [+3233 chars]
Wind turbine parts may be giant technofossils that puzzle future scientists - CNN
Posted at 2025-03-31 05:07:41
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Like nostalgia-evoking songs, objects can help us feel like w… [+5346 chars]
NASA releases clearest footage of Mars 140,000,000 miles away and everyone's saying the same thing - UNILAD
Posted at 2025-03-31 05:07:23
People are losing their minds after viewing a video footage of Mars but are still mystified by one thing here on Earth.
Humanity has long been dreaming of getting closer to Mars, but while we haven… [+2271 chars]
OPM Issues A RIF Handbook - NASA Watch
Posted at 2025-03-31 05:07:06
Workforce Reshaping Operations Handbook
Keith’s note: OPM has posted an immense amount of new RIF Information. The have issued a 119 page Workforce Reshaping Operations Handbook. A one page overvie… [+759 chars]
Hummingbird Chicks Observed for the First Time Pretending to be Caterpillars to Avoid Being Eaten - Good News Network
Posted at 2025-03-31 05:06:48
White-necked jacobin hummingbird chick – Credit: Scott Taylor / CU Boulder
When Jay Falk and Scott Taylor first saw the white-necked Jacobin hummingbird chick in Panamas dense rainforest, the bird b… [+4529 chars]
How Warm Waters Enabled Species to Thrive After Earth’s Mass Extinction - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-03-31 05:06:30
Around 252 million years ago, the end-Permian mass extinction eliminated over 80% of marine species, making it Earths most severe extinction event. Following this, a striking pattern emerged, with ma… [+4842 chars]
Northern skywatchers capture glimpse of partial solar eclipse - BBC.com
Posted at 2025-03-31 05:06:11
Skywatchers across the North and East and Cumbria have shared their shots of a partial solar eclipse.
The partial eclipse - when the Moon only covers part of the Sun - started at 10:07 GMT and finis… [+839 chars]
Water reservoir on Mars is two miles deep, would cover planet with nine feet of water - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-31 05:05:52
Mars holds many curious features, and one of the most intriguing is the Medusae Fossae Formation (MFF). This enormous stretch of terrain sits near the planets equator, exactly where smooth northern p… [+5784 chars]
Detailed Look At Changes to NASA’s NODIS - NASA Watch
Posted at 2025-03-31 05:05:35
NASA Watch founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.
Star dunes: Shrouded in beauty and wonder, they are now a bit less mysterious - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-31 05:05:16
Sand dunes shape some of the most fascinating scenery on Earth, particularly in arid regions. Among them, star dunes – sometimes called pyramid dunes – stand out for their towering height and eye-cat… [+5699 chars]
Alien Clues in Strange Martian Stone: Scientists Stunned by Rover Discovery - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-03-31 05:04:57
Pale rocks found on Mars by NASA’s Perseverance rover contain kaolinite, a mineral that forms in warm, wet environments, suggesting the planet may have once been much more hospitable to life. Scienti… [+7527 chars]
After 7,000 years without light and oxygen in Baltic Sea mud, researchers bring prehistoric algae back to life - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-30 05:11:57
A research team led by the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW) was able to revive dormant stages of algae that sank to the bottom of the Baltic Sea almost 7,000 years ago. Desp… [+6937 chars]
This spacecraft swarm could spot interstellar visitors zipping through our solar system - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-30 05:11:40
In 2017, scientists spotted our solar system's first confirmed interstellar visitor: 'Oumuamua. While not an alien spacecraft, 'Oumuamua was an interstellar object (ISO), which came from another plan… [+2780 chars]
The Incredible Shrinking Man would need to eat his body weight daily just to survive - Boing Boing
Posted at 2025-03-30 05:11:21
When King Kong climbs the Empire State Building or a giant octopus pulls down the Golden Gate Bridge, they're not just breaking box office records they're breaking the laws of physics. In biologist M… [+2884 chars]
James Webb Space Telescope discovers 2 galaxies forming breathtaking 'cosmic lens': Space photo of the day - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-30 05:11:02
An elliptical galaxy (at center) is seen being wrapped by a spiral galaxy forming a single "Einstein ring," but in reality is the result of a cosmic lens overlapping the two distant celestial structu… [+2550 chars]
NASA’s Broken Moon Lander Caught a Cosmic Signal No One Expected - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-30 05:10:43
A groundbreaking NASA experiment has delivered the first successful radio astronomy observations from the lunar surface, signaling the beginning of a new phase in space-based exploration of the early… [+2847 chars]
Scientists Just Found Proof That Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens Were More Than Neighbors - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-30 05:10:25
A recent study published in Nature Human Behaviour shows that a cave in central Israel suggest that Neanderthals and early Homo sapiens not only coexisted but also collaborated, rewiring long-held as… [+2983 chars]
NASA astronaut who gave up seat for Starliner crew takes command of SpaceX Crew-11 flight to ISS - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-30 05:10:07
Zena Cardman didn't have to wait too long to get a seat on another spacecraft after being removed from SpaceX's Crew-9 mission last year.
The NASA astronaut is one of the four members of SpaceX's Cr… [+2472 chars]
99-million-year-old Amber Reveals Wasp With Venus Flytrap Rear End - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-30 05:09:49
A new study, published in BMC Biology, discovered prehistoric wasp preserved in amber is turning heads in the world of entomology with a rear end straight out of a science fiction movie. With a bizar… [+3217 chars]
Scientists uncover 'inside-out, legless, headless wonder' that lived long before the dinosaurs - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-30 05:09:30
Scientists have found two specimens of a 444 million-year-old "inside-out" fossil with well-preserved soft tissue, according to a new study. Unlike most fossils, the creature's muscles and guts — but… [+3829 chars]
Giant, Ancient Life Form Doesn’t Fit Into Any Known Branch of Life - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-03-30 05:09:12
Hundreds of millions of years ago, mysterious life forms called Prototaxites towered toward the sky. Believed to be the first giant organisms to thrive on dry land, some species of Prototaxites grew … [+3207 chars]
Mars May Kill Astronauts — And It’s Not How You Think - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-30 05:08:54
As the race to send humans to Mars intensifies, scientists are sounding the alarm about a silent threat that could undermine every mission plan: toxic Martian dust.
A new study from the Keck School… [+2836 chars]
Physicist revisits the computational limits of life and Schrödinger's essential question in the era of quantum computing - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-30 05:08:36
More than 80 years ago, Erwin Schrödinger, a theoretical physicist steeped in the philosophy of Schopenhauer and the Upanishads, delivered a series of public lectures at Trinity College, Dublin, whic… [+9719 chars]
Fossilized fish up to 16 million years old found in Australia, with last meal still intact - CNN
Posted at 2025-03-30 05:08:18
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Summary
- Paleontologists discovered a fossiliz… [+4852 chars]
NASA to put Starliner’s thrusters through an extensive workout before next launch - Ars Technica
Posted at 2025-03-30 05:07:59
Some sharks make sounds - despite not having vocal cords - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-30 05:07:42
For centuries, sharks have stirred fear and fascination. They glide through water with quiet power. Unlike whales or dolphins, they never seem to speak. Scientists assumed that sharks lived in a worl… [+6522 chars]
40-Year Barrier Broken: Scientists Discover New High-Temperature Superconductor - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-03-30 05:07:22
Scientists from NUS have synthesized a copper-free superconducting oxide that operates at around 40 K under ambient pressure, advancing the field beyond traditional copper oxides. This breakthrough d… [+5703 chars]
Legendary U.S. Particle Collider Is About to Perform Its Final Smash - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-03-30 05:07:04
After 25 years of smashing gold nuclei together at light speeds, Brookhaven National Laboratory’s Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider is hanging up its bootserm, superconducting magnets.
The collider’s … [+3615 chars]
'Totally unexpected' galaxy discovered by James Webb telescope defies our understanding of the early universe - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-30 05:06:46
An ancient galactic lighthouse is shining through the fog of the early universe, new James Webb Space Telescope
(JWST) observations reveal.
Researchers discovered bright ultraviolet (UV) light com… [+3308 chars]
The 'Blaze Star' hasn't exploded yet, but it could soon - ABC News
Posted at 2025-03-30 05:06:29
"Double sunrise" eclipse: How, when and where to see the partial solar eclipse Saturday - Axios
Posted at 2025-03-30 05:06:11
Saturday's partial solar eclipse offers the rare chance to see a "double sunrise" in the northeastern part of the country.
Why it matters: It's the only solar eclipse visible from the U.S. this year… [+3734 chars]
ISS resupply and trash pickup craft postponed indefinitely after Cygnus container crunch - The Register
Posted at 2025-03-29 05:48:46
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo freighter, the NG-22, is being delayed indefinitely after engineers confirmed the Pressurized Cargo Module (PCM) had sustained damage in its shipping container.
The d… [+2462 chars]
Bizarre wasp preserved in amber flew among dinosaurs - CNN
Posted at 2025-03-29 05:48:29
Summary
- Paleontologists discovered a 99 million-year-old parasitic wasp species with a Venus flytrap-like structure on its abdomen.
- Preserved in amber, Sirenobethylus charybdis likel… [+5987 chars]
'Inside-out, headless wonder' fossil discovered - BBC.com
Posted at 2025-03-29 05:48:11
Adam Moss
The fossil is a type of previously undiscovered arthropod and is preserved from the inside out
A professor has published details of a rare "inside-out, legless, headless wonder" fossil fr… [+3515 chars]
Human sacrifices found in a Bronze Age tomb in Turkey were mostly teenage girls - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-29 05:47:54
Five millennia ago, Bronze Age people in Mesopotamia
built elaborate stone tombs full of spectacular grave goods and human sacrifices. Researchers are unsure of the meaning of this ritual, but a ne… [+4640 chars]
Meet Enaiposha: The New Planet That Defies What We Know About Our Solar System - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-29 05:47:14
Astronomers have recently unveiled an extraordinary discovery in the cosmos: a new exoplanet named Enaiposha, located 47 light-years from our solar system. Initially thought to be a mini-Neptune, thi… [+3007 chars]
Mysterious Microbes Dug These Tunnels Millions of Years Ago - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-29 05:46:31
A discovery in the deserts of Namibia, Oman, and Saudi Arabia has opened new doors in the world of geomicrobiology. Mysterious micro-burrows carved into ancient marble and limestone have been uncover… [+3271 chars]
NASA stacks moon-bound Artemis 2 rocket: Space photo of the day - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-29 05:46:14
NASA technicians joined the Space Launch System (SLS) core stage with the stacked solid rocket boosters for NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Image credit: NASA/F… [+2752 chars]
An Astrophotographer’s 20-Day Adventure Under the Darkest Skies in the World - PetaPixel
Posted at 2025-03-29 05:45:56
Award-winning astrophotographer Mihail Minkov recently returned home to Bulgaria following an incredible 20-day journey across South America, where Minkov visited some of the world’s most spectacular… [+8737 chars]
China sets dates for some of its most ambitious planetary missions - Ars Technica
Posted at 2025-03-29 05:45:38
NASA’s Webb Telescope Just Spotted Mysterious ‘Little Red Dots’ - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-29 05:45:20
The James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered unusual compact sources of light in the distant Universe, nicknamed little red dots (LRDs), which may be rapidly growing black holes shrouded in dense, io… [+3322 chars]
Scientists baffled at mysterious ancient creature that doesn't fit on the tree of life as we know it - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-29 05:45:04
A bizarre ancient life-form, considered to be the first giant organism
to live on land, may belong to a totally unknown branch of the tree of life, scientists say.
These organisms, named Prototaxi… [+4780 chars]
They Thought It Was Just Ice… Then the Robot Sent Back These Images - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-29 05:44:47
Scientists have unveiled unprecedented ice shapes under Antarcticas Dotson Ice Shelf, using an autonomous submersible called Ran. This first-of-its-kind mission has delivered high-resolution sonar ma… [+2946 chars]
Some birds use biofluorescence to attract mates, glowing in colors that humans can't see - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-29 05:44:30
Animals love to show off with color, especially when it comes to mating. Birds, in particular, often use bright feathers to catch the eye of a potential mate. But lately, scientists have noticed some… [+6106 chars]
NASA's daredevil solar spacecraft survives 2nd close flyby of our sun - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-29 05:44:12
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed its second close flyby of the sun, the space agency announced earlier this week.
The car-sized spacecraft swooped within 8 million miles (6.1 mil… [+3592 chars]
New superconducting state discovered: Cooper-pair density modulation - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-29 05:43:55
Superconductivity is a quantum physical state in which a metal is able to conduct electricity perfectly without any resistance. In its most familiar application, it enables powerful magnets in MRI ma… [+5232 chars]
Astronauts can survive a trip to Mars, but this vital organ will be permanently damaged - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-29 05:43:38
Space journeys that stretch far beyond home are on the horizon. Crews heading for Mars will face conditions quite different from those on Earth, and researchers have been working to figure out what m… [+5505 chars]
New Research Suggests Earth’s First Oceans Weren’t Blue: They Were Green - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-03-29 05:43:19
The photo was taken by the research team on Iwo Island in the Satsunan Archipelago, Kyushu, in 2023. The team measured the underwater transmission spectrum, iron oxide concentration, and the cyanobac… [+4852 chars]
A rock sat in a school for years. Scientists say it’s a fossil jackpot. - The Washington Post
Posted at 2025-03-29 05:42:59
For two decades, Australian students walked by the 5-foot-long boulder in their schools foyer unaware of its significance. When paleontologist Anthony Romilio finally inspected the roughly 200 millio… [+3737 chars]
Scientists Warn: Popular Infant Medicine Could Trigger Diabetes Later in Life - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-03-29 05:42:42
Early-life exposure to antibiotics can disrupt the growth of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas by altering the infant microbiome, increasing the risk of diabetes later on, according to new mous… [+6745 chars]
Ginormous Claws Found in The Gobi Desert Belong to a Never-Before-Seen Species - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-03-29 05:42:25
A newly discovered species of feathered, bipedal dinosaur with "exceptionally preserved and atypical hands" had just two fingers, each one tipped with a gigantic, claw-like talon.
A remarkable fossi… [+3927 chars]
Fluorescent Rocks in Wind Cave National Park May Show How Life Could Exist on One of Jupiter's Moons - Good News Network
Posted at 2025-03-28 05:13:37
One of Sebrees students, Jacqueline Heggen, showing off glowing formations within Wind Cave – credit Joshua Sebree via SWNS
Fluorescent chambers inside South Dakota’s Wind Cave has given scientists … [+3944 chars]
Toxic dust on Mars would present serious hazard for astronauts - CNN
Posted at 2025-03-28 05:13:15
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Toxic dust on Mars would make a future mission to the … [+4887 chars]
First humans in South America survived by eating giant armadillos - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-28 05:12:51
The story of early human migration into South America has stirred debate. Researchers have long argued about when these first travelers arrived, how they adapted, and which paths they followed.
Evi… [+5732 chars]
Scientists unveil new type of 'time crystal' that defies our traditional understanding of time and motion - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-28 05:12:28
Physicists have created a new type of time crystal
that may help confirm some fundamental theories about quantum interactions.
A standard time crystal is a new phase of matter
that features perp… [+3506 chars]
Upcoming Private SpaceX Mission Will Boldly Go Where No Human Has Orbited Before - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-03-28 05:11:55
SpaceX is gearing up for one of its most unique missions yet, launching four private astronauts into polar orbit to observe the planet’s most remote regions from above.
The Fram2 mission, named in h… [+3022 chars]
Could Dark Matter Have Been Born Before the Big Bang? New Theory Revealed - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-28 05:11:32
The question of what existed before the Big Bang has baffled scientists for years. While the Big Bang is thought to have initiated the universe about 13.8 billion years ago, its origins remain a topi… [+2860 chars]
‘City-killer’ asteroid won’t hit Earth in 2032, but don’t worry— another threat is looming - New York Post
Posted at 2025-03-28 05:11:09
We could experience a rock market crash.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth in December 2032, but that doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods forever.
Researchers warn that “city killer” space rock co… [+3923 chars]
Neptune’s auroras are captured in great detail by NASA’s Webb telescope - The Associated Press
Posted at 2025-03-28 05:10:37
WASHINGTON (AP) Neptunes glowing auroras are captured in the best detail yet by NASAs James Webb Space Telescope.
Hints of auroras were first faintly detected in ultraviolet light during a flyby of… [+1730 chars]
Strange sphere-studded rock on Mars found by NASA's Perseverance rover - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-28 05:10:05
NASA's Perseverance rover has encountered another rock on Mars that has left scientists puzzled.
Named "St. Pauls Bay" by the mission team, the Mars rock features hundreds of millimeter-size dark gr… [+3380 chars]
Wife of 'stranded' NASA astronaut reveals major health issue he's struggling with after nine months - World News - UNILAD
Posted at 2025-03-28 05:09:42
After spending nine months in space, one of the 'stranded' astronauts is struggling following his return home, according to his wife.
Astronaut Barry 'Butch' Wilmore was 'stranded' in space for 286 … [+2976 chars]
Webb telescope sees galaxy in mysteriously clearing fog of early universe - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-28 05:09:20
Astronomers have identified a bright hydrogen emission from a galaxy in the very early universe. The surprise finding is challenging researchers to explain how this light could have pierced the thick… [+5019 chars]
Astronomers just found a new treasure trove of galaxies. They could help answer our biggest questions. - National Geographic
Posted at 2025-03-28 05:09:03
Each galaxy is beautiful, says Adam Amara, an astrophysicist and the UK Space Agencys chief scientist. But we didnt design [Euclid] to produce pretty pictures. We designed it to do hard science.
Ide… [+1249 chars]
Why humans have smaller faces than Neanderthals - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-28 05:08:46
The human face is strikingly distinct from our fossil cousins and ancestorsmost notably, it is significantly smaller, and more gracile. However, the reasons behind this change remain largely unknown.… [+1907 chars]
What will happen during the partial solar eclipse of March 2025? - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-28 05:08:28
What a difference a year makes!
Just a year ago, countless millions across North America were anxiously awaiting the "great North American total eclipse of the sun"
on April 8. Now, less than a ye… [+9577 chars]
Theoretical physicists completely determine the statistics of quantum entanglement - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-28 05:08:10
For the first time, theoretical physicists from the Institute of Theoretical Physics (IPhT) in Paris-Saclay have completely determined the statistics that can be generated by a system using quantum e… [+6222 chars]
Hold onto your hats! Is the 'blaze star' T Corona Borealis about to go boom? - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-28 05:07:53
A new set of predictions for the so-called "blaze star," T Corona Borealis suggests the star might go nova on either March 27, November 10, or June 25, 2026. However, other astronomers are skeptical … [+10125 chars]
First sound recordings of sharks captured by researchers, new study shows - ABC News
Posted at 2025-03-28 05:07:35
NASA sidelines Cygnus spacecraft after damage in transit to launch site - Ars Technica
Posted at 2025-03-28 05:07:17
Venus Flytrap Wasp: 99-Million-Year-Old Amber Reveals Bizarre New Species - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-03-28 05:06:58
A previously unknown species of wasp with an abdomen reminiscent of a Venus flytrap has been discovered in 99-million-year-old Kachin amber, and entomologists have never seen anything like it.
While… [+3352 chars]
Rewriting Human History: 110,000-Year-Old Discovery Suggests Neanderthals and Homo sapiens Worked Together - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-03-28 05:06:40
Illustration representing Homo sapiens and the Neanderthal sharing technology and behavior. Credit: Efrat Bakshitz
Neanderthals and Homo sapiens shared technology and customs in the Levant, shaping … [+5929 chars]
Strange Spheres Spotted on Mars Baffle NASA Scientists, Point to Red Planet’s Mysterious Past - The Debrief
Posted at 2025-03-27 05:11:33
NASA scientists were recently astonished by an unusual discovery made by the Perseverance rover involving a series of dark gray spheres on Mars, whose origin remains unclear.
The spherical objects w… [+5212 chars]
US Space Force celebrates return of 1st Guardian to launch to space (photos) - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-27 05:11:15
U.S. Space Force Col. Nick Hague is back on Earth after living on the International Space Station (ISS) for the last five-plus months.
On March 18
, Hague splashed down in the SpaceX
Crew-9 Drago… [+3462 chars]
NASA’s Artemis II Core Stage Integration Complete at Kennedy - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-27 05:10:59
On March 23, 2025, NASA successfully completed a major milestone for the Artemis II mission with the integration of the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at Kennedy Space Center in F… [+4065 chars]
Previously unknown dinosaur species resembled prehistoric ‘Edward Scissorhands’ - CNN
Posted at 2025-03-27 05:10:42
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With distinctive two-fingered claws, the remains of a … [+3962 chars]
Where To Buy Solar Eclipse Glasses (And Our Top Picks) - The Weather Channel
Posted at 2025-03-27 05:10:26
Atmosphere by The Weather Channel curates products and services for all seasons. If you buy something from one of our links, we may earn a commission.
Theres a rare sunrise solar eclipse coming Satu… [+3698 chars]
A new piece in the matter–antimatter puzzle - CERN
Posted at 2025-03-27 05:10:09
The LHCb experiment at CERN has revealed a fundamental asymmetry in the behaviour of particles called baryons
Yesterday, at the annual Rencontres de Moriond conference taking place in La Thuile, It… [+4748 chars]
Curiosity Mars rover discovers largest organic molecules ever seen on Red Planet - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-27 05:09:52
Scientists have announced the discovery of the largest organic molecules ever found on Mars.
These molecules could have come from the breakdown of fatty acids that existed 3.7 billion years ago befo… [+5627 chars]
A Mysterious Red Flash Appeared Over the Himalayas — No One Has Ever Seen Before - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-27 05:09:36
In May 2022, an extraordinary electrical phenomenon unfolded in the skies above the Himalayas, capturing the attention of both scientists and skywatchers. Over one hundred rare and vibrant red sprite… [+3071 chars]
An Astronomer Calculated the Exact Day a Star Will Blow—and It’s This Week - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-03-27 05:09:19
Astronomers have been watching a small constellation in the night sky, waiting for a nearby binary star system to explode. The wait may finally be over: A numerical estimate predicts the rare nova er… [+4110 chars]
Dust Devils on Mars Create Lightning-like Zaps That Could Endanger Rovers - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-27 05:09:02
Mars has always captured the imagination of space explorers, and now new findings are showing that the Red Planets dust devils might be even more dangerous than we thought. These familiar whirlwinds … [+3305 chars]
Rare moonbow shines below total lunar eclipse in stunning photo: 'This is definitely the first time I've tried something like this, but will not be the last' - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-27 05:08:44
Earlier this month, a total lunar eclipse was visible across Earth and the U.S. was in prime position to see the very best of this spectacular event overnight on March 13.
Over several hours, starga… [+5597 chars]
Oxygen on Mars: Breakthrough technology turns carbon emissions into oxygen - The Brighter Side of News
Posted at 2025-03-27 05:08:27
Carbon dioxide (CO) pollution drives climate change, warming the planet and threatening human survival. Plants naturally turn CO into oxygen (O) during photosynthesis, but their efficiency is surpris… [+7998 chars]
NASA Armstrong Internal Email: Latest on Executive Orders Etc. - NASA Watch
Posted at 2025-03-27 05:08:10
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center
Keith’s note: this email “Latest on Executive Orders, Etc.” was sent to the NASA Armstrong workforce by Center Director Brad Flick on 24 March 2025 . Of all th… [+3651 chars]
Chimpanzees select the best materials for termite fishing - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-27 05:07:52
In the forests of Tanzania, chimpanzees have long been known to fish for termites using handmade tools crafted from local plants. But what makes this behavior even more fascinating is how carefully t… [+4409 chars]
ULA Atlas V Kuiper 1 - Kennedy Space Center
Posted at 2025-03-27 05:07:34
It looks like you may be using a web browser version that we don't support. Make sure you're using the most recent version of your browser, or try using of these supported browsers, to get the full e… [+43 chars]
Alien-Like Microbes May Have Carved Tunnels Into Solid Rock Millions of Years Ago - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-03-27 05:07:17
Deep inside marble and limestone formations in the deserts of Namibia, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, scientists have uncovered something astonishing: thin, perfectly aligned tunnelscarved through solid sto… [+5389 chars]
Monster Black Hole Jets in a Spiral Galaxy Could Forecast the Milky Way’s Frightening Future - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-03-27 05:06:21
A gigantic spiral galaxy with powerful black hole jets has shocked scientists, showing that even galaxies like ours could unleash dangerous radiation one day. It challenges how we think galaxies evol… [+6790 chars]
Listen to the first recorded evidence of a rig shark producing sound - CNN
Posted at 2025-03-27 05:06:03
Sign up for CNNs Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.
Summary
- Scientists have recorded rig sharks p… [+6479 chars]
Deep space radio burst reaches Earth after an 8 billion year journey - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-27 05:05:46
Recently, astronomers made an astonishing discovery — a mysterious and powerful burst of radio waves reached Earth after traveling through space for 8 billion years. Dubbed FRB 20220610A, it is one o… [+5985 chars]
Never-before-seen Earth shapes described as 'like seeing the back of the moon' - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-27 05:05:29
An international research team deployed the unmanned submarine named ‘Ran’ beneath thick Antarctic ice. After that, things got weird.
They captured the first detailed maps of a glaciers underside, … [+4908 chars]
Shocking spherules on Mars - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-26 05:11:12
Last week, the Perseverance Science Team were astonished by a strange rock comprised of hundreds of millimeter-sized spheres and the team are now working hard to understand their origin.
It has now … [+2759 chars]
Chicken Embryos Grow Dinosaur-like Feathers After Gene Switch - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-26 05:10:56
Feathers may define birds today, but their story began millions of years ago in creatures that looked very different from modern avians. A new study has just pushed the boundary of evolutionary biolo… [+3214 chars]
NASA Is Firing Rockets Into the Northern Lights - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-26 05:10:39
In a mission designed to challenge longstanding theories about the upper atmosphere, NASA is preparing to launch three sounding rockets from the Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska.
The … [+3051 chars]
NASA Takes to the Air to Study Wildflowers - NASA
Posted at 2025-03-26 05:10:22
For many plant species, flowering is biologically synced with the seasons. Scientists are clocking blooms to understand our ever-changing planet.
NASA research is revealing theres more to flowers th… [+5058 chars]
Three Hundred Years Later, a Tool from Isaac Newton Gets an Update - Quanta Magazine
Posted at 2025-03-26 05:10:04
Every day, researchers search for optimal solutions. They might want to figure out where to build a major airline hub. Or to determine how to maximize return while minimizing risk in an investment po… [+10881 chars]
17-Year-Old Discovers Black Hole Echo Bigger Than the Milky Way - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-26 05:09:47
A high school student in New York has stumbled onto a massive discovery a cosmic light echo possibly spanning twice the width of the Milky Way. While scanning space for signs of dying stars, 17-year-… [+2771 chars]
Scalable nanotechnology-based lightsails developed for next-generation space exploration - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-26 05:09:30
Researchers at TU Delft and Brown University have developed scalable nanotechnology-based lightsails that could support future advances in space exploration and experimental physics. Their research, … [+5757 chars]
Asteroid 2024 YR4 May Miss Earth in 2032, But It’s Not Gone for Good - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-26 05:09:11
In a cosmic twist of fate, scientists have confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4, a near-Earth asteroid previously thought to pose a significant threat, will not collide with our planet in 2032. However, … [+3051 chars]
A new thermal steam vent is grabbing attention in ever-changing Yellowstone National Park - ABC News
Posted at 2025-03-26 05:08:55
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. -- A new thermal vent spewing steam in the air at Yellowstone National Park is gaining attention, mainly because it's visible from a road rather than any significant c… [+2427 chars]
Rare 'solar horns' will appear during partial solar eclipse on March 29 - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-26 05:08:37
There's something special about the partial solar eclipse on March 29, 2025.
For North Americans in the right place at the right time — and who get clear skies — there's a chance to see the unique s… [+4939 chars]
We're one step closer to a giant interferometer on the moon - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-26 05:08:20
What's on and in a star? What happens in an active galactic nucleus? Answering those questions is the goal of a proposed giant interferometer on the moon. It's called the Artemis-enabled Stellar Imag… [+8765 chars]
A star could explode this week in a rare event visible with the naked eye - OregonLive
Posted at 2025-03-26 05:08:03
In whats being billed as a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event, a star in the Corona Borealis constellation could explode on Thursday and be visible to the naked eye.
The so-called Blaze Star, T C… [+1265 chars]
Spiral galaxy discovered that defies everything we thought we knew about galaxies - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-26 05:07:46
A recent discovery by an international team of astronomers has revealed an enormous, spiral galaxy unlike any other yet observed in the Universe.
Led by researchers from Christ University in Bangalo… [+6067 chars]
Glowing spiral in UK sky believed to be caused by SpaceX launch - BBC.com
Posted at 2025-03-26 05:07:29
A large glowing spiral that appeared in the night sky above parts of the UK on Monday is believed to have been caused by a SpaceX rocket launch in the US.
The cloud-like shape, which was visible for… [+1286 chars]
NRO expands spy satellite network with back-to-back SpaceX launches - SpaceNews
Posted at 2025-03-26 05:07:12
WASHINGTON A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on March 24 successfully launched the classified NROL-69 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office, putting the agency on a path to build the largest ever U.S… [+1462 chars]
As preps continue, it’s looking more likely NASA will fly the Artemis II mission - Ars Technica
Posted at 2025-03-26 05:06:55
Your Brain Might Start 'Eating Itself' During Strenuous Endurance Exercise - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-03-26 05:06:37
When the human brain is starved of energy, it may start to 'eat' its own fatty tissue for fuel, according to a pilot study on the brains of marathon runners.
The findings hint at a whole new form of… [+3378 chars]
Largest Carbon Molecules Found on Mars Build The Case For Ancient Life - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-03-26 05:06:19
Chains of up to a dozen carbon atoms have been detected in what appears to have been an ancient lakebed on Mars, contributing to a growing library of compounds that could be a vital clue about the hi… [+4200 chars]
How DOGE Recruits Space People - NASA Watch
Posted at 2025-03-26 05:06:02
NASA Watch founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.
Webb Telescope Reveals Hidden Galaxy Behind “Cosmic Tornado” - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-03-26 05:05:44
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope observed Herbig-Haro 49/50, an outflow from a nearby still-forming star, in high-resolution near- and mid-infrared light. The young star is off to the lower right co… [+9149 chars]
Mysterious ‘red sprite’ lightning strikes seen above the Himalayas - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-25 05:12:23
Lightning storms often inspire fear or awe, but they can also reveal unexpected beauty. High above the thunderclouds, something extraordinary unfolds. Not the familiar white streaks of lightning, but… [+5362 chars]
AMoRE experiment sets new limits on neutrinoless double beta decay of ¹⁰⁰Mo - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-25 05:12:01
In recent years, some large physics experiments worldwide have been trying to gather evidence of a nuclear process known as neutrinoless double beta (0) decay. This is a rare process that entails the… [+4407 chars]
Preserving astronomy history: The fight is on to save an iconic Royal Observatory Greenwich site - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-25 05:11:38
Near the small town of Herstmonceux in the English county of East Sussex sits the former home of the Royal Greenwich Observatory. The Royal Observatory Greenwich was first built in Greenwich, London,… [+7551 chars]
Spiders reveal how cave creatures lose their vision over time - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-25 05:11:16
Many spiders of the species Tegenaria pagana live in caves with limited vision, while others inhabit brighter areas.
This variation has drawn scientists to examine how genes guide the development of… [+4966 chars]
15-Million-Year-Old Fish Found With Last Meal Still Intact - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-25 05:10:58
A fossil discovered near Gulgong in New South Wales, Australia, has offered researchers a detailed look into themelanosomes life of a freshwater fish that lived 15 million years ago.
The newly iden… [+3103 chars]
An Important Force of the Universe Appears to Be Changing, Scientists Find - Futurism
Posted at 2025-03-25 05:10:41
Dark energy, the mysterious force that makes up 70 percent of everything in existence, was hypothesized to explain why the expansion of the universe was accelerating. Ever since, it's been thought of… [+4046 chars]
Tiny Relative Of Early Human May Have Fallen Prey To A Leopard - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-25 05:10:24
The fossilized remains of one of the smallest known human relatives have been unearthed in South Africas Cradle of Humankind, revealing a startling picture of life and death nearly 2 million years ag… [+3032 chars]
James Webb Space Telescope Captures Images of Individual Planets in Distant Star System - Futurism
Posted at 2025-03-25 05:10:07
Astronomers using the mighty James Webb Space Telescope have captured direct images of four planets in a star system 130 light years from Earth an astonishingly eagle-eyed feat of cosmic photography.… [+3695 chars]
You Can Still Read NASA’s Deleted “First Woman” Graphic Novels (Update) - NASA Watch
Posted at 2025-03-25 05:09:50
First Woman Graphic Novels — NASA
Keith’s 23 March update:
within a few hours after this was posted (over a weekend) A NASA YouTube video and an official NASA photo of two female astronauts were p… [+4190 chars]
NASA’s Webb Just Found a Milky Way Twin From the Dawn of Time - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-25 05:09:34
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has detected a strikingly mature galaxy that mirrors the structure of our own Milky Way, but from a time when the universe was just a fraction of its current age… [+2758 chars]
Team discovers 'dark oxygen' on the seafloor - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-25 05:09:17
Children are always asking "Why?" As they experience things for the first time, it's natural to want to find out more. But as children grow into adults, they often dismiss something new that challeng… [+5293 chars]
Euclid captures 26 million galaxies in vivid deep field photos - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-25 05:09:00
The European Space Agency (ESA) has unveiled the first survey data from its Euclid mission. The images feature a spectacular collection of galaxies, clusters, and deep cosmic fields. This release pre… [+4780 chars]
Instant Scholar: Stephen Hawking’s PhD thesis on 'Properties of Expanding Universes' - The Times of India
Posted at 2025-03-25 05:08:42
Orange-hued ethnic fits approved by Bollywood for Chaitra Navratri
Silent X chromosome genes 'reawaken' in older females, perhaps boosting brain power, study finds - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-25 05:08:25
Dormant genes on the X chromosome may reawaken in old age, potentially giving the aging female brain a boost that the male brain doesn't receive.
This phenomenon may help to explain why, on many mea… [+8005 chars]
The Star Grinder: A Cloud of Black Holes at the Center of the Milky Way - Universe Today
Posted at 2025-03-25 05:08:08
There is a supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. There is also a lot of other stuff there as well. Young stars, gas, dust, and stellar-mass black holes. It's a happening place. It is a… [+3561 chars]
Controversial phenomenon by Stephen Hawking may have changed the shape of the universe - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-25 05:07:51
A theoretical phenomenon proposed by famed physicist Stephen Hawking may have changed the shape of the universe, new research proposes.
In the 1970s, Hawking introduced a groundbreaking concept: Bla… [+6277 chars]
Why the Achilles tendon is the secret to running prowess - The Globe and Mail
Posted at 2025-03-25 05:07:35
Open this photo in gallery:A new study adds to growing evidence that, for runners, the Achilles tendon is the source of our powers.stevecoleimages/iStockPhoto / Getty Images
The Achilles tendon, whi… [+4028 chars]
Water Breaks the Rules: New Study Unravels Its Supercritical Secrets - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-03-25 05:06:33
Scientists have revealed that supercritical water doesn’t form molecular clusters as once thought. Using advanced spectroscopy and simulations, they showed the bonds are fleeting, more like gas than … [+5576 chars]
A Steaming-Hot Volcanic Vent Has Opened Up in Yellowstone - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-03-25 05:06:17
It may be famous for its reliable 'Old Faithful' geyser, but one should never forget that Yellowstone National Park sits on top of a rumbling, dynamic, active supervolcano.
Changes are always happen… [+2789 chars]
Asteroid May Not Hit Earth in 2032, But It Will Come Back - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-03-25 05:06:00
In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation triggered a fervid series of observations of the object possibly as big as … [+6197 chars]
Distant Galaxy’s Colossal Jets Hint at Troubling Fate for the Milky Way - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-24 05:12:22
Astronomers have uncovered a powerful cosmic outlier that may hold clues to the Milky Ways long-term fate. At the heart of a massive spiral galaxy nearly a billion light-years away, researchers have … [+4128 chars]
A 10-Year-Old Girl Went for a Walk on the Beach—and Stumbled Upon 5 Dinosaur Footprints - AOL
Posted at 2025-03-24 05:12:05
Prehistoric Dinosaur Footprints Found in WalesJulien Taillez - Getty Images
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- A 10-year-old girl… [+3174 chars]
A Giant Eye on the Sky: The ELT Could Detect Life at Proxima Centauri Overnight - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-24 05:10:45
With the promise of revolutionizing our view of nearby star systems, the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is poised to do something no ground-based observatory has done before: detect potential signs … [+4116 chars]
Oxygen Found in a Galaxy Just 300 Million Years After the Big Bang - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-03-24 05:10:20
This image shows the precise location in the night sky of the galaxy JADES-GS-z14-0, an extremely tiny dot in the Fornax constellation. As of today, this is the most distant confirmed galaxy we know … [+12048 chars]
A Dyson Swarm Could Wipe Out Life on Earth, Study Warns - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-24 05:10:00
Often imagined as the crown jewel of future megastructures, a Dyson swarman orbiting fleet of solar collectors around the Sunhas long been considered a potential key to unlocking interstellar-scale e… [+3164 chars]
50 Years Later, Scientists Just Found a Quantum “Butterfly” Hiding in Graphene - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-24 05:09:42
In a discovery that brings a legendary quantum theory to life, physicists at Princeton University have directly observed Hofstadters butterfly a fractal pattern in electron energy levels that was fir… [+2926 chars]
How NASA’s waylaid astronauts finally got home - CNN
Posted at 2025-03-24 05:09:24
Sign up for CNNs Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.
One of the most closely watched astronaut missions of … [+5255 chars]
Euclid opens data treasure trove, offers glimpse of deep fields - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-24 05:09:07
On 19 March 2025, the European Space Agency's Euclid mission releases its first batch of survey data, including a preview of its deep fields. Here, hundreds of thousands of galaxies in different shap… [+9193 chars]
Mystery microbes burrowed into rock millions of years ago - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-24 05:08:50
In the scorching deserts of Namibia, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, scientists have discovered a curious feature in the rocks – thin, orderly tubes running through marble and limestone, possibly created by … [+4184 chars]
NASA’s Ever-Changing Artemis Crew Tagline - NASA Watch
Posted at 2025-03-24 05:08:32
— “Woman on the Moon” Source at NASA
Keith’s note: there has been a swarm of stories of late about NASA abandoning the whole “first woman and first person of color” tag line that the Biden Administ… [+1299 chars]
Speed of quantum entanglement is measured, but it's too fast for humans to understand - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-24 05:08:15
In the past, events that took place in a flash were considered instantaneous. Yet modern experiments show that even when particles seem to shift in the blink of an eye, as with quantum entanglement, … [+5914 chars]
Astronomers Finally Pinpoint Source of Strange Radio Signals - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-24 05:07:58
Astronomers have finally traced a strange class of radio signalslong a cosmic mysteryto a binary star system made up of a white dwarf and a red dwarf. These findings may transform what scientists kno… [+2785 chars]
Saturn's iconic rings will disappear in a rare celestial event - Scripps News
Posted at 2025-03-24 05:07:41
Saturn's iconic rings will temporarily disappear this weekend in a rare celestial event that hasn't happened since 2009.
According to Space.com, the planet's rings align perfectly with Earth's line … [+588 chars]
Curiosity rover cracked open a rock and may have settled the 'life on Mars' debate - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-24 05:07:24
Imagine taking a leisurely Sunday drive, and you accidentally smash something on the road that turns out to be an unprecedented scientific revelation. Well, that’s exactly what happened to NASA’s Cur… [+5772 chars]
Claim: Uranus and Neptune have oceans that are 5000 miles deep - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-24 05:07:07
The hidden interiors of Uranus and Neptune have long puzzled scientists who try to understand how these distant ice giants formed and evolved.
Past proposals included the possibility of diamond rai… [+5481 chars]
World’s oldest fish was presumed extinct for 60 million years before being rediscovered - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-24 05:06:48
Among the many wonders and ancient tales about marine life and ocean creatures, one fish long believed to have vanished from our planet captured worldwide attention.
This interest emerged from an u… [+5287 chars]
SpaceX Dragon spacecraft brought into Port on recovery ship Megan - Florida Today
Posted at 2025-03-24 05:06:29
Scientists think they discovered what existed before the Big Bang - The Brighter Side of News
Posted at 2025-03-24 05:06:10
Dark matter has baffled physicists for nearly a century, quietly shaping our universe's unseen framework. Invisible yet influential, it provides the gravity necessary to hold galaxies together, drivi… [+7346 chars]
Did you see it? Meteor streaks across central North Carolina early Saturday morning. - WRAL News
Posted at 2025-03-24 05:05:53
A meteor was seen streaking across the Carolina skies early Saturday morning. Residents across four states from central Virginia to Charleston South Carolina and from eastern Tennessee to the outerba… [+826 chars]
A Super Fungus Is Evolving in Polluted Cities – And It’s Spreading Through Cats - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-03-24 05:05:33
A cat exhibiting a characteristic cutaneous lesion on its nose caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis in Rio de Janeiro. Credit: Dr. Sandro Antonio Pereira (Laboratory of Clinical Research on Dermatozoono… [+4661 chars]
NASA’s NF-5 Mission to Ignite Search for New Worlds Across the Solar System - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-23 05:12:29
NASA is preparing for the launch of its fifth New Frontiers mission, NF-5, aimed at exploring high-priority scientific targets across the solar system. Expected to be formally announced no earlier th… [+5395 chars]
NASA to Cover Northrop Grumman’s 21st Cargo Space Station Departure - NASA
Posted at 2025-03-23 05:12:12
After delivering more than 8,200 pounds of supplies, scientific investigations, commercial products, hardware, and other cargo to the orbiting laboratory for NASA and its international partners, Nort… [+1511 chars]
T Coronae Borealis: Your Once-In-A-Lifetime Chance To Watch A Star Go Nova Could Come Next Week - IFLScience
Posted at 2025-03-23 05:11:54
When is the Blaze Star going to go nova? T Coronae Borealis has earned that nickname because it is capable of a sudden increase in brightness, a phenomenon that repeats every 80 years more or less. W… [+2437 chars]
NASA Earth-Observing Satellite Mission Spots Mysterious “Impact Structure” in Remote Australian Outback - The Debrief
Posted at 2025-03-23 05:11:36
An ancient impact site in a remote corner of northern Australia was recently spotted by Earth-observing satellites monitoring our planets resources.
The images, captured in early February by the Ope… [+4773 chars]
Behold ‘Big Wheel’: An Unusually Monstrous Galaxy From the Early Universe - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-03-23 05:11:19
Observations by the keen-eyed Webb Space Telescope have revealed a huge galaxy in the distantwhich is to say earlyuniverse.
The galaxy is a vibrant orange disk, dubbed the Big Wheel. Its life began … [+2559 chars]
Saturn's iconic rings will 'disappear' this weekend. Here's why - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-23 05:11:01
Saturn's iconic rings will seemingly "disappear" from view this weekend as they align edge-on with Earth for the first time since 2009.
Every 13 to 15 years, the planet's rings align perfectly with … [+3375 chars]
Saturn has 128 new moons with odd orbits and mysterious origins - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-23 05:10:44
Saturn has always commanded a sense of wonder. Its famous rings glimmer in countless images, but experts say there is more going on than meets the eye. In a surprising twist, astronomers have announc… [+4364 chars]
New research on 'Death Star' that looks like a cosmic pinwheel reduces gamma-ray burst threat to Earth - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-23 05:10:08
The "cosmic pinwheel" that astronomers feared could one day shower Earth with lethal gamma rays may not be as dangerous as once thought, a new study suggests.
At the heart of the pinwheel lies a pai… [+2671 chars]
Cosmic anomaly hints at frightening future for Milky Way - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-23 05:09:50
A terrifying glimpse at one potential fate of our Milky Way galaxy has come to light thanks to the discovery of a cosmic anomaly that challenges our understanding of the universe.
An international t… [+5812 chars]
A NASA spacecraft will make another close pass of the sun - ABC News
Posted at 2025-03-23 05:09:32
NEW YORK -- A NASA spacecraft will make another close brush with the sun, the second of three planned encounters through the sizzling solar atmosphere.
The Parker Solar Probe made its record-breaki… [+1087 chars]
Scientists Turned the Earth’s Rotation Into 17 Microvolts of Electricity. That Could Be Revolutionary. - Yahoo
Posted at 2025-03-23 05:09:15
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- The world is hungry for renewable sources of energy, which has led some scientists to ask the q… [+3861 chars]
Next month NASA's Lucy probe will visit an asteroid that's been waiting 150 million years to say hello - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-23 05:08:58
The next stop for NASA's asteroid-hopping spacecraft Lucy is a space rock named Donaldjohanson, an object researchers recently learned is about 150 million years old.
Lucy will fly past the three-mi… [+3606 chars]
Trump suggests paying overtime to astronauts back from space - The Hill
Posted at 2025-03-23 05:08:41
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President Trump on Friday suggested he would pay overtime costs to the astronauts who returned from space this week.
Fox News’s Peter Doocy told Trump that the astronauts, Suni Will… [+1527 chars]
Janet Petro NASA Update 21 March 2025 - NASA Watch
Posted at 2025-03-23 05:08:25
Acting Administrator Janet Petro NASA Update
Keith’s note: the following was sent to NASA Employees today: “This week, Crew-9 returned safely to Earth, with Butch, Suni, Nick, and Aleksandr splashi… [+4919 chars]
Watch this ultra-detailed animation of the seafloor - The Verge
Posted at 2025-03-23 05:08:07
A NASA and CNES satellite lets scientists see the ocean floor in new ways.
A NASA and CNES satellite lets scientists see the ocean floor in new ways.
The world has a more detailed map of the seaf… [+2724 chars]
"Embrace the Challenge" Is Not Enough - NASA Watch
Posted at 2025-03-23 05:07:50
Embrace The Challenge — Grok via NASAWatch.com
Keith’s note: WRT Janet Petro’s update today – she included a comment about her standard update closing Embrace the Challenge. IMHO when the entire NA… [+1632 chars]
Global sea levels rose a whopping 125 feet after the last ice age - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-23 05:07:33
Samples drilled from deep beneath the sea have revealed just how much global sea levels changed following the last ice age.
Melting ice caps in North America, Antarctica and Europe caused sea levels… [+3204 chars]
A Flipped Gene Solves a 100-Year Mystery About Fish That Grow in Two Sizes - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-03-23 05:07:06
Thorny skates come in two distinct sizes along the Atlantic Coast of North America, but no one could figure out why. Then their numbers began to plummet, and it became imperative for scientists to un… [+10788 chars]
Fallout from the Unauthorized Gemini III Space Sandwich - NASA
Posted at 2025-03-22 05:15:59
I hid a sandwich in my spacesuit, Astronaut John W. Young confessed in the April 2, 1965, issue of Life Magazine. The conversation about and the consumption of the sandwich, which lasted only about 3… [+6999 chars]
Astronomers Stunned by Abundant Oxygen in Earliest Known Galaxy - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-03-22 05:15:32
A galaxy gleaming in the Cosmic Dawn, just 300 million years after the Big Bang, has just been spotted harboring something it oughtn't.
JADES-GS-z14-0, new observations reveal, is rich with oxygen w… [+3909 chars]
A possible way to generate electricity using Earth's rotational energy - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-22 05:15:07
A trio of physicists from Princeton University, CIT's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Spectral Sensor Solutions, all in the U.S., is proposing the possibility of generating electricity using energy fro… [+2916 chars]
How Did Multicellular Life Evolve? - Quanta Magazine
Posted at 2025-03-22 05:14:50
At first, life on Earth was simple. Cells existed, functioned and reproduced as free-living individuals. But then, something remarkable happened. Some cells joined forces, working together instead of… [+49854 chars]
Ancient Genetic Discovery Challenges Single-Lineage Theory of Human Origins - The Debrief
Posted at 2025-03-22 05:14:31
The evolutionary path of modern humans is more complex than previously thought, as new evidence suggests an ancient human ancestral population split into two separate groups that eventually reunited.… [+4967 chars]
A NASA Astronaut Flew Untethered To Capture A Satellite And The Footage Is Tense To Say The Least - IFLScience
Posted at 2025-03-22 05:13:55
A video going around Reddit shows the terrifying moment NASA astronaut Dale Gardner flew completely untethered in space in order to capture a satellite.There are a lot of terrifying things you can fi… [+2919 chars]
'Shocking' nova explosion of dead star was 100 times brighter than the sun - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-22 05:12:36
In a first-ever near-infrared study of a recurrent nova beyond the Milky Way, astronomers have discovered exceptionally high temperatures and unexpected chemical signatures, pointing to an especially… [+8448 chars]
NASA Won’t Let Starliner Die Just Yet, Even After Boeing’s Space Fiasco - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-03-22 05:12:10
The Starliner saga may not be over just yet. Despite a failed test flight that left a crew stranded in space, NASA still hasn’t given up on Boeing’s ill-fated spacecraft. Starliner may get another ch… [+3004 chars]
A Star May Explode Next Week In Once-In-80-Years Event — What To Know - Forbes
Posted at 2025-03-22 05:11:40
Scientists have announced that a dim star in a constellation easily visible after dark from the Northern Hemisphere is finally on the verge of exploding. The binary star system, called T Corona Borea… [+3231 chars]
A huge iceberg broke off Antarctica. What scientists found under it startled them. - Anchorage Daily News
Posted at 2025-03-22 05:11:21
An iceberg is seen from the RRS Sir David Attenborough, Antarctica, Dec. 1, 2023. (Andrew Meijers/British Antarctic Survey via AP)
Researchers were working off the coast of Antarctica when it happe… [+3108 chars]
Futuristic, 'alien-like' nuclear fusion rockets developed in total secret could revolutionize space travel — if they actually work - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-22 05:11:00
A U.K. start-up has shocked the space exploration community after unveiling plans to use a novel nuclear fusion
propulsion system to power an orbital fleet of reusable "alien-like" rockets, known a… [+8707 chars]
Massive star explosions may have triggered two mass extinctions in Earth's past: 'It would be terrifying.' - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-22 05:10:36
The explosive supernova deaths of nearby massive stars may have played a significant role in triggering at least two mass extinction events in Earth's history, according to new research.
As some of … [+5114 chars]
Chickens sprouted dino-like feathers when scientists messed with the Sonic Hedgehog gene - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-22 05:10:17
By disrupting a key gene, scientists made chicken feathers more dinosaur-like — but the results didn't last.
In a new study, researchers inhibited a gene during embryonic development to make chicken… [+4452 chars]
"Venus kiss" happens Saturday as the planet passes between the Earth and sun - CBS News
Posted at 2025-03-22 05:09:59
Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what's called an inferior conjunction.
The moment of conjunction will happen at around 9 p.m. EDT, but don't plan on seeing the linkup. … [+2475 chars]
Saturn's beautiful, iconic rings are going to disappear this weekend - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-22 05:09:35
Out of all the planets in our solar system beyond Earth, most consider Saturn’s beauty to be the most spectacular, with a set of rings that have inspired curiosity for hundreds of years.
In the 17t… [+4900 chars]
A volcano has opened up in a national park - TheStreet
Posted at 2025-03-22 05:09:14
While most visitors associate it with roaming bison and the psychedelic colors of Grand Prismatic Spring, the majority of Yellowstone National Park is actually a supervolcano.
The geological term is… [+3060 chars]
SpaceX plans third launch from Vandenberg this month; sonic boom expected - KSBY News
Posted at 2025-03-22 05:08:52
SpaceX is gearing up for a late-night launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The aerospace company is targeting Thursday at 11:49 p.m. for liftoff of a Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 4 East.
… [+315 chars]
When space meets sea, Crew-9 Dragon meets dolphins: Space photo of the day - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-22 05:08:32
A pod of bottlenose dolphins circled and surfaced nearby SpaceX's Crew Dragon Freedom after it splashed down off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (Image credit: NASA/Keeg… [+2230 chars]
Sea levels are rising faster than ever. Here’s where that could have the biggest impact. - Yahoo
Posted at 2025-03-22 05:08:13
In 2024, the hottest year in recorded history, sea levels rose at a rate 35% more than expected, according to a new report from NASA.
The space agency explained on its website that the acceleration … [+4561 chars]
New planet named Enaiposha is unlike anything in our solar system - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-22 05:07:51
It started as another exoplanet in a group labeled “ordinary.” No one expected that a world, once thought to be a mini-Neptune, would reveal traits of a super-Venus and change how we see certain plan… [+4791 chars]
Clearest images yet of 380,000-year-old universe reveal cosmic infancy - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-21 05:07:49
New research by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) collaboration has produced the clearest images yet of the universe's infancythe earliest cosmic time yet accessible to humans. Measuring light th… [+10558 chars]
Where To See 2025’s First Solar Eclipse Next Week - Forbes
Posted at 2025-03-21 05:07:32
The first solar eclipse of 2025 will take place at sunrise on Saturday, March 29, with eastern Canada, the northeastern U.S., Europe and Africa all in the path. A deep partial eclipse will be seen fr… [+3423 chars]
Euclid opens data treasure trove, offers glimpse of deep fields - European Space Agency
Posted at 2025-03-21 05:07:13
Science & Exploration19/03/20253046 views15 likes
On 19 March 2025, the European Space Agencys Euclid mission released its first batch of survey data, including a preview of its deep fields. Her… [+10729 chars]
4 miniature, Earth-like planets discovered extremely close to our sun - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-21 05:06:56
A quartet of Earth-like worlds, each about 20% to 30% the size of our planet, circle one of our closest stellar neighbors, a new study reveals. The rocky alien worlds are close enough that future gen… [+4759 chars]
Lunar Lander Captures First High-Definition Video of a Sunset on the Moon - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-03-21 05:06:39
The Blue Ghost lander bid farewell to the Moon by gently going into that cold lunar night. Before ending its mission on the lunar surface, Blue Ghost watched a beautiful sunset, capturing the glow of… [+2775 chars]
Here's Why The Astronauts Looked The Way They Did After Getting Out Of The Space Capsule - BuzzFeed
Posted at 2025-03-21 05:06:21
@cbsmorningsWhat does it feel like to return to Earth after spending several months in space? Dr. Tom Marshburn, a former astronaut and flight surgeon, describes experiencing the huge, magnetic, stra… [+289 chars]
Webb Telescope’s First-Ever Exoplanet CO2 Discovery Stuns Scientists, NASA Says - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-21 05:06:05
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has achieved a groundbreaking feat by directly observing carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmospheres of exoplanets for the very first time. Announced by NASA on Marc… [+2647 chars]
Our Genes Reveal Mysterious Split in Human Population 1.5 Million Years Ago - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-03-21 05:05:48
We've long assumed our species evolved from a tidy, single stream of ancestors. But life on Earth is never quite so straightforward, especially not when it comes to the most socially complex species … [+4104 chars]
Webb telescope just snapped direct image of worlds many light-years away - Mashable
Posted at 2025-03-20 06:48:16
Genetic study reveals hidden chapter in human evolution - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-20 06:47:59
Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe.
Using advanced analysis base… [+6235 chars]
Wolf-Rayet 104 'pinwheel' star reveals a surprise (and some relief) - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-20 06:47:16
A recent study reveals that the famous Wolf-Rayet 104 "pinwheel star" holds more mystery but is even less likely to be the potential "death star" it was once thought to be.
Research by W. M. Keck Ob… [+4293 chars]
Watch the sun set over the moon in epic video from private Blue Ghost lunar lander - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-20 06:46:39
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander made the most of its last few hours of life on the moon.
The solar-powered Blue Ghost shut down on Sunday evening (March 16), shortly after the sun set ov… [+3566 chars]
Paralyzed Man Moves Objects With His Mind—Thanks To Elon Musk's Brain Chip - Benzinga
Posted at 2025-03-19 06:23:34
Noland Arbaugh, a 30-year-old quadriplegic man from Yuma, Arizona, has become the first human recipient of Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain implanta device that now allows him to control computers using o… [+3432 chars]
Quantum genesis: The emergence of a flat universe and its mirror from nothing - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-19 06:23:10
I've long been fascinated by the fundamental mystery of our universe's origin. In my work, I explore an alternative to the traditional singularity-based models of cosmology. Instead of a universe eme… [+7652 chars]
A sunrise solar eclipse is coming to North America - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-19 06:22:47
On Saturday, March 29, two weeks after a total lunar eclipse
was visible to all of North America, skywatchers will be treated to a spectacular event that has not been seen from anywhere since last … [+2765 chars]
The physics of brewing the perfect espresso - Ars Technica
Posted at 2025-03-19 06:18:20
Astronomers Just Found MASSIVE Galaxies Hiding in Plain Sight - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-19 06:17:50
A recent study led by astrophysicists from the University of Colorado Boulder has revealed a previously unknown class of galaxies, referred to as Ultra-red Flattened Objects (UFOs). These galaxies, d… [+3292 chars]
More evidence that Neanderthals and early humans interacted socially - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-19 06:12:18
The Levant region of the Middle East has long been recognized as a mixing pot of early humans and Neanderthals, some local and some on their way to and from other geographical regions.
The many ske… [+5646 chars]
Four planets found orbiting a star 6 light-years from Earth - CNN
Posted at 2025-03-19 06:10:09
Sign up for CNNs Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.
Summary
- Astronomers have discovered four sub-… [+6822 chars]
James Webb Space Telescope sees four giant alien planets circling nearby star (images) - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-19 06:05:31
Astronomers have announced that the James Webb Space Telescope has successfully captured its first direct images of carbon dioxide gas on a planet beyond our solar system. The findings are both a tes… [+5542 chars]
James Webb Captures Butterfly-shaped Nebula Sculpted By Chaotic Young Stars - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-19 06:02:48
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a breathtaking image of Lynds Bright Nebula 483 (LBN 483), a butterfly-shaped nebula located 650 light-years away. But this stunning cosmic hourglas… [+2775 chars]
Gorillas match chimpanzees in self-awareness study - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-19 06:01:18
Gorillas may have greater self-awareness than scientists previously thought. A new study finds that gorillas perform just as well as chimpanzees in tests that require awareness of their own bodies. A… [+4187 chars]
Discovery of Organic Molecules in 66-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Bones Shakes Up Paleontology - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-19 05:57:46
Paleontologists have long assumed that fossilization destroys all organic molecules in ancient remains. However, a groundbreaking study by researchers at the University of Liverpool has found traces … [+3057 chars]
Kurdish Astrophotographer Captures The Clearest Image Of The Moon With 81,000 Stacked Photos - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-19 05:56:14
A groundbreaking high-resolution image of the Moon has been captured by Darya Kawa Mirza, a Kurdish astrophotographer, who claims it to be the clearest and sharpest lunar image ever taken. By stackin… [+2968 chars]
Iguanas likely crossed the Pacific millions of years ago on a record-setting rafting trip - The Associated Press
Posted at 2025-03-19 05:54:23
NEW YORK (AP) Researchers have long wondered how iguanas got to Fiji, a collection of remote islands in the South Pacific. Most modern-day iguanas live in the Americas thousands of miles and one gian… [+2397 chars]
Scientists Found The Silent 'Scream' of Human Skin For The First Time - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-03-19 05:53:30
The body you inhabit is made up of lots of moving parts that need to communicate with each other.
Some of this communication in the nervous system, for example takes the form of bioelectrical signal… [+3656 chars]
World's largest digital camera to help new Vera Rubin Observatory make a 'time-lapse record of the universe' (video) - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-19 05:50:38
A major milestone with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has been reached with the installation of the telescope's enormous LSST Camera — the last optical component required before the last phase of test… [+4182 chars]
Researchers engineer bacteria to produce plastics - Ars Technica
Posted at 2025-03-19 05:47:36
Photographer’s Once-in-a-Lifetime Shots of the Lunar Eclipse and Aurora - PetaPixel
Posted at 2025-03-19 05:44:37
© Dan Zafra (Capture the Atlas)
Professional landscape and travel photographer Dan Zafra, known for his website Capture the Atlas, traveled from his home in Nevada to the wilds of Alaska last week t… [+3958 chars]
History-making Blue Ghost lunar lander sends one last message from the moon - CNN
Posted at 2025-03-19 05:43:18
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- Firefly Aerospace has completed its h… [+5933 chars]
Cannabis Use Linked to Epigenetic Changes, Scientists Find - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-03-18 05:14:35
Using cannabis may cause changes in the human body's epigenome, a study of over 1,000 adults suggests. The epigenome functions like a set of switches, activating or deactivating genes to change how o… [+3939 chars]
First aider mice seen trying to bring their 'freshly deceased' friends back to life - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-18 05:14:17
Mice appear to administer first-aid if they find a fellow mouse unconscious, scientists have discovered.
They attempt to revive companions by licking at their faces, or even by pulling at their mout… [+4070 chars]
The Biggest Technological Development in Human History Happened All Across the World Around the Same Time, by Groups of People With Zero Contact With One Another - Futurism
Posted at 2025-03-18 05:14:00
Around the world, on separate continents that had no contact with each other, multiple groups of ancient humans invented farming more or less simultaneously and scientists still don't know how or why… [+2856 chars]
The 1st private mission to Venus comes together ahead of possible 2026 launch (photos) - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-18 05:13:41
Engineers at NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley report progress in installing a heat shield on the first private spacecraft targeted for Venus.
Rocket Lab of Long Beach, Cali… [+2609 chars]
NASA’s ICESat-2 Fires 2 Trillion Laser Pulses to Track Earth’s Changing Ice - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-18 05:13:22
NASAs ICESat-2 satellite has reached an extraordinary milestone2 trillion laser pulses fired from orbit. Since its launch in 2018, this advanced Earth-monitoring mission has been providing unparallel… [+3539 chars]
New Research Reveals Antarctica’s Ice Is Stretching to Its Breaking Point - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-18 05:13:06
Stanford researchers have uncovered a critical missing piece in the complex puzzle of Antarcticas ice movement, using machine learning and high-resolution satellite data. Their findings, published in… [+2943 chars]
This butterfly-shaped nebula owes its structure to 2 chaotic young stars - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-18 05:12:48
A huge bipolar outflow of gas and dust, grown from the tumultuous birth of a double-star system, has formed a cosmic hourglass — and the James Webb Space Telescope imaged the scene in splendiferous d… [+6679 chars]
Cosmonaut's chilling last words in final transmission as he fell from space - LADbible
Posted at 2025-03-18 05:11:38
Russian cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov was allegedly struggling to operate his spacecraft before dying on re-entry to Earth in 1967.
Although the names of original Moon-landers Neil Armstrong and Buzz A… [+2395 chars]
Male Blue-Lined Octopuses Paralyze Females to Mate - Newser
Posted at 2025-03-18 05:11:20
Female black widows sometimes eat their mates after copulation. Female praying mantises are known for biting off the male's head. Scientists now say male blue-lined octopuses avoid a similar fate bec… [+1119 chars]
VOLCANO WATCH: Scientists Determine Magma Storage Under Kīlauea - Big Island Video News
Posted at 2025-03-18 05:11:01
(BIVN) – The Klauea summit eruption remains paused, and a new eruptive episode is likely to begin within the next 2 to 4 days. The USGS Alert Level is WATCH.
The latest Volcano Watch is about determ… [+5287 chars]
We may finally have an explanation for why only humans can speak - BGR
Posted at 2025-03-18 05:10:42
Another Effect of Climate Change: More Space Debris - Newser
Posted at 2025-03-18 05:10:26
Climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet, too, a new study finds. MIT researchers calculate that, as global warmi… [+2153 chars]
This prehistoric monster is the largest dog that ever lived and was able to crush bone with its deadly teeth – but was wiped out by cats - BBC Discover Wildlife
Posted at 2025-03-18 05:10:09
This ancient giant dog wasnt anything like our beloved pooches today, it was more comparable in size to a brown bear .
Epicyon belongs to the family Canidae, the group that includes wolves and dogs,… [+5726 chars]
Blue Ghost Watches Lunar Eclipse From The Lunar Surface - Hackaday
Posted at 2025-03-18 05:09:53
Fireflys Blue Ghost lander’s first look at the solar eclipse as it began to emerge from its Mare Crisium landing site on March 14 at 5:30 AM UTC. (Credit: Firefly Aerospace)
After recently landing a… [+1277 chars]
15bn miles from Earth — now power-saving may propel Voyagers to the 2030s - The Times
Posted at 2025-03-18 05:09:35
For nearly half a century they have been humankinds most intrepid emissaries, pushing ever deeper into the cosmic unknown. Now, in an effort to keep the lights on for a little longer, Nasa is shuttin… [+2417 chars]
Something much worse than asteroids caused two of Earth's mass extinctions - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-18 05:09:17
Human societies often focus on dangers that exist here on Earth, but there are moments when the threats might come from much farther away.
Scientists have long wondered about cosmic events that can … [+5621 chars]
NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Crew-9 Return, Splashdown - NASA
Posted at 2025-03-18 05:08:55
NASA will provide live coverage of the agencys SpaceX Crew-9 return to Earth from the International Space Station, beginning with Dragon spacecraft hatch closure preparations at 10:45 p.m. EDT Monday… [+3275 chars]
Mysterious Twist Revealed in Saga of Human-Neanderthal Hybrid Child - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-03-18 05:07:59
After four failed attempts, scientists have at last dated the skeleton of a possible human-Neanderthal hybrid found in Portugal more than two decades ago.
The famous and mysterious Lapedo child live… [+4559 chars]
Incredible Image Reveals a Cosmic Hourglass Shimmering in Space - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-03-17 05:13:08
Young stars are like young kids. Their energy is often unruly and can express itself chaotically.
In this incredible image, we can see the unrestrained energy of two young stars about 650 light-year… [+5589 chars]
Clouds part to give D.C. glimpses of lunar eclipse on chilly Pi Day - The Washington Post
Posted at 2025-03-17 05:12:50
On a chilly Friday morning nature tantalized D.C., spreading clouds across the sky, but now and then permitting glimpses of a total lunar eclipse. The moons maneuvering seemed suited to March 14, whi… [+2659 chars]
NASA dropped a new report. It's a wake-up call. - Mashable
Posted at 2025-03-17 05:12:34
NASA astronauts return home after major delay. Their extended stay could have health consequences - Yahoo
Posted at 2025-03-17 05:12:15
On March 14, a journey that was originally supposed to be a little over a week but was stretched out to nine months came to an end. NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were selected for t… [+9637 chars]
4 rocky exoplanets found around Barnard's Star, one of the sun's nearest neighbors - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-17 05:11:55
Scientists have confirmed the existence of four small, rocky planets orbiting Barnard's Star — the second closest star system to Earth — using a specialized instrument on the mighty Gemini North tele… [+8242 chars]
Something Deeply Weird Is Happening at the Core of Our Galaxy - Futurism
Posted at 2025-03-17 05:11:38
There's a new twist in the hunt for dark matter, the invisible substance believed to make up 85 percent of all the mass in the universe: it may actually be way lighter.
In a study published in the j… [+3239 chars]
Huh? James Webb telescope spots 'rogue' planet with cake-like atmosphere - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-17 05:11:19
Using the James Webb Space Telescope
(JWST), researchers have generated the first-ever weather report of a rogue exoplanet-like object — and it shows patches of clouds and carbon chemicals, along w… [+4614 chars]
Saturday Citations: A baffling discovery from Webb; the face of an early human; humans and dogs like to chill together - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-17 05:11:03
This week, we reported on the difficulty humans experience trying to read their dogs' emotions. Researchers reported that male blue-lined octopuses paralyze females before mating with them to avoid b… [+4601 chars]
Where will the partial solar eclipse be visible in March 2025? - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-17 05:10:44
Although it won't be as spectacular as North America's April 2024 total solar eclipse
, the first solar eclipse since the "ring of fire" eclipse in October 2024
is set to bring stunning views to s… [+10760 chars]
An Early Mass Extinction Event Cooked Our Planet and Erased Most Life - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-03-17 05:10:28
252 million years ago, volcanic eruptions in modern-day Siberia spewed 100 trillion metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere over the span of a million years. This natural disaster, ca… [+3555 chars]
Northern Lights Forecast: These 10 States Could See Aurora Borealis Tonight - Forbes
Posted at 2025-03-17 05:10:10
About 10 of the northernmost U.S. states have a chance to see the northern lights Saturday night, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasts, as isolated minor geomagnetic storms a… [+3145 chars]
SpaceX launches Transporter-13 rideshare mission - SpaceNews
Posted at 2025-03-17 05:09:52
WASHINGTON A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched more than 70 payloads in the latest in its series of dedicated rideshare missions that have reshaped the small satellite industry.
The Falcon 9 lifted off from … [+4782 chars]
LUCA Is Much Older Than Scientists Thought - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-17 05:09:34
The Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA), the theoretical single organism from which all life on Earth descends, is now believed to have emerged far earlier than previously estimated. This discovery… [+3368 chars]
SpaceX aces 3rd launch in 13 hours, sending 23 Starlink satellites to orbit (video) - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-17 05:09:16
SpaceX just pulled off a spaceflight tripleheader.
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 of the company's Starlink internet satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, lifted off from Florida's… [+2270 chars]
SpaceX launches astronauts for long-awaited International Space Station crew swap - TechCrunch
Posted at 2025-03-17 05:08:59
SpaceX successfully launched four people into space on Friday, beginning a mission that will give the International Space Station enough crew members to allow astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmo… [+2175 chars]
Microlightning from water droplets may have sparked life on Earth - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-17 05:08:42
Life on Earth may not have begun with a dramatic lightning strike into the ocean. Instead, tiny microlightning charges from crashing waterfalls and breaking waves might have played a crucial role.
N… [+4799 chars]
NASA’s SPHEREx Telescope Launches To Map The Universe In Infrared - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-17 05:08:23
NASA’s newest space telescope, SPHEREx, has successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, setting off on a groundbreaking mission to map the entire sky in infrared light.
The Spectro-Photom… [+2910 chars]
For the first time ever, scientists convert light into a supersolid - The Brighter Side of News
Posted at 2025-03-17 05:08:04
Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in quantum physics, successfully creating a supersolid state using light for the first time.
This achievement, led by researchers at CNR Nanotec in Italy, op… [+6032 chars]
Scientists Convert Sewage Sludge Into Green Hydrogen and Nutritious Protein - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-03-17 05:07:45
Single-cell protein for animal feed which was derived from sewage sludge using the NTU research team’s proposed method. Credit: NTU Singapore
NTU Singapore’s solar-powered process converts sewage sl… [+5887 chars]
Last Night’s ‘Blood Moon’ Eclipse Set Up A Solar Eclipse For The U.S. And Canada — Where To See It - Forbes
Posted at 2025-03-16 05:11:28
Just two weeks after last nights blood moon total lunar eclipse, a partial solar eclipse will be visible across parts of the U.S., Canada, Europe, Africa and Russia. While not as dramatic as the tota… [+3735 chars]
Are We Inside a Black Hole? Wonky Galaxy Movements Suggest It's Possible, Physicist Says - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-03-16 05:11:09
One researcher’s analysis of Webb Space Telescope images could indicate that we’re all stuck in a black hole, according to research published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.… [+3538 chars]
Dinosaurs: Facts about the reptiles that roamed Earth more than 66 million years ago - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-16 05:10:44
Dinosaurs still exist today — as birds. Modern birds evolved from the small, feathered theropod dinosaurs that survived the mass extinction event 66 million years ago.
Unlike giant dinosaurs, most e… [+1206 chars]
Northern Lights Forecast: Aurora Borealis May Appear In These 15 States Tonight - Forbes
Posted at 2025-03-16 05:10:03
A swath of northern U.S. states may be able to see aurora borealis on Friday night, as high-speed winds from a spot on the suns surface may disrupt Earths magnetic field, according to the National Oc… [+2901 chars]
Rocket Report: ULA confirms cause of booster anomaly; Crew-10 launch on tap - Ars Technica
Posted at 2025-03-16 05:09:42
Radioisotope generators − inside the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft - The Conversation
Posted at 2025-03-16 05:09:25
Powering spacecraft with solar energy may not seem like a challenge, given how intense the Suns light can feel on Earth. Spacecraft near the Earth use large solar panels to harness the Sun for the el… [+7174 chars]
Venting Doesn't Reduce Anger, But Something Else Does, Study Reveals - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-03-16 05:09:07
Venting when angry seems sensible. Conventional wisdom suggests expressing anger can help us quell it, like releasing steam from a pressure cooker.
But this common metaphor is misleading, according … [+5239 chars]
Four Mysterious Alien Worlds Discovered Just 6 Light-Years from Earth! - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-16 05:08:50
Astronomers have detected four small planets orbiting Barnards Star, one of the closest stars to Earth, at just six light-years away. This discovery, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, m… [+2848 chars]
The 'heart' of the ocean is slowing down, study finds - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-16 05:08:27
Melting Antarctic ice is slowing Earth's strongest ocean current, according to a new study.
The influx of cold meltwater could slow the Antarctic Circumpolar Current by up to 20% by 2050, researcher… [+3174 chars]
Could the universe ever stop expanding? New theory proposes a cosmic 'off switch' - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-16 05:08:00
Dark energy may have switched directions sometime in the distant past — and this violent transition may explain why cosmological observations aren't adding up, researchers propose in a new paper.
Th… [+3414 chars]
World’s Largest Camera is Ready to Take Its First 3,200-Megapixel Photos of the Universe - PetaPixel
Posted at 2025-03-16 05:07:42
The NSFDOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory team installing the LSST Camera on the Simonyi Survey Telescope in March 2025. | Credit: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA/B. Quint
The groundbreaking 6,600-pou… [+4369 chars]
Mysterious radio pulses from the Milky Way ‘are unlike anything we knew before’ - CNN
Posted at 2025-03-16 05:07:22
Sign up for CNNs Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.
Summary
- Astronomers have traced mysterious ra… [+7474 chars]
SpaceX Successfully Launches New Batch of Starlink Satellites - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-16 05:07:05
SpaceX has successfully launched another batch of Starlinksatellites, continuing its mission to expand high-speed internet coverage worldwide. The latest deployment adds to the growing constellation … [+2920 chars]
Ill-Fated Moon Lander Unexpectedly Woke Up and Sent One Last Message - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-03-16 05:06:49
Space can be an unforgiving place. Last week, a lunar lander skidded across the surface of the Moon and ended up in a cold, dark crater, ending its mission before it began. Now, details newly reveale… [+2772 chars]
Photos: D.C.-area skywatchers grabbed views of total lunar eclipse, despite clouds - The Washington Post
Posted at 2025-03-16 05:06:34
Clouds drifted in and out of the D.C. area before dawn Friday, offering enough open sky for photographers around the region to capture views of the total lunar eclipse.
The spectacle began at 11:57 … [+1109 chars]
SpaceX to launch Transporter-13 rideshare from Vandenberg - NASASpaceflight.com
Posted at 2025-03-16 05:06:19
25SpaceX will launch the Transporter-13 rideshare mission on Friday, March 14, during a 17-minute launch window opening at 11:43 PM PDT (06:43 UTC on March 15) from SLC-4E at the Vandenberg Space For… [+14504 chars]
'Poppy seeds' and 'leopard spots' on Mars could hint at ancient microbial life - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-16 05:06:04
An arrowhead-shaped rock on Mars sporting features that may hint at ancient microbial activity on the Red Planet has left scientists puzzled.
NASA announced
in July of last year that the rock, fou… [+4731 chars]
Moon turns 'bloody': Watch epic lunar lander footage of last night's total eclipse - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-16 05:05:47
While millions of Earthlings watched the moon turn red
during last night's "blood moon" total lunar eclipse, a spacecraft parked on the moon was watching Earth swallow the sun.
In a series of stun… [+3536 chars]
Successful SpaceX Dragon launch in mission to get NASA astronauts on ISS back to Earth - ABC News
Posted at 2025-03-16 05:05:32
Spain: Scientists uncover oldest face in Western Europe - DW (English)
Posted at 2025-03-15 05:11:24
Scientists in Spain have excavated fossilized facial bones that may be from a previously unknown species of the human family.
The bones are roughly 1.1 million to 1.4 million years old, according to… [+1891 chars]
Retractions, Walkouts Plague Science Journals Eager to Churn Out Research - The Wall Street Journal
Posted at 2025-03-15 05:11:07
Unexpected JWST Observations Hint We Might Be Inside A Black Hole - IFLScience
Posted at 2025-03-15 05:10:51
A new study looking at observations by the JWST of the early universe has thrown up a new and intriguing mystery; the majority of galaxies appear to be rotating in the same direction. This finding, n… [+4669 chars]
Scientists Discover a Lost World in China That Survived Earth’s Greatest Mass Extinction - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-03-15 05:10:35
Scientists have uncovered a remarkable prehistoric ecosystem that survived the end-Permian mass extinction, the most devastating extinction event in Earth’s history. Located in China’s Turpan-Hami Ba… [+4043 chars]
Did an Advanced Civilization Thrive 10,000 Years Ago? Mind-Blowing Evidence Is Stacking Up - Ancient Origins
Posted at 2025-03-15 05:10:17
What if everything weve been taught about the dawn of civilization is a lieor at least a half-truth? Picture this: more than 10,000 years ago, while the last Ice Age glaciers retreated, a sophisticat… [+9367 chars]
Saturn officially has 128 more moons - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-15 05:10:00
You thought Saturn's 146 moons were impressive? Think again. The ringed planet's moon count has nearly doubled with the official recognition of 128 new Saturnian moons, bringing its total to an aston… [+2782 chars]
NASA Analysis Shows Unexpected Amount of Sea Level Rise in 2024 - NASA
Posted at 2025-03-15 05:09:43
Last years increase was due to an unusual amount of ocean warming, combined with meltwater from land-based ice such as glaciers.
Global sea level rose faster than expected in 2024, mostly because of… [+2893 chars]
Cooking emissions rival fossil fuels as an ozone pollution source in Los Angeles - noaa.gov
Posted at 2025-03-15 05:09:27
Scientists Put A Human "Language Gene" Into Mice And Curious Things Unfolded - IFLScience
Posted at 2025-03-15 05:09:09
In a quest to understand complex speech, scientists inserted what's been dubbed a human language gene into mice. Remarkably, the genetic tweak had a profound impact on the little rodents' ability to … [+3357 chars]
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Look Up! The Northern Lights and Blood Moon Total Eclipse Will Dazzle in the Night Sky Tonight - Martha Stewart
Posted at 2025-03-15 05:08:37
- The northern lights may be visible this evening due to a geomagnetic storm that occurred on Wednesday.
- Stargazers in Alaska and parts of Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Sout… [+2056 chars]
ESA's Hera probe trains its cameras at Mars' moon Deimos photo of the day March 13, 2025 - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-15 05:08:20
During a flyby of Mars on Wednesday (March 12), ESA's Hera spacecraft inaugurated use of its science instruments to image the smaller of the planet's two moons, Deimos.
What is it?
The European Spa… [+2414 chars]
Dozens of dinosaur footprints found at Australian school, scientists say - ABC News
Posted at 2025-03-15 05:08:03
Massive Volcanic Eruptions May Have Kickstarted Life as We Know It! - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-15 05:07:46
For billions of years, Earths atmosphere lacked the oxygen necessary to sustain complex life. While scientists have long credited photosynthetic microorganisms for the planets eventual oxygenation, n… [+3107 chars]
Watch moon dust fly as private Blue Ghost lunar lander touches down (video) - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-15 05:07:30
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander has given us an amazing, up-close view of its epic lunar touchdown.
Blue Ghost landed softly on the moon on March 2, becoming just the second private space… [+4368 chars]
NASA’s New Space Weather Mission Goes Live—And It Could Change Everything - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-15 05:07:13
NASAs latest space weather mission, PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere), has officially gone online, marking a major leap forward in our ability to monitor and predict solar activ… [+3111 chars]
Athena landed in a dark crater where the temperature was minus 280° F - Ars Technica
Posted at 2025-03-15 05:06:57
Neanderthals, modern humans and a mysterious human lineage mingled in caves in ancient Israel, study finds - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-15 05:06:40
Archaeologists in Israel have discovered five burials in a cave belonging to an enigmatic human lineage that suggest this group shared aspects of its lifestyle, technology and burial customs with mod… [+6252 chars]
Scientists turn light into a 'supersolid' for the 1st time ever: What that means, and why it matters - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-15 05:06:24
Viscosity is a measure of how easily a fluid changes its shape. A fluid with a higher viscosity tends to stick to itself more and, therefore, resist movement, like how syrup moves more sluggishly whe… [+892 chars]
Blood Moon eclipse 2025: See photos of the total lunar eclipse from around the world - Axios
Posted at 2025-03-15 05:06:08
The rare Blood Moon total lunar eclipse started lighting up the sky late Thursday with a bright full Moon.
Why it matters: It's the only lunar eclipse visible from the U.S. this year and the first t… [+1764 chars]
Four tiny planets found orbiting one of our nearest stars - Science Daily
Posted at 2025-03-14 05:12:25
Astronomers have revealed new evidence that there are not just one but four tiny planets circling around Barnard's Star, the second-nearest star system to Earth.The four planets, each only about 20 t… [+5561 chars]
Study Traces Our Solar System's Journey Through a Massive Galactic Wave - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-03-14 05:11:55
Our Solar System is in motion and cruises at about 200 kilometres per second relative to the center of the Milky Way.
During its long journey, it has passed through different parts of the galaxy. Re… [+9219 chars]
We Asked a NASA Expert: Is There Potential for Life on Europa? [Video] - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-03-14 05:11:34
Cutaway illustration of Europa’s icy crust, subsurface ocean and possible vents that transport material to the surface. Credit: NASA
Europa, one of Jupiter’s intriguing moons, is hiding an ocean ben… [+2055 chars]
Falcon 9 launches NASA astrophysics and heliophysics missions - SpaceNews
Posted at 2025-03-14 05:11:14
WASHINGTON A Falcon 9 launched a pair of NASA science missions March 11 that will explore the infrared universe and study the solar wind.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force B… [+7353 chars]
Scientists discover smallest galaxy ever seen: 'It's like having a perfectly functional human being that's the size of a grain of rice' - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-14 05:10:57
Astronomers have discovered a collection of tiny galaxies located roughly 3 million light-years away that includes the smallest and faintest galaxy ever seen.
This galaxy, designated Andromeda XXXV,… [+6742 chars]
Mysterious radio pulses from space have been tracked down – and the source is not what astronomers expected - The Conversation Indonesia
Posted at 2025-03-14 05:10:40
In the past three years, astronomers have discovered a mysterious new type of radio source. We call these long period transients.
These objects emit bright radio signals that repeat every few minute… [+5294 chars]
Stranded astronauts’ rescue mission lays bare Boeing’s struggles in space - Financial Times
Posted at 2025-03-14 05:10:24
Complete digital access to quality analysis and expert insights, complemented with our award-winning Weekend Print edition.
- Everything in PrintWeekday Print EditionFT … [+202 chars]
China opens 2028 Mars sample return mission to international cooperation - SpaceNews
Posted at 2025-03-14 05:10:06
HELSINKI China is inviting interested parties to submit proposals to join the countrys pioneering Mars sample return mission, due to launch in late 2028.
The China National Space Administration (CNS… [+5570 chars]
Rocket Lab says NASA lacks leadership on Mars Sample Return - The Register
Posted at 2025-03-14 05:09:49
Rocket Lab has been on a roll lately, with multiple Electron launches, plans for an ocean platform for its Neutron rocket, and a second mission for in-space manufacturing business Varda under its bel… [+3602 chars]
Scientists Uncover a 6,000-Year-Old Climate Time Capsule Hidden in Adélie penguins "Poop" - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-14 05:09:30
For 6,000 years, Adélie penguins have unknowingly documented the changing climate of Antarcticanot in journals or fossils, but through their poop.
In a groundbreaking study published in Nature Comm… [+3306 chars]
One of the Oldest Cemeteries in the World Unearthed in Israel, Shedding Light on Early Human Culture - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-03-14 05:09:11
Archaeologists have uncovered one of the oldest known burial sites in the world, hidden for 100,000 years in Tinshemet Cave, Israel. The site contains intentional human burials, complete with grave g… [+5932 chars]
The Arctic is in trouble. The consequences will be felt around the world - CNN
Posted at 2025-03-14 05:08:54
The Arctic has long filled humans with awe, but there are nowprofoundly worrying signals coming from the frozen landscape at the top of our planet, and scientists are deeply concerned about its futur… [+5725 chars]
Lunar Lander Starts Drilling Into the Moon, Sparks Flying - Futurism
Posted at 2025-03-14 05:08:36
While Intuitive Machines' Athena lander quickly met its demise after awkwardly stumbling and ending up on its side, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft, which touched down just a few days earli… [+3010 chars]
Dozens of dinosaur footprints found in rock at Australian school - New Scientist
Posted at 2025-03-14 05:08:18
Anthony Romilio examines the slab at Biloela State High School in Queensland, Australia
University of Queensland
A slab of 200-million-year-old rock that has been on display for 20 years at a schoo… [+2294 chars]
Halo: From the Soil to the Stars | Halo - Official Site (en) - Halo Waypoint
Posted at 2025-03-14 05:07:58
September 2559. As the UNSC Infinitys crew prepare to return to Reach for Operation: WOLFE, the legendary Spartans of Blue Team field test their GEN3 Mjolnir armor alongside ODSTs of the Ninth Platoo… [+22787 chars]
What Ancient Fossils Reveal About the Apocalypse That Nearly Erased Life on Earth! - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-14 05:07:42
A new study reveals how ancient plant ecosystems recovered from the End-Permian mass extinction, Earth’s most catastrophic extinction event. Researchers analyzed fossilized plants from Australia’s Sy… [+2912 chars]
When And Where To See, How To Photograph The Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse - The Weather Channel
Posted at 2025-03-14 05:07:24
Pro Tips For Watching The Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse
The blood moon total lunar eclipse happens Thursday night into Friday morning and, if the weather cooperates, the red moon could be a stunner thats… [+2684 chars]
Earliest human face fossil from Western Europe, nicknamed "Pink," discovered in Spanish pit - CBS News
Posted at 2025-03-14 05:07:06
Researchers in Spain have unearthed a fossil from a potential new prehistoric member of the human family tree, and they say it's the earliest known remnants of a face discovered in Western Europe.
T… [+4275 chars]
Saturn Secures Its Title as the ‘Moon King’ With Major Haul of New Moons - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-03-14 05:06:46
Saturn just solidified its title as ‘moon king’ with an updated tally of 274 satellites orbiting the gas giant. The record-breaking statistic puts Saturn way ahead of its moon-bearing competitors, as… [+2388 chars]
Italian Scientists Freeze Light In Breakthrough Research: 'Only The Beginning...' - Times Now
Posted at 2025-03-13 05:13:05
Times Now DigitalauthorProfessionals & enthusiasts who write about politics to science, from economy to education, from local issues to national events and global affairs, t...View More
NASA’s Webb Telescope Unveils the Universe’s Tiniest Free-Floating Worlds in the Flame Nebula—Smaller Than Planets! - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-13 05:12:46
NASAs James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has made a groundbreaking discovery in the Flame Nebula, a star-forming region approximately 1,400 light-years from Earth.
Using its advanced infrared capabi… [+3399 chars]
Untangling quantum entanglement with new calculation formulas - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-13 05:12:30
Once described by Einstein as "spooky action at a distance," quantum entanglement may now seem less intimidating in light of new research findings.
Osaka Metropolitan University physicists have deve… [+4168 chars]
Bringing Mars to Earth: solving Mars Sample Return - SpaceNews
Posted at 2025-03-13 05:12:13
Today we stand on the threshold of one of the most exciting moments in the history of space exploration: bringing a piece of another planet in our solar system back home. NASAs Mars Sample Return (MS… [+7022 chars]
Planetary defense may get a boost from Jared Isaacman - SpaceNews
Posted at 2025-03-13 05:11:56
In late December, a telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid given the designation 2024 YR4. About a month later, initial observations of the asteroid, estimated to be 40 to 90 meters across, r… [+4181 chars]
Private mini rover aboard sideways Athena moon lander was ready to roll — but it couldn't get out - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-13 05:11:38
Intuitive Machines' Athena mission is already over, but silver linings have emerged from the short-lived lunar south pole landing effort.
Athena beamed back images from the surface of the moon despi… [+3094 chars]
The next ice age is coming in 10,000 years — unless climate change prevents it - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-13 05:11:21
A pattern of encroaching and retreating ice sheets during and between ice ages has been shown to match certain orbital parameters of Earth around the sun, leading to researchers being able to predict… [+6482 chars]
Scientists Just Unlocked a Mind-Bending Way to Control Electrons - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-13 05:10:32
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a groundbreaking technique to manipulate electrons within materials using artificial crystal lattices. By leveraging moiré materials, created by twisting ultr… [+2997 chars]
Two Massive Lunar Canyons Appeared In Minutes - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-13 05:10:00
Scientists scanning the Moons lunar rugged surface have made an unexpected discoverytwo enormous canyons, each plunging 2.2 miles deep, formed in just minutes 3.81 billion years ago.
The revelation… [+2991 chars]
Giant blobs deep inside Earth are 'evolving by themselves' - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-13 05:09:42
We finally know where two giant blobs in Earth's middle layer came from — and they're a mismatched pair.
These strange regions in Earth's mantle, known as "large low velocity provinces" (LLVPs), are… [+3558 chars]
The universe's water is billions of years older than scientists thought — and may be nearly as old as the Big Bang itself - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-13 05:09:21
Water may have emerged in the universe far earlier than scientists thought — and it could mean that life could be billions of years older too, new research suggests.
Water is one of the most essenti… [+2488 chars]
Watch sparks fly as Blue Ghost lander drills into the moon (video) - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-13 05:09:03
Firefly's Blue Ghost lander continues to deliver stunning results from the surface of the moon.
Blue Ghost aced its lunar landing attempt on March 2, touching down near Mons Latreille, a solitary lu… [+2752 chars]
Horse vs Camel top speed: Which one runs faster? - DNA India
Posted at 2025-03-13 05:08:42
Camels, on the other hand, are built for endurance and can maintain a steady speed over long distances.
Megalodon: The largest shark that ever lived just got larger, scientists say - CNN
Posted at 2025-03-13 05:08:22
Sign up for CNNs Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.
Paleobiologist Dr. Kenshu Shimada has been fascinated … [+6037 chars]
Upcoming SpaceX launch to be visible from SWFL - Wink News
Posted at 2025-03-13 05:08:05
SpaceX is gearing up for a launch from Cape Canaveral. Twenty-one Starlink satellites will take flight aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.
According to The Weather Authority, those in Southwest Florida will b… [+957 chars]
Astronomers discover cosmic water source 140 trillion times larger than Earth’s oceans combined - The Brighter Side of News
Posted at 2025-03-13 05:07:49
Astronomers have uncovered the largest and most distant water reservoir ever detected in the universe. This staggering collection of waterequal to 140 trillion times the volume of Earth's oceansenvel… [+8841 chars]
Four small planets discovered orbiting the nearest single star to Earth - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-13 05:07:29
Barnards Star has long been a focus of interest for people who study worlds beyond our solar system. It sits about six light-years from Earth and is known for its quick motion across our sky.
For ye… [+4873 chars]
SpaceX mission set to launch on Wednesday will bring home Starliner astronauts - ABC News
Posted at 2025-03-13 05:07:09
Lunar eclipse to grace pre-dawn sky - BBC.com
Posted at 2025-03-13 05:06:48
Early-rising UK stargazers are in for a celestial treat later this week as a partial lunar eclipse takes place just before dawn on Friday.
Earth will cast its shadow over the Moon. Unlike in other p… [+3036 chars]
NASA launches newest space telescope to seek life’s key ingredients - CNN
Posted at 2025-03-13 05:06:22
Sign up for CNNs Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.
Its a two-for-one cosmic deal. NASAs newest space tele… [+7254 chars]
Mysterious phenomenon at the heart of the Milky Way could point to a new dark matter suspect - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-12 05:12:51
Strange events seen at the very heart of the Milky Way could be smoking gun evidence of a new dark matter suspect. If that is the case, scientists may have been missing the subtle impact of dark matt… [+8341 chars]
Quantum mechanics: Hypercomplex, or 'just' complex? - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-12 05:12:33
Today, physicists are still asking themselves whether quantum mechanics needs hypercomplex numbers. FAU researchers Ece Ipek Saruhan, Prof. Dr. Joachim von Zanthier and Dr. Marc Oliver Pleinert have … [+6820 chars]
Exploring the Greenland shark's secret to extreme longevity - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-12 05:12:13
Greenland sharks are thought to have lifespans that can reach 400 years. University of Tokyo-led researchers have now sequenced the first chromosome-level genome of the Greenland shark (Somniosus mic… [+6298 chars]
First high-def image of the 'cosmic web' shows hidden universal highways - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-12 05:11:53
Galaxies don’t float around at random. They line up along strands of cosmic filaments, sometimes stretching millions of light-years, that shape how stars and other structures form across the universe… [+5221 chars]
Webb reveals unexpected complex chemistry in primordial galaxy - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-12 05:11:34
This infrared image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope was taken by the onboard Near-Infrared Camera for the JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey, or JADES, program. The NIRCam data was used t… [+6195 chars]
Photo Shows Stricken Moon Lander Lying on its Side - PetaPixel
Posted at 2025-03-12 05:11:11
Athena on its side in a crater on the Moon’s South Pole, March 6, about 820 feet from its intended landing site.
A photo of the Athena Moon lander lying on its side on the lunar surface has confirme… [+2592 chars]
Signs of Liquid Water Under Martian Surface Boost Possibility of Life - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-03-12 05:09:29
Research published late last year indicated “seismic discontinuities in the Martian crust” that scientists believe could be an indicator of liquid water under the Martian surface, raising the possibi… [+3060 chars]
There's a total lunar eclipse coming. How will these 2 solar-powered moon probes survive the darkness? - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-12 05:08:57
When the moon falls into Earth's shadow Thursday night into Friday (March 13-14), observers will be treated to views of a "blood moon" total lunar eclipse
. But given that lunar spacecraft are solar… [+5977 chars]
Emerging launch companies see strong demand but look for government support - SpaceNews
Posted at 2025-03-12 05:08:17
WASHINGTON Emerging launch providers argue there is plenty of demand for their vehicles, but are looking to the government to back up its rhetoric for assured access to space with contracts and fundi… [+4101 chars]
Stronger Than Steel, Tougher Than Kevlar – Spider Silk’s Secret Finally Revealed - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-03-12 05:07:47
Scanning electron microscopy images of fibers from engineered spider silk. To validate their computational findings, the Northwestern team used spectroscopy techniques to examine how the protein chai… [+6859 chars]
Climate change, already causing problems on Earth, could soon create a mess for orbiting satellites - The Associated Press
Posted at 2025-03-12 05:07:11
Climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet too, a new study finds.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of T… [+3453 chars]
Scientists Discovered a 'Yellow Brick Road' at The Bottom of The Pacific Ocean - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-03-12 05:06:43
An expedition to a deep-sea ridge, just north of the Hawaiian Islands, revealed a surprise discovery back in 2022: an ancient dried-out lake bed paved with what looks like a yellow brick road.
The e… [+2130 chars]
NASA begins layoffs, closes offices amid 'reduction in force' - Chron
Posted at 2025-03-12 05:06:23
NASA announced the closure of three offices on Monday, including the Office of Chief Scientist.
LaserLens/Getty Images
More layoffs have hit NASA, with the space agency closing several offices and… [+2176 chars]
Unknown spiral structure discovered at the edge of our solar system - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-12 05:06:04
It is easy to think of our solar neighborhood as a tight little cluster of planets, but the reality is far more expansive. Beyond Neptune, a crowd of frozen bits and pieces lingers in the Kuiper Belt… [+5024 chars]
SpaceX details Falcon 9 anomaly that temporarily grounded the rocket fleet - Spaceflight Now
Posted at 2025-03-12 05:05:44
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket first stage booster, tail number B1086, lands on the droneship, ‘Just Read the Instructions,’ amid the Starlink 12-20 mission on Sunday, March 2, 2025. Shortly after touchdown,… [+6341 chars]
NASA HQ RIF Advice: "Embrace the challenge" - NASA Watch
Posted at 2025-03-12 05:05:16
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Ad astra cum scientia - NASA Watch
Posted at 2025-03-12 05:04:48
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NASA Has A New Press Secretary - NASA Watch
Posted at 2025-03-12 05:04:14
NASA Watch founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.
Klickitat River salmon season curtailed amid low Chinook return forecast - KOMO News
Posted at 2025-03-12 05:03:52
KLICKITAT, Wash. Fishery managers have announced significant restrictions on salmon fishing in the Klickitat River in response to a concerning forecast for the 2025 spring Chinook return.
The estima… [+1108 chars]
Earth’s Core May Hold Hidden Reservoirs of Helium, Scientists Discover - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-03-12 05:03:34
Researchers found that helium can bond with iron under extreme pressure, suggesting vast helium reserves in Earth’s core. This challenges existing models of planetary formation and hints at Earth’s e… [+4693 chars]
X-37B Military Spaceplane Breaks New Ground with Advanced Orbital Maneuvers in 7th Mission - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-11 05:11:49
The X-37B military spaceplane has successfully completed its seventh mission after spending 434 days in orbit, marking another significant achievement for the U.S. Space Force. The spacecraft, known … [+4213 chars]
Is there life out there? The existence of other technological species is highly likely - Yahoo
Posted at 2025-03-11 05:11:31
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA
We live in a golden age for space exploration. Scientists are ga… [+7298 chars]
Record-setting electron beam: Five times more powerful than predecessors - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-11 05:11:14
Scientists have created an ultrashort electron beam with five times more peak current than any other similar beam on Earth.
Described in a paper published in Physical Review Letters, this achievemen… [+5144 chars]
Scientists discover simpler way to achieve Einstein's 'spooky action at a distance' thanks to AI breakthrough — bringing quantum internet closer to reality - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-11 05:10:56
Scientists have used AI to discover an easier method to form quantum entanglement between subatomic particles, paving the way for simpler quantum technologies.
When particles such as photons become … [+3929 chars]
Radical theory unites gravity, spacetime, and the quantum realm - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-11 05:10:38
Golden Scaleless Cave Fish Discovered In China Reveals Evolution In Action - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-11 05:10:20
A newly discovered golden cave fish in southwestern China is giving scientists an unprecedented look at evolution in action. The fish, known as the Xingren golden-line fish (Sinocyclocheilus xingrene… [+2910 chars]
NASA switches off Voyager instruments to extend life of the two interstellar spacecraft: 'Every day could be our last.' - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-11 05:10:02
NASA engineers are turning off two instruments to ensure that the twin spacecraft, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, can continue exploring space beyond the limits of the solar system.
To save energy for fur… [+4538 chars]
Scientists Realize They Witnessed the Last Gasp of a Planet as It Met a Horrible Fate - Futurism
Posted at 2025-03-11 05:09:42
Since they were first detected over four decades ago, unusually powerful x-ray emissions originating from the site of a dying star called the Helix Nebula have proved an enigma to astronomers.
Now, … [+2925 chars]
Perseverance Crushes A Rock On Mars To Reveal Signs Of Past Water - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-11 05:09:23
NASA’s Perseverance rover has taken an unconventional approach to Martian explorationsmooshing a rock to reveal secrets beneath the surface. This unexpected yet effective experiment has provided valu… [+3010 chars]
Northern Lights Forecast: 15 States Could See Aurora Borealis Tonight - Forbes
Posted at 2025-03-11 05:09:05
Americans in more than a dozen northern states could see the northern lights Sunday, as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts the aurora borealis will be more visible than usua… [+2881 chars]
Pony-sized Dinosaur Discovered On Isle Of Skye After 52 Years - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-11 05:08:44
A fossilized dinosaur skeleton, first spotted in 1973 on the Isle of Skye, has finally been excavated and studied, revealing Scotlands most complete Middle Jurassic dinosaur find. The pony-sized herb… [+2840 chars]
Ancient Trees Frozen For 6,000 Years Emerge From Ice - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-11 05:08:24
A recent discovery in the Rocky Mountains has given scientists an extraordinary look into the past, but it comes with an unsettling reminder of the effects of climate change. A 5,900-year-old forest … [+3001 chars]
Imagine Dragons Song Lands On The Moon - Stereogum
Posted at 2025-03-11 05:08:07
On Feb. 26, the space exploration company Intuitive Machines launched their IM-2 Freedom Payload mission, an effort to establish a data center on the lunar south pole designed and operated by Lonesta… [+3386 chars]
Colossal CEO Ben Lamm says humanity has a 'moral obligation' to pursue de-extinction tech - TechCrunch
Posted at 2025-03-11 05:07:49
The CEO of Colossal, a startup that aims to use genetic editing techniques to bring back extinct species, including the wooly mammoth, assured audiences at SXSW that the company has no plans to creat… [+3592 chars]
The Cosmic Clock That Set Off Earth’s Biggest Eruptions - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-03-11 05:07:30
Maybe megalodon wasn’t so chonky after all - National Geographic
Posted at 2025-03-11 05:07:12
For some ancient creatures, scientists have entire skeletons with which to reconstruct what the animals may have looked like in life. But for the megalodon, the task is much more difficult.
The foss… [+1367 chars]
Hackaday Links: March 9, 2025 - Hackaday
Posted at 2025-03-11 05:06:54
It’s been a busy week in space news, and very little of it was good. We’ll start with the one winner of the week, Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1, which landed successfully on the Moon’s surface on Ma… [+4716 chars]
Will the Valley be able to see the lunar eclipse this week? - WKBN.com
Posted at 2025-03-11 05:06:36
On the heels of our solar eclipse and multiple occasions of the Northern Lights being visible in 2024, another celestial spectacle will be on our radar this week.
The 2025 total lunar eclipse will … [+3414 chars]
Scientists Discover Mysterious New Brain Cells That Could Change How We Treat Alzheimer’s - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-03-11 05:06:19
Scientists at UBC have discovered a new type of brain cell, called ovoid cells, which play a key role in object recognition memory. This breakthrough could lead to new treatments for memory-related d… [+5351 chars]
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch NASA’s SPHEREx and PUNCH spacecraft on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg - Spaceflight Now
Posted at 2025-03-11 05:06:02
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base ahead of the launch of the SPHEREx and PUNCH missions for NASA. Image: SpaceX
NASA is preparing… [+14134 chars]
Super sapphire nanostructures resist scratches, glare, fog and dust - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-09 06:10:27
A phone screen you can't scratch no matter how many times you drop it; glasses that prevent glare; a windshield that doesn't get dusty. These are all possibilities thanks to a new way to produce sapp… [+4038 chars]
New Controversial Breed of 'Woolly Mice' Just Created by Scientists Has the Internet Buzzing - PetHelpful
Posted at 2025-03-09 06:09:55
Mar 6, 2025 4:30 PM ESTScience really is incredible! There are so many things weve yet to explore and see. Take the latest discovery by scientists at Colossal Biosciences in Dallas, Texas, who recent… [+2477 chars]
New Species of 237-Million-Year-Old Crocodile-Like Predator Discovered in Brazil - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-03-09 06:09:40
Paleontologists have identified a new species of ancient reptile, Retymaijychampsa beckerorum, from a remarkably preserved 237-million-year-old fossil found in southern Brazil. This newly classified … [+3811 chars]
The Holy Grail of Physics: Superconductivity Without the Cold - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-03-09 06:09:24
Scientists have uncovered a link between superconductivity and the fundamental constants of nature, showing that room-temperature superconductors could exist. Credit: SciTechDaily.com
A new study re… [+3999 chars]
NASA Is Planning to Shut Down Another Piece of Voyager 2 - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-03-09 06:08:53
In an effort to conserve Voyager 2's dwindling energy and extend the spacecraft's mission, NASA has shut down another of its instruments.
They did it with the Plasma Spectrometer in October 2024, an… [+8571 chars]
A Potentially Habitable Super-Earth Has Been Found Just 20 Light-Years Away - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-03-09 06:08:38
Super-earth in the habitable zone of a Sun-like star. Credit: Gabriel Pérez (IAC)
A new world has just been found orbiting a Sun-like star only 20 light-years away, and it could be one of the most p… [+5596 chars]
Stranded Starliner astronaut’s teen daughter blames ‘negligence’ for dad’s long absence: ‘A lot of politics’ - AOL
Posted at 2025-03-09 06:08:23
Daryn Wilmore, the daughter of stranded astronaut Barry WIlmore, blames 'negligence' for her dad being stuck in space.
The 16-year-old daughter of stranded Starliner astronaut Barry Butch Wilmore sa… [+2794 chars]
Scientists discover tectonic ‘mega-plate’ that disappeared 20 million years ago - The Brighter Side of News
Posted at 2025-03-09 06:08:08
For millions of years, Earths shifting plates have shaped continents, formed oceans, and built towering mountain ranges. But some of these colossal structures have vanished into the depths of the pla… [+7363 chars]
Radar detects meteorites landed in northern Washington County - WGME
Posted at 2025-03-09 06:07:51
PORTLAND (WGME) -- A radar site on February 21 detected several objects flying through the Earths atmosphere at a very high rate of speed and landing near the town of Codyville.
When the planets wer… [+1493 chars]
Record Discovery: Impact Crater in Australia's Outback Oldest by a Billion Years - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-03-09 06:07:34
We have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth, in the very heart of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The crater formed more than 3.5 billion years ago, making it the oldest k… [+6039 chars]
Ice on moon? Isro’s Chandrayaan-3 data hints at potential deposit sites - The Times of India
Posted at 2025-03-09 06:07:08
The Universe Is Hiding Something Huge – And Scientists Are Closer Than Ever to Finding It - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-03-09 06:06:48
NOTE 2503080215 Source1. Analyzing_
The universe is hiding something huge (nk2) – and scientists are closer than ever to finding it.
_Outside of [2-2]msbase.galaxy, there exists a (*) domain of the… [+5744 chars]
3.7 Billion Miles Away: Hubble Uncovers a Hidden Trio That Could Rewrite Kuiper Belt History - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-03-09 06:06:32
This artist’s concept depicts one of the possible scenarios for the 148780 Altjira system in the solar system’s Kuiper Belt. It is likely a hierarchical triple formation, in which two very close comp… [+7677 chars]
Scientists create super skin that self-heals 90% of cuts in 4 hours, fully repairs in 24 - Interesting Engineering
Posted at 2025-03-09 06:05:31
In order to achieve these features in the rigid hydrogel, the researchers used ultra-thin clay nanosheets. These sheets created a dense entangled network of polymers that strengthened hydrogels and s… [+842 chars]
Stranded Nasa astronauts to finally return to Earth after nine months in space - MSN
Posted at 2025-03-09 06:05:15
Here’s a look at moon landing hits and misses - The Associated Press
Posted at 2025-03-09 06:05:00
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) Landing a spacecraft on the moon has long been a series of hits and misses.
The latest casualty came this week after Intuitive Machines put another lander sideways on the m… [+4044 chars]
Dusty old moth found in London museum leads taxonomists to remarkable discovery - BBC Discover Wildlife
Posted at 2025-03-08 06:10:03
Taxonomists who closely examined a very damaged, unassuming, small white micro-moth (Topiris candidella) held in the collections of the Natural History Museum (NHM) in London have unveiled a previous… [+2794 chars]
Total lunar eclipse coming in March 2025: When to see it in New York - Yahoo
Posted at 2025-03-08 06:09:49
Millions of people across the nation will be able to watch a rare total lunar eclipse when the full moon in March slips behind the darkest part of the Earth's shadow.
Referred to as a "blood moon" b… [+4748 chars]
Unproven Einstein theory of 'gravitational memory' may be real after all, new study hints - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-08 06:09:35
A team of theoretical physicists has proposed a new way to test one of the most intriguing predictions of Einstein's theory of general relativity
: gravitational memory.
This effect refers to a per… [+6497 chars]
"They're Enigmas.” Scientists Perplexed by Mysterious Martian Stones That Hint at Possibility of Life - The Debrief
Posted at 2025-03-08 06:09:20
Ancient Mars may have been warmer, wetter, and weirder than expected, according to an accidental discovery made by NASA‘s Mars Perseverance rover, offering clues about the Red Planet‘s past habitabil… [+4558 chars]
Astrophotographer Captures “Once-in-a-Lifetime” 10-Body Celestial Alignment—Won’t Happen Again Until 2040 - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-03-08 06:09:05
A rare celestial event unfolded in the night sky on February 28, as seven planetsMercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptunelined up in a spectacular formation.
Capturing this rare m… [+2664 chars]
Low on power and spinning out of control, NASA's Lunar Trailblazer moon probe's future looks grim - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-08 06:08:50
NASA's new water-scouting moon orbiter has been in trouble ever since its Feb. 26 launch atop a SpaceX rocket, but things are looking more dire as the spacecraft runs low on power while spinning in s… [+4861 chars]
Scientists reveal source of radio signals from the other side of our universe that travelled 200 million years to get to Earth - Supercar Blondie
Posted at 2025-03-08 06:08:35
Scientists have revealed the source of radio signals from the other side of the universe that traveled 200 million light years to get to Earth.
Hint- it shines bright and can be seen up high if you… [+2781 chars]
Water Existed Billions of Years Earlier Than Scientists Thought! - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-08 06:08:18
Water, a fundamental ingredient for life, may have appeared far earlier in the universe than previously thought. New research suggests that water molecules could have formed as soon as 100200 million… [+2633 chars]
Man's brain turned to glass after volcanic eruption, scientists think they know why - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-08 06:08:03
A young mans remains from 79 AD have left experts speechless. His skeleton, found in the ancient town of Herculaneum, revealed something that no one expected. Fragments of his brain appear to have tu… [+4546 chars]
Prehistoric bone tool cache suggests advanced reasoning in early hominins - Ars Technica
Posted at 2025-03-08 06:07:48
Solar Storm To Ignite Northern Lights Over New York Tonight - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-08 06:07:32
A geomagnetic storm triggered by a coronal mass ejection (CME) could illuminate the skies as far south as New York and Idaho tonight. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has is… [+2781 chars]
Runaway stars reveal hidden black hole in Milky Way's nearest neighbor - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-08 06:07:17
Astronomers have discovered strong evidence for the closest supermassive black hole outside of the Milky Way galaxy. This giant black hole is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of the nearest… [+4447 chars]
Asteroid Mining Startup Loses Its Spacecraft Somewhere Beyond the Moon - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-03-08 06:07:02
A privately built spacecraft is tumbling aimlessly in deep space, with little hope of being able to contact its home planet. Odin is around 270,000 miles (434,522 kilometers) away from Earth, on a si… [+3099 chars]
'This doesn't appear in computer simulations': Hubble maps chaotic history of Andromeda galaxy, and it's nothing like scientists expected - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-08 06:06:48
An ambitious new survey by the Hubble Space Telescope provides the first-ever bird's-eye view of all known dwarf galaxies orbiting the Andromeda galaxy.
The results reveal that over billions of year… [+4615 chars]
SpaceX launches Starship mega rocket on another test flight after an explosion marred the last one - The Associated Press
Posted at 2025-03-08 06:06:32
Nearly two months after an explosion sent flaming debris raining down on the Turks and Caicos, SpaceX launched another mammoth Starship rocket on Thursday, but lost contact minutes into the test flig… [+3724 chars]
Donald Trump says he asked 'a favor' of Elon Musk to bring back astronauts from ISS - AOL
Posted at 2025-03-08 06:06:17
President Donald Trump claimed to have "asked a favor" of Elon Musk to complete the retrieval of astronauts from the International Space Station, continuing to take partisan swipes at the Biden admin… [+2856 chars]
Intuitive Machines reaches moon despite imperfect landing - The Washington Post
Posted at 2025-03-08 06:06:02
Private space companyIntuitive Machines said it landed its secondrobotic spacecraft on the moon Thursday but as with the first attempt probably not in the intended, upright position.
After several h… [+3183 chars]
New Study Reveals the Hidden Danger of Red Meat: Cancer-Causing Iron - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-03-08 06:05:46
Iron from red meat reactivates telomerase, driving colorectal cancer, but SP2509 may block this and serve as a potential treatment.
A new study reveals the connection between dietary iron and cancer… [+4564 chars]
Astronaut Captures Rare “Gigantic Jet” Lightning Blasting 50 Miles Into Space - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-07 06:09:31
A stunning and rare lightning phenomenon was caught on camera by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS), revealing a gigantic jet of electricity shooting 50 miles into space from a… [+3806 chars]
A Mysterious Fast Radio Burst Was Traced Back To An Unexpected Galaxy - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-07 06:09:17
A team of astronomers has traced a fast radio burst (FRB) back to a location that defies expectationsa tiny, faint dwarf galaxy more than halfway across the observable universe. This discovery challe… [+2963 chars]
Room-temperature superconductors: Fundamental constants suggest they could exist within our universe - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-07 06:09:03
In a new development that could help redefine the future of technology, a team of physicists has uncovered a fundamental insight into the upper limit of superconducting temperature.
This research, a… [+3949 chars]
Study: The ozone hole is healing, thanks to global reduction of CFCs - MIT News
Posted at 2025-03-07 06:08:49
A new MIT-led study confirms that the Antarctic ozone layer is healing, as a direct result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances.
Scientists including the MIT team have observed sig… [+6473 chars]
Deep space x-ray shows star devouring planet the size of Jupiter - The Times
Posted at 2025-03-07 06:08:35
A mysterious x-ray signal emanating from deep space has finally been deciphered as the death rattle of a Jupiter-sized planet being ripped to shreds and feasted upon by a dying star.The signal has be… [+2722 chars]
NASA SMD Research Programs Update - Astrobiology News
Posted at 2025-03-07 06:08:21
NASA Science Mission Directorate
Esteemed Colleagues,
As you may be aware, the new Administration has issued Executive Orders (EOs) and implemented policy and guidance that may affect grants, coop… [+3930 chars]
Scientists Create ‘Woolly Mice’ in Major Step Toward Woolly Mammoth Revival - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-03-07 06:08:07
A biotechnology breakthrough has brought the world one step closer to reviving the woolly mammoth, as scientists have successfully created genetically modified woolly mice with thick, mammoth-like fu… [+6211 chars]
Scientists Just Found a Black Hole So Big It Shouldn’t Exist! - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-07 06:07:51
A newly discovered ultra-massive black hole (UMBH), weighing an astonishing 36 billion times the mass of the Sun, is rewriting the rules of galaxy formation.
Nestled within the Cosmic Horseshoe, a … [+3338 chars]
Boeing’s (NYSE:BA) Starliner Crew Prepares to Come Home - TipRanks
Posted at 2025-03-07 06:07:37
And so, the long, long, way too long ordeal of the astronauts with aerospace stock Boeing’s (BA) Starliner project are finally preparing to go home. After the eight to 10 day trip turned, inexplicabl… [+2011 chars]
NASA powers down two Voyager science instruments to extend mission life - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-07 06:07:23
Mission engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California turned off the cosmic ray subsystem experiment aboard Voyager 1 on Feb. 25 and will shut off Voyager 2's low-energy charge… [+6195 chars]
SpaceX damaged booster towed into Port Canaveral - Florida Today
Posted at 2025-03-07 06:07:09
NASA Orbiter Captures Stunning View of Blue Ghost Lander on the Moon - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-03-07 06:06:54
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter managed to capture a photo of Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander on the surface of the Moon, in a stunning instance of the orbiter’s surveillance power.
Ghosts… [+1807 chars]
Supersolid: Scientists turn light into a solid that flows like liquid for first time - Interesting Engineering
Posted at 2025-03-07 06:06:40
This feat builds on earlier work by fellow CNR scientist Danielle Sanvitto, who demonstrated over a decade ago that light could behave like a fluid.
However, Trypogeorgos, Sanvitto, and their team … [+699 chars]
Hubble Telescope discovers a new '3-body problem' puzzle among Kuiper Belt asteroids (video) - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-07 06:06:26
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered that a system of asteroids in the distant Kuiper Belt may be triplets, not twins as previously suspected.
If so, the stable trio of icy space rocks would… [+5383 chars]
After two delays, Starship launch now eyed for Thursday - MyRGV
Posted at 2025-03-07 06:06:12
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Stunning images of 'baby planets' reveal surprising growth spurts - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-07 06:05:57
A team of astronomers has produced the sharpest-ever images of infant planets forming around a distant star, revealing rings of dust that could eventually spawn moons.
Taking advantage of a state-o… [+5916 chars]
NASA still working to restore contact with Lunar Trailblazer - SpaceNews
Posted at 2025-03-07 06:05:42
AUSTIN, Texas NASA has yet to restore communications with a lunar science spacecraft launched last week, keeping the spacecraft from completing its mission as originally planned.
NASA said late Marc… [+4196 chars]
Discovery of 1.5-Million-Year-Old Bone Tools Rewrites Early Human History - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-03-07 06:05:28
Bone artifacts discovered in Tanzania push back the earliest known date of bone tool technology by over a million years.
In Olduvai Gorge, archaeologists have discovered a range of bone tools though… [+4765 chars]
Moon lander from Intuitive Machines ready for descent to lunar surface - CBS News
Posted at 2025-03-07 06:05:00
Eight days after launch, a second commercially built moon lander, this one built by Houston-based Intuitive Machines, is poised for touchdown Thursday near the lunar south pole to evaluate the enviro… [+6612 chars]
"City-killer" asteroid now more likely to strike the Moon - Boing Boing
Posted at 2025-03-06 06:09:39
As scientists have refined the projected path of asteroid 2024 YR4, the odds of it striking the Earth and potentially vaporizing a large city have been as high as 3.1%. NASA now puts the odds between… [+1063 chars]
Two spacecraft set out to drill for water on the Moon's south pole - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-06 06:09:24
Two U.S. spacecraft launched from Floridas Cape Canaveral on February 27, 2025, with a major goal. They aim to explore the presence of lunar water near the Moons south pole.
Experts believe this res… [+4146 chars]
'Ghosts of the radio universe': Astronomers have discovered a slew of faint circular objects - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-06 06:09:10
by Miroslav Filipovic, Andrew Hopkins, Luke Barnes and Nicholas Tothill, The ConversationRadio astronomers see what the naked eye can't. As we study the sky with telescopes that record radio signals … [+6676 chars]
Triple bond formed between boron and carbon for the first time - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-06 06:08:56
Boron, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen: these four elements can form chemical triple bonds with each other due to their similar electronic properties. Examples of this are the gas carbon monoxide, which … [+2937 chars]
Latest Northern Lights Forecast: These 15 States Could See Aurora Tonight Amid Geomagnetic Storms - Forbes
Posted at 2025-03-06 06:08:42
The northern lights may be visible across the northern United States Tuesday night as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration projects a stronger-than-usual forecast, which is thanks to a… [+3712 chars]
Janet Petro NASA Update 28 February 2025 - NASA Watch
Posted at 2025-03-06 06:08:28
Keith’s 4 March 2025 note: I only got a copy of this memo today and there is indeed mention of the OPM RIF memo contrary to my earlier ranting. So, NASA HQ has provided some information to employees.… [+4211 chars]
X-ray Signal Points to Destroyed Planet, Chandra Finds - NASA
Posted at 2025-03-06 06:08:14
A planet may have been destroyed by a white dwarf at the center of a planetary nebula the first time this has been seen. As described in our latest press release, this would explain a mysterious X-ra… [+6338 chars]
125 million-year-old fossil of giant venomous scorpion that lived alongside dinosaurs discovered in China - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-06 06:08:00
A known treasure trove of Early Cretaceous fossils has turned up a never-before-seen species of scorpion that lived around 125 million years ago.
The venomous scorpion was larger than many ancient —… [+3099 chars]
Early Humans Lived in Rainforests 80,000 Years Earlier Than We Thought - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-06 06:07:43
For decades, scientists believed that early humans avoided rainforests, considering them too challenging for survival. Thick vegetation, limited food sources, and dense canopies were seen as barriers… [+3718 chars]
Behold Rare Footage of What Narwhals Actually Use Their Tusks For - Yahoo
Posted at 2025-03-06 06:07:24
Narwhal tusks are the stuff of legends, literally. Growing up to ten feet long, they were once believed by some medieval cultures to be the horns of mythical creatures like the unicorn not to mention… [+3297 chars]
NASA And Nokia Launch First Mobile Network On The Moon - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-06 06:07:07
NASA and Nokia have taken a major step in lunar exploration by deploying the first-ever mobile network on the Moon. As part of Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 mission, this initiative introduces the Lunar S… [+3184 chars]
NASA's two stuck astronauts are finally closing in on their return to Earth after 9 months in space - ABC News
Posted at 2025-03-06 06:06:49
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASAs two stuck astronauts are just a few weeks away from finally returning to Earth after nine months in space.
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have to wait until their repl… [+3074 chars]
NASA says the International Space Station is "too clean" - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-03-06 06:06:32
Astronauts have long dealt with rashes and immune hiccups while circling above Earth. Certain studies have implicated changes in their immune system when they leave our planets usual air, water, and … [+4242 chars]
New Research Exposes Shocking Health Risks of Chemicals Found in Popular Everyday Products - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-03-06 06:06:16
A new study reveals that polymeric flame retardants degrade into harmful chemicals, posing serious health and environmental risks. Researchers detected toxic byproducts in the environment and found e… [+4349 chars]
“Wooly mice” a test run for mammoth gene editing - Ars Technica
Posted at 2025-03-06 06:06:02
James Webb Spots Mysterious Object Crossing Space Between Stars - Futurism
Posted at 2025-03-06 06:05:48
NASA's groundbreaking James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a mysterious object that's freely floating through interstellar space.
According to NASA, the "planetary-mass" object, dubbed SIMP 0136, … [+3247 chars]
Starliner crew says they were unaware of any Musk offer for earlier return - The Washington Post
Posted at 2025-03-06 06:05:34
A former NASA administrator and a pair of astronauts aboard the International Space Station said Tuesday that they had no knowledge of any offer from SpaceX that would have returned the agencys astro… [+3992 chars]
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites are falling back to Earth: Is ozone layer at risk? - The Indian Express
Posted at 2025-03-06 06:05:19
In January, about 120 SpaceX Starlink satellites burnt up in Earths atmosphere. Reports say there were three to four re-entries each day which led to the creation of artificial meteor showers, and we… [+8251 chars]
Rethinking Brain Evolution: Birds and Mammals Took Different Paths to Intelligence - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-03-06 06:05:01
Chick embryo after experimental manipulation. Credit: Fernando García-Moreno
Science has published two studies, led by an Ikerbasque researcher at the Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience and UP… [+6259 chars]
SpaceX sets date for next Starship launch. Here's how to watch. - Chron
Posted at 2025-03-06 06:04:43
A person watches SpaceX Starship Flight 8 as it is stationed near Orbital Launch Pad A ahead of launch at Boca Chica beach on March 03, 2025 in Boca Chica Beach, Texas.
Brandon Bell/Getty Images
S… [+2457 chars]
Astronomers Stumble Upon an Early-Universe Blazar That Shouldn’t Exist - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-05 06:11:52
Astronomers have made an extraordinary discovery: a blazar, a highly active and luminous galactic nucleus powered by a supermassive black hole, that existed just one billion years after the Big Bang.… [+3124 chars]
NASA's Webb Exposes Complex Atmosphere of Starless Super-Jupiter - WebbTelescope.org
Posted at 2025-03-05 06:11:38
An international team of researchers has discovered that previously observed variations in brightness of a free-floating planetary-mass object known as SIMP 0136 must be the result of a complex combi… [+6051 chars]
Appleman Introduces 2XR Direct Mount Chainrings and Spiders - BikeRumor.com
Posted at 2025-03-05 06:11:24
Matt Appleman developed the 2XR direct mount chainrings and spiders to bring near-universal drivetrain compatibility to Appleman Bicycles’ beautifully manufactured 2XR crankset. What differentiates t… [+3163 chars]
New Hempfield municipal complex connection will extend to Five Star Trail - TribLIVE
Posted at 2025-03-05 06:11:10
While construction at Hempfield’s new municipal complex continues, the township was awarded a $1.76 million state grant that will connect the site to the Five Star Trail.
Township Manager Aaron Siko… [+2206 chars]
SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites to orbit, loses Falcon 9 booster after landing (video) - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-05 06:10:56
SpaceX launched a batch of 21 Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast on Sunday night (March 2).
The Falcon 9 rocket flying the mission lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Sta… [+2214 chars]
Einstein's light quanta through the lens of Maxwell's equations - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-05 06:10:41
Light was long considered to be a wave, exhibiting the phenomenon of interference in which ripples like those in water waves are generated under specific interactions. Light also bends around corners… [+7704 chars]
NASAWatch Facebook Page Shut Off – Again (Update) - NASA Watch
Posted at 2025-03-05 06:10:27
NASWatch Facebook page shut off again
Keith’s update: Now the page is approved and online again. WTF Meta? Keith’s earlier note: Here we go again. Meta has suspended the Facebook NASAWatch page – a… [+581 chars]
Researchers Predict Next Ice Age—With a Catch - Newser
Posted at 2025-03-05 06:10:11
Researchers say they have for the first time cracked the code on how to determine when ice ages come and go—and their formula suggests the next one should arrive in 10,000 years, reports USA Today. B… [+587 chars]
'Primordial' helium from the birth of the solar system may be stuck in Earth's core - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-05 06:09:48
Primordial helium from the beginning of the solar system may be stuck inside Earth's solid core, new research suggests. The findings could have implications for a long-standing debate about how quick… [+4084 chars]
A Population Collapse 110,000 Years Ago May Have Doomed The Neanderthals - ZME Science
Posted at 2025-03-05 06:09:30
After thriving for hundreds of thousands of years, Neanderthals disappeared from Eurasia some 40,000 years ago. Today, their legacy lives on only fragments of their DNA embedded in the genomes of mod… [+5226 chars]
Antarctica’s Extreme Volcano Is Hiding a Secret Underground Ecosystem - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-03-05 06:09:14
Beneath the frozen wasteland of Antarctica, a hidden world of fire and ice is teeming with life. Inside the subterranean ice caves of Mount Erebus, the southernmost active volcano on Earth, scientist… [+3565 chars]
Black Hole M87* Changes Over Time, Revealing A Dynamic Cosmic Environment - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-05 06:08:59
Astronomers analyzing M87*, the first black hole ever imaged, have discovered that its shadow changes from year to year. The latest observations from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) confirm that th… [+3422 chars]
People In North America Will See A Giant X On The Moon This Thursday - IFLScience
Posted at 2025-03-05 06:08:44
If you look up at the Moon this Thursday through binoculars or a small telescope, you may be able to see an unusual feature; a giant "X" on the lunar surface. If you scan your eyes along the terminat… [+2745 chars]
NASA’s Webb Telescope Just Found Bacteria-Sized Dust That Could Become New Planets! - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-05 06:08:23
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a striking image of a young star’s surroundings, revealing microscopic dust grains that could one day become planets.
The celestial structure, kno… [+2720 chars]
'Einstein's equations need to be refined': Tweaks to general relativity could finally explain what lies at the heart of a black hole - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-05 06:08:00
Theoretical physicists have proposed a potential solution to one of the most puzzling problems in modern physics: the black hole
singularity paradox. By modifying Einstein's theory of general relat… [+5304 chars]
Water might be older than we first thought, forming a key constituent of the first galaxies - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-05 06:07:41
Water may have first formed 100200 million years after the Big Bang, according to a modeling paper published in Nature Astronomy. The authors suggest that the formation of water may have occurred in … [+2457 chars]
Scientists Discover Mysterious Ancient Human Brain Turned to Glass by Mount Vesuvius - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-03-05 06:07:26
A fragment of the organic glass found inside the skull of the deceased individual in Herculaneum. Credit: Pier Paolo Petrone
A rare organic glass was found inside a skull from Herculaneum’s 79 CE Ve… [+2993 chars]
Why detecting methane is difficult but crucial work - BBC.com
Posted at 2025-03-05 06:07:11
Christine Ro
Handheld devices can detect methane and other gases
In and around Washington DC, volunteers and activists have been walking through streets and homes to see how healthy the air is.
Th… [+6393 chars]
SpaceX scrubs Starship launch - SpaceNews
Posted at 2025-03-05 06:06:55
AUSTIN, Texas SpaceX called off the latest test flight of its Starship/Super Heavy vehicle March 3 after it was unable to resolve issues with the rocket in the final minutes of the countdown.
The co… [+4312 chars]
Scientists Discover Natural Compound That Stops Cancer Progression - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-03-05 06:06:42
OHSU scientists, aided by University of Portland undergraduates, discovered that sulfuretin, a plant-derived compound, inhibits an enzyme linked to multiple sclerosis and cancer. The compound may hel… [+5324 chars]
Is it time to revisit what NASA's Viking lander found on Mars in 1976? - Yahoo
Posted at 2025-03-04 06:10:40
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NASA's Viking 2 on the surface of Mars. | Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Back in 1976, the dual NASA… [+4393 chars]
Billions of Years Ago, Mars Featured Beaches Fit for a Vacation, Astronomers Say - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-03-04 06:10:26
Step aside, Santa Monica. It seems that Mars once had beaches that would give the Californian coast a run for its money.
An international team of researchers has revealed evidence of bygone “vacatio… [+3266 chars]
Scientists Confirm the Incredible Existence of Time Reflections - Yahoo
Posted at 2025-03-04 06:10:12
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- For more than 50 years, scientists theorized that an electromagnetic wave could be reflected te… [+3694 chars]
Italy's Campi Flegrei volcano may unleash devastating eruptions more often than we thought, ancient outburst suggests - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-04 06:09:58
Italy's Campi Flegrei volcano may have had a more explosive history than experts thought.
A new study finds that the volcano — or one near it — laid down an enormous layer of ash and volcanic rock a… [+4323 chars]
How Russian 'Owl Ears' spot Ukraine’s guns—you won't believe - Bulgarian Military
Posted at 2025-03-04 06:09:44
As of February 26, 2025, the Russian militarys deployment of the BUH1a Sova acoustic reconnaissance system has emerged as a critical tool in its operations across multiple zones in Ukraine, aiding in… [+8803 chars]
Physicists achieve record-breaking electron beam power and current - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-03-04 06:09:30
A team of physicists at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, in Menlo Park, California, generated the highest-current, highest-peak-power electron beams ever produced. The team has published the… [+3178 chars]
A Man's Brain Was Transformed Into Glass. Here's What It Looks Like - Futurism
Posted at 2025-03-04 06:09:15
The cataclysmic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD has fascinated researchers and historians for centuries. Since the early 1700s, engineers have been excavating the remnants of the cities of Pompeii … [+2742 chars]
Two Newly Launched Space Probes Are Already In Trouble - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-04 06:09:01
Two spacecraft launched just days ago are already experiencing serious technical issues, highlighting the unpredictable nature of space exploration. NASAs Lunar Trailblazer and Astroforges Odin, both… [+2447 chars]
Researchers experimenting with reversing time discovered something surprising - BGR
Posted at 2025-03-04 06:08:47
Private lunar lander successfully touches down on the moon with a special delivery for NASA - PBS NewsHour
Posted at 2025-03-04 06:08:33
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the moon Sunday, the latest in a string of companies looking to kickstart busi… [+4628 chars]
Ancient seafloor spreading 15 million years ago caused sea levels to plummet - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-04 06:08:18
Today we are witnessing rapid global sea level rise attributable mostly to climate change-driven
melting of ice sheets and glaciers
and thermal expansion of seawater. However, sea level change al… [+2464 chars]
Tiny Atomic Collisions Unleash Unexpected Energy Bursts - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-04 06:08:01
Rubidium atoms can behave unpredictably during atomic collisions, especially when exposed to specific laser light. Researchers have now discovered that these tiny interactions can release unexpected … [+3069 chars]
Ask Slashdot: Would You Accept a Free Ride Into Space? - Slashdot
Posted at 2025-03-04 06:07:39
A suborbital trip or even a full-blown ride to LEO just isn't worth it when there is a much, much less expensive, safer, and more comfortable option that will give you an experience where you can't t… [+637 chars]
NASA’s Europa Clipper Flies Past Mars On Its Way To Jupiter’s Icy Moon - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-04 06:07:16
NASAs Europa Clipper spacecraft made a crucial maneuver, passing just 550 miles (884 km) above Mars as it continued its journey toward Jupiters ice-covered moon, Europa. The flyby was not just a scen… [+2753 chars]
Nokia And NASA Are Revolutionizing Lunar Exploration With The Launch Of The First Mobile Network On The Moon - Wccftech
Posted at 2025-03-04 06:06:04
Nokia was once the leading name in the mobile market, but it parted ways amidst the growing competition and the changing demands of the consumers. While the Finish company is no longer manufacturing … [+2192 chars]
Billion-Light-Year Superstructure Shakes Up Our View of the Universe - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-03-04 06:05:50
Distribution of galaxies (color coding) and galaxy clusters (black dots) in a spherical shell with a distance of 416 to 826 million light years surrounding us. The five superstructures are marked: 1 … [+5302 chars]
Human Skin Can Taste Things, And Scientists Just Figured Out Why - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-03-04 06:05:36
Ever set off too many of the bitter taste receptors on your tongue? You probably spat out whatever it was in your mouth, and that's our best guess for why we even have them: to stop us from ingesting… [+2973 chars]
Hackaday Links: March 2, 2025 - Hackaday
Posted at 2025-03-04 06:05:21
It’s been quite a week for asteroid 2024 YR4, which looked like it was going to live up to its “city killer” moniker only to be demoted to a fraction of a percent risk of hitting us when it swings by… [+4238 chars]
SpaceX set for Starship Flight 8 - NASASpaceflight.com
Posted at 2025-03-04 06:05:06
8SpaceX is preparing to launch the eighth flight of Starship on Monday, with the goal of completing the objectives set out during Flight 7 when Ship 33 was lost during its post-staging burn. Flight 8… [+6464 chars]
Scientists Just Discovered an RNA That Repairs DNA Damage – And It’s a Game-Changer - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-03-04 06:04:49
A research team has identified NEAT1, a long non-coding RNA, as a key player in DNA repair. This discovery links RNA metabolism to genome stability and opens up potential new cancer treatments. Credi… [+5426 chars]
Huge Amounts of Helium Discovered in Earth’s Core, Changing What We Thought About the Planet’s Formation - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-03 06:10:26
For decades, scientists have puzzled over traces of primordial heliuma rare isotope known as ³Heescaping from volcanic rocks in places like Hawaii and Iceland. Unlike the more common He, which is con… [+3857 chars]
Breakthrough in Astronomy: First Flat Telescope Lens Captures Color and Distant Starlight - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
Posted at 2025-03-03 06:10:12
For centuries, telescopes have relied on curved glass lenses to bend light and bring the cosmos into focus. While effective, these traditional lenses come with a major drawbackthe more powerful they … [+3916 chars]
Partial solar eclipse 1 month away — The moon will take a 'bite' out of the sun on March 29 - Space.com
Posted at 2025-03-03 06:09:58
On Saturday (March 29), the moon will take a big "bite" out of the sun during a partial solar eclipse visible across North America, Europe and parts of Northwest Africa.
While there will be no total… [+2828 chars]
'Cosmic Horseshoe' may contain black hole the size of 36 billion suns — one of the largest ever detected - Livescience.com
Posted at 2025-03-03 06:09:43
Astronomers have discovered an enormous black hole
the size of 36 billion suns lurking within the "Cosmic Horseshoe." The behemoth object is one of the largest black holes ever detected.
First dis… [+4171 chars]