Chinese satellite disintegrates at supersonic speed, producing a very strong shockwave - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-11-20 06:19:13
A bright fireball broke apart above the Canary Islands before dawn on October 16, 2025. The islands seismic network picked up the vibration around 2:58 a.m. local time.
At first, no one knew if the … [+5075 chars]
3I/ATLAS: The Virtual Telescope Project Releases Fresh Images Of Fragmented Interstellar Comet Ahead Of Livestream - Mashable India
Posted at 2025-11-20 06:17:08
The Tuscany-based robotic telescopes of the Virtual Telescope Project 2.0 released new images of the third interstellar visitor in the solar system.
Along with the images, a stitched version of the … [+1651 chars]
A break between the rain could provide a view of astronomical surprise - The Seattle Times
Posted at 2025-11-20 06:16:40
A break in Seattles showery status quo could treat night owls to a meteor shower Tuesday night.
Streams of cosmic debris hailing from the excitingly-named comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle will be closest to… [+1040 chars]
The Most Intact Neanderthal Ever Found Reveals Their Big Noses Weren’t Built for the Cold - ZME Science
Posted at 2025-11-20 06:16:15
The unusual Neanderthal skull was discovered in a cave in Altamura, Italy, in 1993. Credit: Constantino Buzi/IPHES-CERCA.
Neanderthals may have had big, bold noses, but new research shows those feat… [+3475 chars]
New 'Transformer' humanoid robot can launch a shapeshifting drone off its back — watch it in action - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-20 06:15:54
Caltech engineers have developed a multimodal robot system — a humanoid robot with a transforming drone that launches off its back.
Sitting on the back of the humanoid robot, a Unitree G1 machine, t… [+3243 chars]
Scientists Just Discovered Our Solar System Is Speeding Through the Galaxy, At Triple the Speed - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-11-20 06:15:29
Our solar system is speeding through the galaxy at more than three times the velocity scientists once believed, according to a new peer-reviewed study. The findings, released in November 2025, could … [+4259 chars]
Professor Of Astronomy Explains Why You Can't Fire Your Enemies Straight Into The Sun - IFLScience
Posted at 2025-11-20 06:15:07
It's a thought that may have crossed your mind at some point: what would be the practicalities of firing your enemies into the Sun? Fortunately, an associate professor of astronomy, who hopefully doe… [+5010 chars]
Huge red giant star has newfound companion — and it may be a bad neighbor - Space
Posted at 2025-11-20 06:14:43
Astronomers have discovered that an aging red giant star has a closely orbiting stellar companion, which could be causing havoc to the star's processes. The discovery could help researchers better un… [+4098 chars]
Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Completes First Mission, Begins Direct Competition With SpaceX - Jalopnik
Posted at 2025-11-20 06:14:21
Blue Origin, the commercial space company founded by Jeff Bezos, has successfully completed its first operational mission with its New Glenn reusable rocket. That's one giant leap for the company, as… [+1136 chars]
The Weird Little Move That Makes Your Hips Feel 10 Years Younger - InsideHook
Posted at 2025-11-20 06:13:59
I met a triathlete when I was in Chamonix this year, whose workout routine made my weekly slate look absolutely pedestrian. He runs just as much as I do (at least 25 miles a week), but also swims 160… [+4928 chars]
Stars forge elements in new, uncharted ways: Experimental physicist discusses the 'i-process' - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-11-20 06:13:38
All around us are elements forged in stars, from the nickel and copper in coins to the gold and silver in jewelry. Scientists have a good understanding of how these elements form: In many cases, a nu… [+8676 chars]
Do the cores of dead stars exist forever? - Space
Posted at 2025-11-20 06:13:16
White dwarfs don't get enough airtime. Sure, these ultradense, dim cores of dead stars are small and hard to see. But they're incredibly exotic, and they're what sunlike stars become. Billions of yea… [+4597 chars]
The James Webb Space Telescope may have finally found the 1st stars in the universe - Space
Posted at 2025-11-20 06:12:52
Astronomers have discovered that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) may have already found the long-sought first generation of stars born shortly after the Big Bang.
These initial stars, referred… [+4791 chars]
10 Of The Strangest Boeing Aircraft Ever Made - Jalopnik
Posted at 2025-11-20 06:12:27
The Boeing YC-14 looked strange from any angle. Its tall, narrow fuselage was odd by itself, but the plane's twin jet engines were mounted above its wings, which were already at the top of the plane,… [+1271 chars]
Walk through the asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs with American Museum of Natural History's new 'Impact' exhibit - Space
Posted at 2025-11-20 06:12:06
NEW YORK — The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City has opened a new exhibition that takes a multidisciplinary perspective on the asteroid strike that ended the Cretaceous perio… [+4944 chars]
Why mysterious structures within Earth's mantle hold clues to life here - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-11-20 06:11:44
For decades, scientists have been baffled by two enormous, enigmatic structures buried deep inside Earth with features so vast and unusual that they defy conventional models of planetary evolution.
… [+5550 chars]
The Euclid space telescope observed 1.2 million galaxies in just 1 year. Here's what we've learned - Space
Posted at 2025-11-20 06:11:23
After only one year of operations, the European Space Agency's Euclid mission has begun to unravel the mystery of why galaxies take on different shapes and how these different shapes relate to each o… [+4238 chars]
First kiss dates back 21 million years, say scientists - BBC
Posted at 2025-11-20 06:11:01
Victoria GillScience correspondent, BBC News
The researchers found evidence of kissing in multiple species
Humans do it, monkeys do it, even polar bears do it. And now researchers have reconstruct… [+3059 chars]
Archaeological cave discovery upends the 'known' timeline of human civilization - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-11-20 06:10:39
Humans reached, settled, and thrived on Mindoro and other Philippine islands far earlier than most scientific timelines for allow for the evolution of human civilization.
These people did not wait … [+6863 chars]
NASA to Share Comet 3I/ATLAS Images From Spacecraft, Telescopes - space & defense
Posted at 2025-11-20 06:10:16
NASA will share later this week new imagery and insights into interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known object to enter our solar system from beyond the Milky Way.
Hubble recently captured a deta… [+1422 chars]
Mount Etna warned for years before erupting, now scientists have deciphered the signals - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-11-19 06:17:18
Mount Etnas earthquakes hide a pattern that can help forecast trouble. By tracking a single number, researchers can spot magma on the move toward the surface.
A team in Italy analyzed 20 years of lo… [+4783 chars]
This Image of Venus Went Viral, But Is It Really What It Seems? - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-11-19 06:16:54
The image in question was first shared widely in late July 2024, sparking intense debate about its origins. Captioned by one Twitter user as theclearest image ever taken of Venus, the photograph garn… [+3463 chars]
A gulf separating Africa and Asia is still pulling apart — 5 million years after scientists thought it had stopped - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-19 06:16:30
The Gulf of Suez, which partially divides Africa and Asia, may still be widening, researchers have discovered.
Beginning about 28 million years ago, the Arabian tectonic plate pulled away from the A… [+3294 chars]
You’re Living Alongside Invisible Wormholes, Scientists Say—and They May Be Warping Your Reality - Yahoo
Posted at 2025-11-19 06:16:04
- Churning nano-wormholes could explain the clash in our cosmological constants.
- The wormholes add magnitude to a math parameter called the Gauss-Bonnet term.
- Boosting one t… [+5384 chars]
Old ‘Ghost’ Theory of Quantum Gravity Makes a Comeback - Quanta Magazine
Posted at 2025-11-19 06:15:40
The force we experience most intimately remains the most mysterious. Physicists understand how vast migrations of particles called photons light up our homes, and how swarms of gluon particles hold t… [+9698 chars]
Busted Brake Light Leads to Manitowoc Drug Arrest - Seehafer News
Posted at 2025-11-19 06:15:18
A busted brake light led to a drug arrest in Manitowoc over the weekend.
A Manitowoc Police officer was on routine patrol at 10:00 Saturday night (November 15th), when they noticed a vehicle with a … [+720 chars]
Candidate Gravitational Wave Detection Hints At First-Of-Its-Kind Incredibly Small Object - IFLScience
Posted at 2025-11-19 06:14:55
In a single decade, we have gone from the first-ever gravitational wave detection to several hundred of them. Every time there is a new possible detection, an alert is sent out, so observatories arou… [+4569 chars]
Scientists identify a dinosaur species that survived mass extinction 200 million years ago - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-11-19 06:14:30
A small, meat-eating dinosaur from India has been given a name, and it changes the story of early predatory dinosaurs. The animal, Maleriraptor kuttyi, lived about 220 million years ago and helps bri… [+5523 chars]
Unique Pink And Clear Diamond Unearthed In Botswana - DOGO News
Posted at 2025-11-19 06:14:05
November 17, 2025
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A rare pink and clear diamond was found in Botswana (Credit: Gia.edu)
The Karowe Mine in Botswana, Southern Africa, is famous … [+1962 chars]
Ancient volcanic crater could turn the U.S. into the new global epicenter of clean energy - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-11-19 06:13:40
A peer reviewed study reports that parts of the McDermitt caldera hold unusually high amounts of lithium in its clays, concentrated at Thacker Pass in northern Nevada.
The most lithium-dense layer … [+5877 chars]
Archaeological breakthrough contradicts the timeline of human civilization - Daily Express US
Posted at 2025-11-19 06:13:08
After last week’s stunning landing, here’s what comes next for Blue Origin - Ars Technica
Posted at 2025-11-19 06:12:43
Scientists discover a "mortality timer" inside human cells - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-11-19 06:12:15
Cells do a lot of work to stay alive, and much of that work depends on how they organize their interiors. One small compartment inside the nucleus has come into focus with regards to aging: the nucle… [+5489 chars]
A Researcher Made an AI That Completely Breaks the Online Surveys Scientists Rely On - 404 Media
Posted at 2025-11-19 06:11:49
Online survey research, a fundamental method for data collection in many scientific studies, is facing an existential threat because of large language models, according to new research published in t… [+4057 chars]
Reading a Quantum Clock Costs More Energy Than Actually Running One - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-11-19 06:11:24
Quantum technologiesdevices that operate according to quantum mechanical principlespromise to bring users some groundbreaking innovations in whichever context they appear. Ironically, the same princi… [+4205 chars]
First-Ever Look At Neanderthal Nasal Cavity Shatters Expectations - IFLScience
Posted at 2025-11-19 06:11:00
The astonishingly well-preserved nasal cavity of a Neanderthal in Italy has finally settled one of the great debates in palaeoanthropology by completely contradicting our assumptions regarding the fa… [+3015 chars]
Look up tonight—the Leonid meteor shower will peak again under clear skies - LiveNOW from FOX
Posted at 2025-11-19 06:10:35
The Leonid meteor shower will peak again tonight and stargazers will have a great opportunity to see the celestial show thanks to clearer skies.
Timeline:
The Moon will be at a warning crescent ton… [+1405 chars]
NASA confirms Earth has a new 'mini moon' that will accompany us for the next 50 years - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-11-19 06:10:13
Earth has picked up a new traveling companion – an asteroid named 2025 PN7 that now moves through space in step with us. This tiny quasi moon, only about 62 feet (19 meters) wide, follows an orbit so… [+4763 chars]
Orbiting satellite uses AI to reorient itself in 'major step towards full autonomy in space' - Space
Posted at 2025-11-19 06:09:50
For the first time, researchers have controlled the orientation of a satellite in space using an autonomous AI, a major feat that could greatly improve the safety and effectiveness of satellites in s… [+4591 chars]
NASA Is About to Drop Photos of 3I/Atlas At Its Weirdest - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-11-19 06:09:28
It's happening: we're finally getting a treasure trove of shiny new images of comet 3I/ATLAS, the third ultra-rare known object to enter the Solar System from interstellar space.
On Wednesday Novemb… [+2467 chars]
'The fate of nations and the fall of kingdoms': History's epic theories of what causes aurora - BBC
Posted at 2025-11-18 06:26:14
These examples are noteworthy because they provide evidence from places where the aurora is seldom seen. But for people living at high latitudes Iceland, Greenland, northern Scandinavia, Alaska, Cana… [+1172 chars]
90-ton Blue Origin rocket spotted being transported down the highway and it's a ridiculous sight - supercarblondie.com
Posted at 2025-11-18 06:25:51
This 90-ton Blue Origin rocket was seen being transported down the highway, and it was an absurd sight.
Imagine in your minds eye what a rocket traveling along a highway would look like.
Well, the … [+1824 chars]
Watch interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS speed away from the sun in free telescope livestream on Nov. 16 - Space
Posted at 2025-11-18 06:25:28
Tune in on Nov. 16 to witness detailed telescopic views of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
as it races headlong away from the sun on an escape trajectory from our solar system, courtesy of a livestream… [+1928 chars]
First Vera Rubin Observatory image reveals hidden structure as long as the Milky Way trailing behind a nearby galaxy — Space photo of the week - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-18 06:25:07
What it is: Barred spiral galaxy Messier 61, AKA NGC 4303
Where it is: 55 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo
When it was shared: Oct. 28, 2025
Even before its full science operati… [+2784 chars]
A Crucial Genetic Mutation Behind Crohn's Disease Has Finally Been Revealed - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-11-18 06:24:41
Mutations in a gene associated with Crohn's disease have been found to rob critical immune cells of their ability to switch modes, causing them to overreact and trigger inflammation.
Variations in t… [+3581 chars]
How Genes Have Harnessed Physics to Grow Living Things - WIRED
Posted at 2025-11-18 06:24:09
The original version ofthis storyappeared inQuanta Magazine.
Sip a glass of wine, and you will notice liquid continuously weeping down the wetted side of the glass. In 1855, James Thomson, brother o… [+3022 chars]
NASA Snapped This Image on Titan in 2005 – 20 Years Later, It Still Holds a Puzzle No Scientist Has Solved - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-11-18 06:22:34
In January 2005, a small European-built probe made planetary history when it pierced the thick orange haze of Titan, Saturns largest moon. Delivered by NASAs Cassini spacecraft, the Huygens lander be… [+5233 chars]
Cohesion, Charging, And Chaos On The Lunar Surface - Universe Today
Posted at 2025-11-18 06:22:12
Most people interested in space exploration already know lunar dust is an absolute nightmare to deal with. Were already reported on numerous potential methods for dealing with it, from 3D printing la… [+5525 chars]
Earth Has a Secret Space Companion—And It’s Been Following Us for 60 Years! - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-11-18 06:21:50
A new celestial discovery has astronomers buzzing: a small space rock, quietly trailing Earth for decades, has been confirmed as a quasi-moon. Known as PN7, this mysterious object has been moving in … [+3820 chars]
Magnificent footage shows spaceplane landing in Florida after 6,200,000 miles and two weeks in orbit - supercarblondie.com
Posted at 2025-11-18 06:21:27
NASAs space shuttle Discovery comes home in this incredible 2010 clip, touching down after a two-week mission.
The STS-131 crew brought it in over Floridas Kennedy Space Center, gliding onto the ru… [+498 chars]
Scientists find a surprising link between lead and human evolution - ScienceDaily
Posted at 2025-11-18 06:21:04
A major international research effort is reshaping the long-held belief that lead exposure is primarily a modern problem. The new findings show that early human ancestors encountered lead repeatedly … [+5962 chars]
Watch SpaceX launch powerful ocean-mapping satellite for Europe and NASA early Nov. 17 - Space
Posted at 2025-11-18 06:20:38
SpaceX will launch an advanced ocean-mapping satellite from California early Monday morning (Nov. 17), and you can watch the action live.
The Sentinel-6B spacecraft is scheduled to lift off atop a F… [+2637 chars]
Scientists found a huge crack beneath one of the most dangerous volcanoes on the planet - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-11-18 06:20:15
An artificial intelligence study mapped more than 54,000 earthquakes at Italys Campi Flegrei since 2022, revealing a crisp ring shaped fault that had been hiding in plain sight.
The caldera sits jus… [+4689 chars]
Solar storms can trigger auroras on Earth. This star’s explosion could destroy a planet’s atmosphere - CNN
Posted at 2025-11-18 06:19:52
For the first time, astronomers say they have spotted a giant explosion released by a star beyond our solar system. The eruption was similar in some ways to those unleashed by our sun, such as the so… [+8736 chars]
NASA discovers that space lettuce is not a solution for feeding astronauts - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-11-18 06:19:30
A NASA affiliated study analyzed lettuce grown on the International Space Station and Chinas Tiangong II. It found that the crop carries about 30 percent less calcium than Earth lettuce.
This matter… [+5036 chars]
Shock Discovery Reveals Sea Urchins Are Basically 'All Brain' - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-11-18 06:19:05
Sea urchins may just look like a ball of spikes waiting to be stepped on at the tide pool, but there's much more to these barbed beasts than just roe and teeth.
New research reveals sea urchin nervo… [+3134 chars]
Keep your eyes on the sky for the Leonid meteor shower - WTOP
Posted at 2025-11-18 06:18:41
Are you a night owl or an early riser who likes to look at the night sky? Keep an eye out on Sunday and Monday nights because from midnight into the pre-dawn hours, the annual Leonid meteor shower is… [+2676 chars]
Astronomers find a quadruple star system where four stars are 'birthing' one planet - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-11-18 06:18:17
Meet HD 98800, a nearby quadruplestar system in the constellation Crater. It sits about 150 lightyears away and is approximately 10 million years old.
That age places it in a formative phase when s… [+6250 chars]
Satellites Capture Record-Breaking 115-Foot Waves in Pacific Megastorm - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-11-18 06:17:52
In December 2024, a colossal Pacific storm unleashed waves of unprecedented magnitude, visible even from space. These towering swells not only shattered records but also had a profound impact on both… [+6014 chars]
DNA dating back 45,000 years proves Neanderthals crossed Eurasia from one end to the other - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-11-18 06:17:31
Archaeologists working in Crimea have recovered ancient DNA from a tiny bone and matched it to Neanderthals from Siberia. The genetic link spans about 1,900 miles across Eurasia and dates to roughly … [+5047 chars]
Scientists Discover That the Universe Is Getting Worse and Worse - Futurism
Posted at 2025-11-17 06:26:17
Rest assured that as everything seems to be falling apart on Earth, it also appears that the rest of the universe is on a downward trajectory, too.
In new research that gauged several vital signs of… [+2923 chars]
Weekend reads: Debunking ‘When Prophecy Fails’; ‘Godfather of AI’ first to reach 1 million citations; ‘Cake causes herpes?’ - Retraction Watch
Posted at 2025-11-17 06:25:56
Dear RW readers, can you spare $25?
The week at Retraction Watch featured:
Did you know that Retraction Watch and the Retraction Watch Database are projects of The Center of Scientific Integrity? … [+4041 chars]
Watch Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket ace its epic landing on a ship at sea (video) - Space
Posted at 2025-11-17 06:25:35
Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket had a very big day on Thursday (Nov. 13), and a new video lets us all relive part of it.
New Glenn
launched for the second time ever on Thursday afternoon, … [+2395 chars]
Satellites Spot 115 Foot “Monster” Waves From Pacific Megastorm - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-11-17 06:25:13
A colossal Pacific storm sent waves circling the globe, revealing new clues about how ocean energy travels vast distances (Artist’s concept). Credit: SciTechDaily.com
A record-shattering Pacific sto… [+5207 chars]
Harvard Astronomer Says Mysterious Interstellar Object May Be Blasting Its Thrusters to Get Away From Us as Fast as Possible - Futurism
Posted at 2025-11-17 06:24:51
Mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has reemerged from behind the Sun, allowing astronomers to once again get a glimpse at the rare visitor.
The object, which is generally believed by experts to… [+3830 chars]
A Prehistoric Myth Shattered… Our Ancestors Didn't Clean Their Teeth at All—And This Ape Study Proves It - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-11-17 06:24:28
For decades, a faint groove etched into ancient human teeth was held up as a milestone of early culture. It was the alleged evidence that Homo erectus and Neanderthals were already probing their gums… [+4315 chars]
Science news this week: Powerful solar storms, exploding comets and pigs from hell - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-17 06:24:06
The stars of the show in this week's science news were actually the stars themselves. It was a truly brilliant week for updates and discoveries related to these celestial furnaces.
Starting close to… [+7213 chars]
Athens cleans iconic ‘Dromeas’ glass sculpture - eKathimerini.com
Posted at 2025-11-17 06:23:42
Athens municipal workers on Saturday cleaned the iconic glass sculpture Dromeas (The Runner) by Greek artist Costas Varotsos, in an operation carried out in partnership with Karcher systems. The scul… [+352 chars]
How spacefaring nations could avoid conflict on the Moon - Space
Posted at 2025-11-17 06:23:21
This article was originally published at The Conversation.
The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights
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In the 1960s, Frank Sinatra's song Fly Me … [+6386 chars]
Giant Stars Are Eating Planets, And We Finally Know Why - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-11-17 06:22:58
As stars age, they expand. That's bad news for planets orbiting close to their stars, according to a new study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society this month.
The stud… [+3331 chars]
If the supernova standard candle is wrong, it could solve the Hubble tension - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-11-17 06:22:34
Last time I wrote about new data that overturns the standard cosmological model. Before anyone starts dusting off their fringe cosmological models, we should note what this new study doesn't overturn… [+5446 chars]
Raman quantum memory demonstrates near-unity performance - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-11-17 06:22:12
Over the past decades, quantum physicists and engineers have developed numerous technologies that harness the principles of quantum mechanics to push the boundaries of classical information science. … [+4609 chars]
Black holes are breaking the laws of physics, leaving astronomers baffled - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-11-17 06:21:52
Jets near supermassive black holes are speeding up when they should be cruising. That is what a fresh look at the sharpest radio images suggests.
A team working from institutes in Bonn and Granada a… [+4510 chars]
The 25 most powerful ideas of the 21st century (so far), picked by the world’s top thinkers - BBC Science Focus Magazine
Posted at 2025-11-17 06:21:30
As the 21st century gathers pace, its clear were living through a golden age of scientific discovery. From rewiring our understanding of the Universe to reshaping the tools of everyday life, breakthr… [+41760 chars]
Expert advice for new stargazers: How to begin your amateur astronomy journey - Space
Posted at 2025-11-17 06:21:08
There's no better time than now to embrace the majesty of the night sky to begin a lifelong journey with amateur astronomy that will have you exploring everything from twinkling stars
and constella… [+10368 chars]
Archaeologists Found Ancient Tools That Contradict the Timeline of Civilization - Yahoo
Posted at 2025-11-17 06:20:45
Heres what youll learn when you read this story:
- Stone tool analysis of sites in Southeast Asia provided evidence that the area was a technological leader in seafaring.
- Archaeology… [+3936 chars]
Earth Has Tilted 31.5 Inches. That Shouldn’t Happen. - Yahoo
Posted at 2025-11-17 06:20:17
Heres what youll learn when you read this story:
- When humans pump groundwater, it has a substantial impact on the tilt of Earths rotation.
- Additionally, a study documents just how … [+3587 chars]
Scientists Make Genetic Breakthrough with 39,000-Year-Old Mammoth RNA - 404 Media
Posted at 2025-11-17 06:19:53
Welcome back to the Abstract! These are the studies this week that reached back through time, flooded the zone, counted the stars, scored science goals, and topped it all off with a ten-course meal.
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Scientists Uncover a Jaw-Dropping Secret About Dinosaur Eggs – No One Expected This! - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-11-17 06:19:30
Dinosaur eggs have long been a subject of fascination for paleontologists, often revealing much about ancient creatures. Recent discoveries, however, have shaken long-held beliefs about the color and… [+3910 chars]
Scientists Discovered a Time Crystal That Reveals a New Way to Order Time - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-11-17 06:19:09
A time crystal that beats to the rhythm of both order and chaos has revealed a new way in which matter can keep time.
New experiments have demonstrated the time rondeau crystal a time crystal that r… [+4046 chars]
Did the Passage of the Star HD7977 Trigger a Major Comet Shower on Earth 2.5-Million Years Ago? - Avi Loeb – Medium
Posted at 2025-11-16 06:34:01
The 2011 Perseid meteor shower. (Credit: Babek Tafreshi/SSPL/Getty Images)
It is commonly thought that the Universe outside the Solar system has little impact on life on Earth. Interstellar objects,… [+9384 chars]
Next stop, not Mars: What's ahead for NASA's newly launched ESCAPADE Red Planet probes - Space
Posted at 2025-11-16 06:33:39
For the first time in more than five years, humanity has launched a mission to Mars — but it won't be arriving at the Red Planet anytime soon.
NASA's twin ESCAPADE probes launched Thursday
(Nov. 1… [+3773 chars]
Scientists Capture The Moment a Supernova Rips Open Its Star, in Stunning First - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-11-16 06:33:15
For the first time, scientists determined the shape of a supernova's shock front as it burst through the surface of a dying star.
Spotted erupting exceptionally early in April 2024 from 23.6 million… [+4391 chars]
Geologists Are on High Alert: This Fault Hasn't Trembled in 12,000 Years—And That's Precisely the Real Danger - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-11-16 06:32:51
A vast tectonic fault buried beneath Canada’s remote Yukon Territory is drawing urgent attention from seismologists after a landmark study revealed signs of renewed seismic strain. Long thought to be… [+5185 chars]
Latest science news: New Glenn launch | China's astronauts return | 'Other' ATLAS explodes - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-16 06:32:30
2025-11-14T15:25:55.791ZLike a pig out of hell
An Archaeotherium fossil at an auction in London in 2011. The photo is for illustrative purposes only. (Image credit: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
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True or False: Is It Actually Possible to Clone a Dinosaur, Like in Jurassic Park? Scientists Just Gave a Final Answer - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-11-16 06:32:07
For decades, the idea of resurrecting dinosaurs has captivated the public imagination. From Jurassic Parkto breathless headlines about amber-trapped insects, the notion of using ancient DNA to bring … [+5701 chars]
Durango artist seeks to capture scale, beauty of solar system along Animas River Trail - The Durango Herald
Posted at 2025-11-16 06:31:45
Project highlights creativity, community and cosmic perspective
For many, space travel is unrealistic spaceships are expensive, and interplanetary exploration doesnt fit in with a 9-to-5 schedule.
… [+4911 chars]
It's Official: Scientists Confirmed What Is Inside Our Moon - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-11-16 06:31:23
Well, the verdict is in. The Moon is not made of green cheese after all.
A thorough investigation published in May 2023 found that the inner core of the Moon is, in fact, a solid ball with a density… [+4146 chars]
A Chinese AI model taught itself basic physics — what discoveries could it make? - Nature
Posted at 2025-11-16 06:31:00
Researchers gave an AI data from physics experiments involving systems using pendulum-like motion to see if it could derive basic laws of physics.Credit: stefilyn/Getty
Most artificial-intelligence … [+3119 chars]
A 92-Foot Dinosaur Was Discovered by Accident in China - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-11-16 06:30:37
In Chinas Sichuan Basin, paleontologists have uncovered a dinosaur so immense it redefines the boundaries of prehistoric gigantism. Named Tongnanlong zhimingi, this newly identified species is estima… [+3245 chars]
We Jinxed It – Golden Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) Has Now Broken Into Pieces - IFLScience
Posted at 2025-11-16 06:30:13
On October 8, golden comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) had its closest pass to the Sun. It was just 49 million kilometers (31 million miles) away, closer than Mercury, a distance that very few comets manage to… [+3147 chars]
Neanderthals’ Disappearance May Not Have Been from Extinction, Controversial New Study Argues - The Debrief
Posted at 2025-11-16 06:29:50
The disappearance of the Neanderthalsour archaic hominin cousinsremains one of the great unresolved riddles of ancient human history. Now, new research puts forward an intriguing theory: they may not… [+3646 chars]
Earth holds a secret water reserve in the form of superhydrated crystals - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-11-16 06:29:26
A common clay in the oceanic crust called talc just showed a new way to move water deep underground. In carefully controlled lab tests, talc changed into a superhydrated crystal that stores about 31 … [+4628 chars]
Astrophotographer snaps 'absolutely preposterous' photo of skydiver 'falling' past the sun's surface - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-16 06:29:04
An astrophotographer has captured a spectacular shot of a falling skydiver perfectly aligned with the fiery surface of the sun, making it seem like the airborne adventurer is tumbling through the vac… [+2926 chars]
World’s oldest RNA extracted from Ice Age woolly mammoth - Ars Technica
Posted at 2025-11-16 06:28:42
The solar system may be racing through space 3 times faster than expected. Is the standard model of cosmology wrong? - Space
Posted at 2025-11-16 06:28:18
Astronomers have discovered that the solar system may be moving through the cosmos over three times faster than was previously theorized. The discovery could have implications for the standard model … [+2493 chars]
Review: Continental Dubnital Rapid 2.4 - Escape Collective
Posted at 2025-11-16 06:27:55
Few cross-country race tires have as much history as the Continental Dubnital, the recently renamed, thoroughly reworked, and modernized version of the long-loved Race King line. This is a tire that … [+5405 chars]
Scientists Discover Tiny Spiders Who Build Big 'Decoys' For This Clever Reason - The Dodo
Posted at 2025-11-16 06:27:31
If you were to quickly look at the image below, what would you think it was? At first glance, it seems to be a straightforward picture of a spider sitting on a web.
George Olah
But if you look more… [+2310 chars]
HiRISE Images of 3I/ATLAS Are Expected to be Released in a Few Days - Avi Loeb – Medium
Posted at 2025-11-16 06:27:10
Artists rendition of HiRISE imaging Mars onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. (Credit: NASA/JPL)
Multiple sources informed me today that NASA is expected to release the HiRISE images of the inte… [+4881 chars]
Stray Dog Follows Customers Around Car Dealership, Hoping To Find A Family - The Dodo
Posted at 2025-11-16 06:26:49
It was just after sunrise when Suzette Hall, founder of Logans Legacy 29, and volunteer Mary Nakiso pulled up to a local car dealership. The business was still closed when they arrived, which helped … [+3238 chars]
Earth's magnetic field has a weak spot — and it's getting bigger, putting astronauts and satellites at risk - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-15 06:45:15
A weak spot in Earth's protective magnetic field is growing larger and exposing orbiting satellites and astronauts to more solar radiation, according to more than a decade of measurements by three or… [+6287 chars]
Live coverage: ULA to launch ViaSat-3 following valve replacement on Atlas 5 rocket - Spaceflight Now
Posted at 2025-11-15 06:44:51
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 551 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to begin the ViaSat-3 F2 mission for Viasat. Image: Adam Bernstein / … [+4134 chars]
‘Simulation theory’ brings an AI twist out of ‘The Matrix’ to ideas mystics and religious scholars have voiced for centuries - The Conversation
Posted at 2025-11-15 06:44:30
In the most talked-about film from the final year of the 20th century, The Matrix, a computer hacker named Neo finds that the world he lives and works in isnt real. Its a virtual reality, created by … [+7612 chars]
ESA ships Artemis 4 Orion service module to NASA after Trump tried to cancel it - Space
Posted at 2025-11-15 06:44:02
The European Space Agency (ESA) has completed the service module for NASA's Orion spaceship, which is meant to take the nearly cancelled Artemis 4 mission to the moon.
The module, which is supposed … [+4072 chars]
Astronomers have found something incredible hiding behind the Pleiades - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-11-15 06:43:41
Astronomers have long treated the Pleiades – the glittering Seven Sisters in the constellation Taurus – as a compact, well-studied star cluster.
A new study led by researchers from the University o… [+4972 chars]
Everybody Wants a Piece of Webb - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-11-15 06:43:18
Since launching into space in December 2021 and starting operations the following July, NASAs James Webb Space Telescope has wowed the scientific community and astronomy fans with observations of eve… [+2571 chars]
"Non-Gravitational Acceleration" Of Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Explained In New Study - IFLScience
Posted at 2025-11-15 06:42:55
Astronomers have attempted to explain the non-gravitational acceleration of comet 3I/ATLAS, our third confirmed interstellar visitor, in a way that removes the need for "non-natural hypotheses for 3I… [+6124 chars]
What would a “simplified” Starship plan for the Moon actually look like? - Ars Technica
Posted at 2025-11-15 06:42:31
Our solar system is moving faster than expected - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-11-15 06:42:07
How fast and in which direction is our solar system moving through the universe? This seemingly simple question is one of the key tests of our cosmological understanding. A research team led by astro… [+3784 chars]
US military wants to track 'potential threats' coming from the moon - Space
Posted at 2025-11-15 06:41:44
As the moon becomes the center of the new space race, the United States military is looking for new ways to keep track of spacecraft and other objects flying close to or from lunar space.
The Defens… [+4917 chars]
Dream Chaser proceeding, hits milestones despite uncertain future - NASASpaceFlight.com -
Posted at 2025-11-15 06:41:21
4Dream Chaser, the vehicle that has been likened to a miniature version of NASAs space shuttle, continues to reach major milestones despite its uncertain future. Sierra Nevada, the company behind the… [+6184 chars]
2 million black 'streaks' on Mars finally have an explanation, solving 50-year mystery - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-15 06:40:57
Millions of mysterious black streaks littered across the surface of Mars have puzzled scientists for decades, but now researchers may finally have a proper explanation. The new theory also explains w… [+4937 chars]
Ancient star chart that maps North American skies continues to baffle scientists - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-11-15 06:40:33
A map of stars in the night sky, created long ago by Native Americans, continues to baffle scientists. An early seventeenth century elk skin star chart from the Skiri Pawnee measures 15 by 22 inches.… [+4666 chars]
Black hole mergers could give rise to observable gravitational-wave tails - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-11-15 06:40:07
Black holes, regions of spacetime in which gravity is so strong that nothing can escape, are intriguing and extensively studied cosmological phenomena. Einstein's general theory of relativity predict… [+6692 chars]
NASA’s 230-Foot Antenna Damaged, Further Straining Deep Space Communications - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-11-15 06:37:04
A massive antenna used to communicate with Martian spacecraft and track near-Earth asteroids has been offline for nearly two months. NASA has shared little information regarding damage sustained by t… [+3653 chars]
Ancient Texts Described a Mysterious Celestial Object in the Sky – Astronomers Finally Reveal What It Was! - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-11-15 06:26:59
In the year 1181, a mysterious celestial event lit up the skies, capturing the attention of astronomers and poets alike. A supernova, recorded in ancient texts, may have left a lasting imprint on the… [+5131 chars]
New image of 'other comet ATLAS' reveals it's breaking apart ahead of close approach to Earth - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-15 06:20:34
The "other" Comet ATLAS has fragmented, transforming into a cloud of debris that's streaming into space, new observations have revealed.
The comet, called C/2025 K1 (ATLAS)
, was discovered in May … [+2566 chars]
NASA OCHCO Memo: Post-shutdown Furlough Guidance - NASA Watch
Posted at 2025-11-15 06:12:11
Keith’s note: the following memo has been sent out to NASA staff to explain how things will resume operating at NASA. Full memo below:
From: “Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO)” Reply… [+3231 chars]
ISS astronauts take cover from radiation as solar storms spark auroras across the planet - Space
Posted at 2025-11-15 06:09:38
It's not all about pretty auroras when the sun shoots some ejecta our way. As people across the Earth gazed at the sky the past few nights, staring up at the brilliant auroras brought on by recent in… [+2471 chars]
5 reasons why Blue Origin's New Glenn Mars launch was a big deal - Space
Posted at 2025-11-15 06:08:51
All Mars launches are big deals, but this one had some extra juice.
NASA's ESCAPADE Mars mission lifted off
atop Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn
rocket from Florida's Space Coast on Thursday (N… [+6399 chars]
Tiny spiders turn their webs into 'theaters of deception' with giant 'puppets' to stave off predators - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-14 06:16:44
Tiny tropical spiders in the Philippines and the Peruvian Amazon build giant, arachnid-like decoys in their webs to scare off predators, new research shows.
The outsize fake spiders are made of silk… [+3801 chars]
James Webb telescope may have found the universe's first generation of stars - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-14 06:16:22
Astronomers using the James Webb telescope may have discovered some of the universe's first stars, and they may offer clues to how galaxies form. Using the James Webb Space Telescope
(JWST) and a p… [+4133 chars]
Venting Doesn't Reduce Anger, But Something Else Does, Study Discovers - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-11-14 06:15:34
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 … [+5407 chars]
Scientists confirm humans have a remarkable 'seventh sense' ability of remote touch - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-11-14 06:15:10
Humans may have a hidden sense of touch that reaches beyond their fingertips. In new experiments, volunteers detected objects buried in sand without making contact – successfully identifying hidden c… [+5120 chars]
Scientists discover caves carved by water on Mars that may have once harbored life - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-11-14 06:14:48
If there is, or ever has been, life on Mars, the chances are it would exist in caves protected from the severe dust storms, extreme temperatures, and high radiation present on its surface. One place … [+3569 chars]
First confirmed sighting of explosive burst on nearby star - European Space Agency
Posted at 2025-11-14 06:14:26
Science & Exploration12/11/20252122 views23 likes
Astronomers using the European Space Agencys XMM-Newton space observatory and the LOFAR telescope have definitively spotted an explosive burst o… [+6087 chars]
That Black Hole Merger That ‘Shouldn’t’ Exist’? Scientists Propose a Wild Explanation - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-11-14 06:14:03
When LIGO broke news of an unintelligibly large black hole merger earlier this year, physicists were stunned but trusted theyd find an explanation someday. They probably didnt expect the answer this … [+5015 chars]
Colossal dinosaur measuring 92-feet-long challenges the limits of imagination - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-11-14 06:13:39
Scientists report the discovery of a giant sauropod dinosaur, Tongnanlong zhimingi – Late Jurassic giant from southwestern China estimated at up to 92-feet-long.
The fossil was found in Chongqings T… [+5605 chars]
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS's tail is still growing, new image shows - Space
Posted at 2025-11-14 06:13:13
A stunning new image of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1 ATLAS) reveals the cosmic visitor's ion tail has grown dramatically longer and more structured — a sign of intensifying activity as it c… [+3095 chars]
Underwater volcano off Oregon coast likely won't erupt before mid-to-late 2026 - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-14 06:12:51
An underwater volcano off the coast of Oregon could now blow its top in mid-to late-2026, scientists say.
In December last year, scientists said the Axial Seamount was nearing the threshold seen bef… [+4734 chars]
Astronomers Captured a Star’s Final Explosion in Stunning Detail - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-11-14 06:12:29
This artist’s impression shows a star going supernova. About 22 million light-years away, the supernova, SN 2024ggi, exploded in the galaxy NGC 3621. Using the ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers… [+9332 chars]
This is What a Meteor Looks Like from an Airplane - PetaPixel
Posted at 2025-11-14 06:12:03
@sasha_bashnya_
A stewardess captured stunning video of an exceptionally bright meteor while “handing out sandwiches” on a flight.
Sasha Bashnya wrote on her Instagram page, “Money comes and goes,… [+2583 chars]
An explosion 92 million miles away just grounded Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn rocket - Ars Technica
Posted at 2025-11-14 06:11:36
Sea Urchins Are Basically Brains Covered in Spikes, Study Finds - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-11-14 06:11:13
When it comes to taking hardcore evolutionary paths, some animals don’t hold back. The common sea urchin, as it turns out, really drives this point homeboasting a spiky nervous system scattered throu… [+3366 chars]
Earth's largest modern crater discovered in Southern China - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-11-14 06:10:52
A newly discovered, remarkably well-preserved impact crater is shedding fresh light on how extraterrestrial bodies collide with Earth.
In the journal Matter and Radiation at Extremes, researchers fr… [+3152 chars]
With another record broken, the world’s busiest spaceport keeps getting busier - Ars Technica
Posted at 2025-11-14 06:10:19
Neanderthals May Never Have Truly Gone Extinct, Study Reveals - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-11-14 06:08:59
Neanderthals may have never truly gone extinct, according to new research at least not in the genetic sense.
A new mathematical model has explored a fascinating scenario in which Neanderthals gradua… [+3706 chars]
Ancient eggshells shed new light on crocodiles that hunted prey from trees - CNN
Posted at 2025-11-14 06:08:36
Scientists say they have unearthed Australias oldest known crocodile eggshells, a discovery that could shed light on ancient reptiles that may have hunted prey by dropping on them from trees.
The eg… [+3432 chars]
Geomagnetic Storm Watches for 11-13 November - NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (.gov)
Posted at 2025-11-14 06:08:14
Coronal Mass Ejections (CME) are anticipated to impact Earth later on 11 November on into 13 November. Therefore, geomagnetic storm Watches have been posted as: G2-Moderate for 11 Nov; G3-Strong for … [+962 chars]
Does quantum gravity exist? A new experiment has deepened the mystery - Space
Posted at 2025-11-13 06:18:30
A new discovery suggests gravitational fields can enable matter to become quantum entangled — and that's even if the concept of quantum gravity does not exist. The idea comes from two London-based ph… [+7212 chars]
Key antenna in NASA’s Deep Space Network damaged - SpaceNews
Posted at 2025-11-13 06:18:08
WASHINGTON One of the largest antennas in NASAs Deep Space Network was damaged in September and may be out of service for an extended period, further straining the system.
NASAs Jet Propulsion Labor… [+3209 chars]
For 25 Years, This Giant 'Spider' Dominated Headlines for 25 Years — but It Was Something Else Entirely - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-11-13 06:17:46
In 1980, a fossil pulled from the carbon-rich rock beds of central Argentina stunned the paleontological world. Named Megarachne servinei, the creature was hailed as the largest spider everdiscovered… [+5255 chars]
Comet Lemmon lights up the sky over Spain photo of the day for Nov. 11, 2025 - Space
Posted at 2025-11-13 06:17:24
Comets of this type aren't everyday sightings. The opportunity to observe objects that might have orbital periods measured in thousands of years is fleeting. So when Comet Lemmon
recently appeared … [+1967 chars]
Microscopic Engine Hotter Than The Sun Probes Limits of Physics - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-11-13 06:17:02
A tiny, particle-sized engine that runs at temperatures approaching the innermost core of the Sun could open a window into the smallest extremes of thermodynamics.
By levitating a single particle of… [+4128 chars]
Introducing: The Unique Christiaan van der Klaauw Planetarium Julie - Monochrome Watches
Posted at 2025-11-13 06:16:40
Any watch from Christiaan van der Klaauw that carries a planetarium is, by definition, special. Since the mid-1990s, this rare and spectacular complication has been the brand’s signature feature, con… [+4354 chars]
Let Us Now Celebrate Our Extinct Short King, Nanotyrannus - Defector
Posted at 2025-11-13 06:16:18
For decades, paleontologists have been terrorized by the notion of a teenage Tyrannosaurus rex. Starting in the 1940s, excavations unearthed skulls belonging to what appeared to be smaller and more s… [+9430 chars]
Giving Gemini its due: 'Apollo 13' author Jeffrey Kluger honors 'forgotten' NASA program with new book (exclusive interview) - Space
Posted at 2025-11-13 06:15:57
NASA's 10 crewed Project Gemini flights, which launched in 1965 and 1966, were instrumental in delivering the knowledge and testing that would lead to landing astronauts on the moon in July 1969 duri… [+6403 chars]
We Now Know Why Neanderthal Faces Looked So Different To Our Own - IFLScience
Posted at 2025-11-13 06:15:34
Despite being almost genetically identical to modern humans, Neanderthals had much chunkier faces, with big noses, protruding brows, and large, powerful jaws. Amazingly, these striking differences in… [+3024 chars]
Why Does Africa Have So Many Of The World's Largest Land Animals? - IFLScience
Posted at 2025-11-13 06:15:12
While Europe and North America might be home to bears and wolves, they are lacking in the even larger species that roam across the continent of Africa. Even Asia and Australasia, with their freaky-lo… [+2380 chars]
Mathematical model indicates Neanderthal disappearance can be explained by genetic dilution - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-11-13 06:14:50
Currently, there are several hypotheses surrounding the disappearance of Neanderthals. While they all have at least some scientific support, researchers can't agree on whichor which combinationis mos… [+4557 chars]
One Part of Earth Is at Higher Risk of Impact by an Interstellar Object - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-11-13 06:14:26
We know of three interstellar objects (ISO) that have visited our inner Solar System. Oumuamua was the first one, and it came and went in 2017.
2l/Borisov, an interstellar comet, was next, appearing… [+6854 chars]
Mars orbiter spies 'barcode' aftermath of rare Red Planet avalanche caused by meteoroid impact - Space
Posted at 2025-11-13 06:14:03
On Christmas Eve in 2023, a European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft captured what looks like a barcode etched into the rusty slopes of Mars.
The image, taken by ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter
, sho… [+3509 chars]
Scientists Enter Mysterious Siberian Hole and Discover What Was Hiding Inside - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-11-13 06:13:40
A team of Russian scientists has reached the bottom of one of Siberias mysterious craters for the first time. The researchers descended more than 16 meters into the largest of the craters, navigating… [+2784 chars]
Comet Lemmon photos are plagued by satellite streaks. Here's how amateur astronomers face the problem - Space
Posted at 2025-11-13 06:13:17
A composite image of Comet Lemmon revealing where bright pixels were rejected by an image-stacking algorithm. (Image credit: Dan Bartlett)
Recent months have seen space fans revel in a wealth of spe… [+4394 chars]
Geology field trip turns into dinosaur discovery in West Texas - Chron
Posted at 2025-11-13 06:12:55
When geology professor Jason. W. Ricketts set out to study rock formations in West Texas, he didn't expect to come back with a dinosaur.
The University of Texas at El Paso researcher was conducting… [+3426 chars]
See Mars and Mercury shine in the glow of the setting sun on Nov. 12 - Space
Posted at 2025-11-13 06:12:32
Look low on the southwestern horizon at sunset on Nov. 12 for a chance to see swift Mercury close to the red light of Mars in the evening sky, but fair warning — you'll need to be quick to spot the e… [+2485 chars]
Astronomers detect first 'radio signal' from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS — but it wasn't aliens - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-13 06:12:10
Astronomers have detected the first-ever "radio signal" coming from the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
, right as it passed the halfway mark on its oneway trip through the solar system. And while this … [+4841 chars]
'This all must end now.' NASA lab closures at Goddard Space Flight Center under Congressional scrutiny - Space
Posted at 2025-11-13 06:11:47
Activities at NASA's flagship science center are coming under a Congressional magnifying glass, and lawmakers are calling for the space agency's Office of Inspector General (OIG) to get involved.
A … [+5358 chars]
Evidence of ancient tree-climbing 'drop crocs' found in Australia - BBC
Posted at 2025-11-13 06:11:22
Scientists have unearthed Australia's oldest known crocodile eggshells which may have belonged to "drop crocs" - creatures that climbed trees to hunt prey below.
The discovery of the 55-million-year… [+2404 chars]
Scientists Unearth an Epic Underground Cave Hidden Inside a Giant Sinkhole in China - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-11-12 06:18:53
In a remote corner of southern China, a giant sinkhole has unveiled an extraordinary underground cave system, sparking excitement in the world of geology. Known as Hong Kong ‘Haiting Hall’, this mass… [+3333 chars]
Latest science news: Mysterious Andean holes | Superbug breakthrough | COP30 updates - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-12 06:18:31
2025-11-10T19:20:14.271ZThat's all, folks!
It's curtains for us again on the UK side, but stick with our US colleagues for all your science news stories. See you tomorrow!
2025-11-10T19:16:43.434ZC… [+11775 chars]
The Taurid meteor shower could put on its best show this week — keep your eyes peeled for fireballs - Space
Posted at 2025-11-12 06:18:09
If the skies are clear these next few nights, take a few moments to look up. You just might be lucky and catch a glimpse of a spectacularly bright meteor — a Taurid meteor streaking across the sky.
… [+4313 chars]
Mysterious Streaks on The Slopes of Mars Might Finally Be Solved - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-11-12 06:17:47
Streaks that form on the slopes of Mars, also known as recurring slope lineae (RSL), are a common feature on Mars. These dark, seasonal streaks are either the result of briny water patching thawing f… [+3430 chars]
74,000 Years Ago, One of Earth’s Largest Supervolcanoes Erupted. How Did We Survive? - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-11-12 06:17:25
Roughly 74,000 years ago, the Toba supereruption blanketed the skies in ash and darkness, threatening to wipe out nearly all life on Earth. Yet, despite the devastation, humans not only endured but a… [+9612 chars]
Breakup of ancient supercontinent Nuna created 'incubators' for complex life, study finds - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-12 06:17:03
The breakup of the ancient supercontinent Nuna during Earth's "Boring Billion" years drastically shook up the planet, and the reshuffle may have created the conditions that gave rise to complex life,… [+4873 chars]
Neanderthal DNA helps explain how faces form - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-11-12 06:16:41
Every human face is unique, allowing us to distinguish between individuals. We know little about how facial features are encoded in our DNA, but we may be able to learn more about how our faces devel… [+5052 chars]
These Mysterious 6,000-Year Old Remains Might Tell The Story Of A Tribe That Disappeared - bgr.com
Posted at 2025-11-12 06:16:18
Genetics research has been fundamental in our understanding of human history, including this shocking twist in the story of human evolution. For decades now, scientists have pieced together the story… [+1210 chars]
ESA's sun spacecraft captures 1st close-up of our star's magnetic engine in motion - Space
Posted at 2025-11-12 06:15:56
In a striking new view from space, the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter
has given scientists their first close-up glimpse of the sun's magnetic field near its south pole — and it is behaving i… [+3358 chars]
The First Radio Signal From Comet 3I/Atlas Ends the Debate About Its Nature - WIRED
Posted at 2025-11-12 06:15:33
More evidence has emerged to support the natural origin of comet 3I/Atlas. After several weeks of conspiracy theories, social media debates, and speculation on popular podcasts such as Joe Rogan's, t… [+3702 chars]
David Attenborough narrates astounding BBC footage of a ferocious polar bear launching itself at a trembling terrified seal - BBC Wildlife Magazine
Posted at 2025-11-12 06:15:10
Hunting takes patience and persistence. The survival of every species is reliant on feeding, but its harder for some than others. Polar bears only make a successful kill about once in 20 hunts, each … [+1267 chars]
Planets may make their own water as they form — could that mean more habitable worlds in the universe? - Space
Posted at 2025-11-12 06:14:46
Water isn't just delivered to planets by comets and asteroids — it can also be forged as worlds form, a new study finds.
For decades, scientists have debated the origin of Earth's water. One long-st… [+3315 chars]
These 5 animals are the largest to have roamed the Earth (One is still lives today) - Times of India
Posted at 2025-11-12 06:14:21
The Earth has been home to some truly colossal creatures, and among the giants that have roamed our planet since time immemorial, only one still swims in the vast oceans today, and the others are int… [+461 chars]
NASA's Psyche probe photographed Earth and the Moon from 180 million miles away - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-11-12 06:14:00
From 180 million miles away, NASA’s Psyche probe captured Earth and the Moon. The team used the far view during July instrument checks to confirm that its cameras are ready for the metal rich asteroi… [+4969 chars]
Runaway black hole mergers may have built supermassive black holes - Ars Technica
Posted at 2025-11-12 06:13:38
New 'exosuit' with artificial muscles could help astronauts explore the moon and Mars - Space
Posted at 2025-11-12 06:13:17
Generations of astronauts have spoken about how hard it is to move your limbs inside a spacesuit, where pressurization protects your body — but creates resistance.
A new "exosuit," tested during a t… [+3686 chars]
Scientists Thought a Quantum Satellite Uplink Was Impossible – Until Now - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-11-12 06:12:55
Over time, science often turns the impossible into the possible, and the latest example of that is a new study calculating the feasibility of sending quantum signals from Earth to a satellite with th… [+3579 chars]
New 'nearly interstellar' comet — wrongly linked to 3I/ATLAS — will reach its closest point to Earth on Tuesday (Nov. 11) - Yahoo
Posted at 2025-11-12 06:12:32
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Astronomers have discovered a new comet, dubbed C/2025 V1 (Borisov), which is about to make its… [+5275 chars]
Within a second after the Big Bang, particle interactions may have created black holes, boson stars and cannibal stars - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-11-12 06:12:09
Before atomic elements came together, less than a second after the Big Bang, if particles condensed into halos of matter, these halos may then have collapsed, creating the first black holes, boson st… [+4183 chars]
Live coverage: Florida annual launch record set to be broken with late-night Starlink flight - Spaceflight Now
Posted at 2025-11-12 06:11:47
A long-exposure shot of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket blasting off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Nov. 10, 2025. Image: John Pisani / Spaceflight Now
Updat… [+5397 chars]
Dwarf Galaxies May Hold the Answers to the Debate on Dark Matter - Universe Today
Posted at 2025-11-11 06:17:02
Dark Matter is one of the tenacious mysteries facing astronomers and cosmologists today. This theoretical mass was proposed in the 1960s as a way to explain the rotational curves of galaxies, which i… [+5297 chars]
'Extremely unusual' explosion far beyond our Galaxy has astronomers baffled. Here's what it could be - BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Posted at 2025-11-11 06:16:41
A giant gamma-ray burst (GRB) has been detected that has astronomers scratching their heads.
Gamma ray bursts are some of the most powerful explosions in the Universe and are thought to be produced … [+2083 chars]
“Really bizarre” quantum discovery defies the rules of physics - ScienceDaily
Posted at 2025-11-11 06:16:20
Lu Li, a physicist who studies advanced materials, knows that people often want to hear how his research could lead to new technologies or practical breakthroughs. But sometimes, what he uncovers is … [+4276 chars]
How a Palm-Sized Laser Could Change Medicine and Manufacturing - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-11-11 06:15:58
Multipass optical parametric amplifier with laser beam: The new system demonstrates the development of highly efficient and compact short-pulse lasers. Credit: University of Stuttgart / Jonas Herbig … [+5599 chars]
Durham University designing camera to search for alien life - BBC
Posted at 2025-11-11 06:15:37
Scientists at Durham University are helping to develop a new type of camera intended to help search for life on distant planets.
Researchers there are part of a UK team designing a high-resolution i… [+1385 chars]
SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida's Space Coast (video) - Space
Posted at 2025-11-11 06:15:13
SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites early this morning (Nov. 9).
A Falcon 9
rocket topped with 29 Starlink
spacecraft lifted off today at 3:10 a.m. EST (0810 G… [+1308 chars]
Can brainless animals think? - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-11 06:14:51
Creatures like sea stars, jellyfish, sea urchins and sea anemones don't have brains, yet they can capture prey, sense danger and react to their surroundings.
So does that mean brainless animals can … [+4724 chars]
Life found in a place scientists thought impossible - ScienceDaily
Posted at 2025-11-11 06:14:30
In a new study, first author Palash Kumawat from the University of Bremen's Geosciences Department and his team investigated how microbes manage to survive in one of the planet's harshest underwater … [+3179 chars]
Unprecedented radio view of the Milky Way took over 40,000 hours to construct — Space photo of the week - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-11 06:14:09
What it is: The Southern Hemisphere view of the Milky Way galaxy
Where it is: All around us
When it was shared: Oct. 29, 2025
We cannot see or image the entire Milky Way galaxy, because we are loc… [+3236 chars]
Dolphins Spotted Wearing Sea Sponge Hats to Try Woo The Ladies - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-11-11 06:13:48
Last year, orcas sashayed into the world of fashion with dead salmon hats. Now, dolphins are wowing us with flamboyant sea sponge fascinators.
Images of the odd invertebrate-wearing behavior were ca… [+1793 chars]
If You Can Do This Many Squats After 50, You Are in Great Shape - Eat This Not That
Posted at 2025-11-11 06:13:26
Your 50s come up pretty fast in life. If youve taken good care of yourself, chances are youre pretty fit for your age. But how can you really tell? We took the guesswork out of the equation by speaki… [+2574 chars]
Hikers Found a Bamboo Vehicle Emerging From Ice: Scientists Are Now Asking the Public for Help - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-11-11 06:13:02
On November 2, a hiker crossing the Splügen Pass in the Swiss Alps stumbled upon an object few would expect to see at 2,100 meters: a two-wheeled bamboo cart, partially exposed by the retreating ice … [+5088 chars]
Humans possess a ‘seventh sense’ called remote touch, study finds - The Brighter Side of News
Posted at 2025-11-11 06:12:41
A simple finger drag through sand does not seem like much, yet a new set of studies from researchers at Queen Mary University of London and University College London shows that this quiet motion reve… [+7125 chars]
Astrophotographer captures the Elephant Trunk Nebula in breathtaking detail (photo) - Space
Posted at 2025-11-11 06:12:18
The Elephant Trunk Nebula captured by astrophotographer Terry Hancock (Image credit: Terry Hancock)
Astrophotographer Terry Hancock has captured a dramatic view of the star-forming region IC 1396 — … [+2698 chars]
NASA’s James Webb Just Found Something Deeply Unsettling in Saturn’s Atmosphere—It Shouldn’t Exist - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-11-11 06:11:55
Saturn, the solar systems most visually iconic planet, has just revealed a deeply puzzling side. Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have detected two previously unobserved pheno… [+5212 chars]
Europe wants to make space food out of thin air and astronaut pee - Space
Posted at 2025-11-11 06:11:34
While space agencies have their eyes set on astronaut missions to the moon, Mars and beyond, there are quite a few hurdles in the way — and one of the biggest is food.
As it stands, food is produced… [+2506 chars]
We May Finally Understand Why Birds Burst Into Song at Dawn - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-11-11 06:11:14
Dawn is beckoned by choruses of birds all around the world, but we still don't understand why our avian neighbours insist on such a morning ruckus.
A new study, yet to be peer reviewed, explores thi… [+2002 chars]
The Remarkable Large-Scale Structure of Anti-Tail and Tail Jets from 3I/ATLAS - Avi Loeb – Medium
Posted at 2025-11-11 06:10:26
A stacked deep image of 3I/ATLAS, taken between 5:085:22 UT on November 9, 2025, through a combination of 5 exposures, each lasting 3 minutes, with two telescopes. The sunward direction is towards th… [+6599 chars]
Blue Origin delays launch of New Glenn rocket carrying NASA Mars probes, may seek exemption from FAA order for next try - Space
Posted at 2025-11-11 06:09:14
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Blue Origin called off the launch of its giant New Glenn rocket carrying twin NASA Mars probes on Sunday (Nov. 9) due to bad weather at its Florida pad, one day before new fede… [+4945 chars]
Researchers make incredible discovery that could unlock promising energy source: 'It represents a new frontier' - Yahoo
Posted at 2025-11-10 06:17:34
Bio-tar and biochar may sound similar, but the first is a toxic byproduct and the second is a next-generation fertilizer.
In a groundbreaking study, a team of researchers developed a way to turn tha… [+2375 chars]
Hospital Visitor Witnesses A Wild Showdown Right Outside Building - The Dodo
Posted at 2025-11-10 06:17:13
The Thomayer University Hospital is a large medical center on the outskirts of Prague, in the Czech Republic, serving some 50,000 people each year. But medical staff and patients aren't the only ones… [+1416 chars]
Aging stars destroy their planets more often than we thought: What does this mean for Earth? - Space
Posted at 2025-11-10 06:16:52
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers have discovered that aging stars in their so-called "red giant" phase are even more destructive to their orbiting planets than p… [+4581 chars]
NASA learns how a dead star launched a particle storm that lit up the universe - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-11-10 06:16:30
A NASA satellite has helped scientists trace the main power source of a weird, switching pulsar named J1023 to a fast, particle packed wind smashing into nearby gas.
The crucial clue is that X-ray … [+6008 chars]
How high in the sky are the Northern Lights? Scientists finally found out - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-11-10 06:16:07
At dawn over northern Sweden, a team of scientists captured a rare sight: a blue aurora glowing higher than expected – about 124 miles (200 kilometers) above Earths surface.
Using a single, ultrase… [+6242 chars]
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 8-14, 2025 - American Meteor Society
Posted at 2025-11-10 06:15:45
Mark Kirschner captured this brilliant fireball using his AllSky Camera System on August 8, 2025, at 20:59 EDT (00:20 UT on August 9) from North Branford, Connecticut, USA. The dashed secondary strea… [+15174 chars]
Noémie Goudal’s optical illusions reveal deep planetary truths - Financial Times
Posted at 2025-11-10 06:15:23
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Fastest glacier collapse in history was recently recorded in Antarctica - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-11-10 06:15:00
A glacier on the eastern Antarctic Peninsula has just broken speed records. In late 2022, Hektoria Glacier retreated about five miles (8 kilometers) in just two months, making it the fastest known mo… [+5003 chars]
Why does boiling water have bubbles, except in a microwave? - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-10 06:14:39
When you're waiting for a pot of water to heat up on the stove, tiny bubbles are the first sign it's getting ready to boil. As the water gets hotter, the bubbles get bigger, until a rolling boil sign… [+4263 chars]
Spins influence solid oxygen's crystal structure under extreme magnetic fields, study finds - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-11-10 06:14:17
Placing materials under extremely strong magnetic fields can give rise to unusual and fascinating physical phenomena or behavior. Specifically, studies show that under magnetic fields above 100 tesla… [+4551 chars]
A Complex Jet Structure Emanates from 3I/ATLAS After Perihelion - Avi Loeb – Medium
Posted at 2025-11-10 06:13:54
Stacked RGB images of 3I/ATLAS at 4.10 UT on November 8, 2025. The sunward direction (ooposite to the arrow in the top panel) is pointing towards the bottom left corner. (Credit: M. Jäger, G. Rhemann… [+1870 chars]
Euclid Has 8 Extra Years of Fuel. A Scientist Has A Brilliant Plan To Use It. - Universe Today
Posted at 2025-11-10 06:13:33
Its almost become expected that many space telescopes and probes can have extended missions. Both Voyagers are still sending data back 40+ years after their 5-year primary mission ended. But figuring… [+4468 chars]
UC Berkeley to launch its first-ever planetary mission - SFGATE
Posted at 2025-11-10 06:13:12
An artist's illustration of the twin satellites flying around Mars.
NASA
UC Berkeley scientists are in charge of two identical satellites, nicknamed Blue and Gold to honor the universitys colors, s… [+2662 chars]
The 'anti-weather' of Venus - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-11-10 06:12:51
Conditions on Venus's surface have largely remained a mystery for decades. Carl Sagan famously pointed out that people were quick to jump to conclusions, such as that there are dinosaurs living there… [+5919 chars]
This Fossil Was Discovered by a 9-Year-Old Boy While Walking His Dog - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-11-10 06:11:59
In 2008, 9-year-old Matthew Berger was just out walking his dog when he tripped over what he thought was a rock. What he actually discovered was far more significanta nearly 2-million-year-old fossil… [+3497 chars]
India Is Breaking Apart, New Seismic Data Reveals Deep Cracks in the Earth’s Crust - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-11-10 06:11:17
Is the New “Nearly Interstellar” Object C/2025 V1 Related to 3I/ATLAS? - Avi Loeb – Medium
Posted at 2025-11-10 06:10:54
An image of a new object C/2025 V1, taken on November 3, 2025. No cometary tail is visible. The sunward direction is towards the upper right corner. (Credit: A. Ivanov et al.)
In a Newsmax interview… [+4739 chars]
Fireball in Florida sky possible satellite reentry, not meteorite or SpaceX rocket. See images - Florida Today
Posted at 2025-11-10 06:10:32
At 6:15 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, from Merritt Island Wildlife Preserve in Titusville, Florida, objects were seen re-entering the atmosphere. Several people from Cape Canaveral to Daytona Beach to… [+6714 chars]
Moon phase today: What the moon will look like on November 7 - Mashable
Posted at 2025-11-09 06:13:15
Video captures meteor explosively striking the moon. See it now. - Mashable
Posted at 2025-11-09 06:12:54
Watch four flying cars go toe-to-toe in new 'Formula One of the skies' - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-09 06:12:33
Flying car races are no longer science fiction following the first-ever Jetson Air Games event — which Jetson, the organizers, have described as "Formula One of the skies."
The event featured pilots… [+2518 chars]
Human Arms Keep Growing an Extra Artery, Showing We're Still Evolving - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-11-09 06:12:12
Picturing how our species might appear in the far future can invite wild speculation over standout features such as height, brain size, and skin complexion. Yet subtle shifts in our anatomy today dem… [+4242 chars]
Pound for pound, this little fish has the most savage, brutal bite ever measured – way stronger than a great white - BBC Wildlife Magazine
Posted at 2025-11-09 06:11:46
When it comes to the fish with the greatest bite force, most of us will automatically think of great white sharks, the ocean's ultimate predator. However, pound for pound that's not the case...
Thin… [+1168 chars]
25 years of meatbags permanently in space on the ISS - theregister.com
Posted at 2025-11-09 06:11:22
Anyone turning 25 this week has never known a time when humans weren't living in space. The same might not be true when they're 30.
On November 2, 2000, the first crew docked with the International … [+3805 chars]
Rocket Report: Canada invests in sovereign launch; India flexes rocket muscles - Ars Technica
Posted at 2025-11-09 06:11:01
SpaceX's fiery Falcon 9 streaks into orbit | Space photo of the day for Nov. 6, 2025 - Space
Posted at 2025-11-09 06:10:41
Early in the morning of Nov. 2 , 2025, SpaceX's Falcon 9
rocket roared off its pad at the Space Launch Complex
in Cape Canaveral
, carrying the dedicated rideshare mission known as Bandwagon-4
… [+1748 chars]
Physicists Use a Single Molecule as a Tiny Particle Collider - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-11-09 06:10:20
To study the inner workings of an atom's nucleus, scientists have traditionally relied on sophisticated particle colliders to blast nuclei apart with electrons.
These colliders often require large f… [+5085 chars]
Cracks in Antarctic 'Doomsday Glacier' ice shelf trigger accelerated destabilization - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-11-09 06:09:59
Thwaites Glacier in West Antarcticaoften called the "Doomsday Glacier"is one of the fastest-changing iceocean systems on Earth, and its future remains a major uncertainty in global sea-level rise pro… [+3425 chars]
10,000 generations of hominins used the same stone tools to weather a changing world - Ars Technica
Posted at 2025-11-09 06:09:36
'Unlike any we've ever seen': Record-breaking black hole eruption is brighter than 10 trillion suns - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-09 06:09:15
A supermassive black hole appears to have generated a record flare after gobbling a star at least 30 times more massive than the sun.
The event has yet to be confirmed as a tidal disruption event (T… [+3312 chars]
Surprise ‘tail’ found on an iconic galaxy may rewrite its history - Nature
Posted at 2025-11-09 06:08:54
Galaxy M61 sports a long stellar stream, which had not been spotted before now.Credit: NSFDOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/A. Romanowsky et. al.
Mere months after its long-awaited deb… [+1490 chars]
JWST makes 1st-ever detection of complex organic molecules around star in galaxy beyond our Milky Way - Space
Posted at 2025-11-09 06:08:34
Frozen complex organic molecules have been discovered for the first time around a young protostar in a galaxy other than our own, thanks to the observing power of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST… [+5677 chars]
Saturn's icy moon may host a stable ocean fit for life - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-11-09 06:08:13
A new study led by researchers from Oxford University, Southwest Research Institute and the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Arizona has provided the first evidence of significant heat flow at … [+5659 chars]
Scientists conduct groundbreaking study in Calif.'s Death Valley National Park - SFGATE
Posted at 2025-11-09 06:07:51
A view of Death Valley.
Sue Rhee
In Death Valley, which boasts the record for the hottest temperature on the planet at 134°F, one native species is loving the blistering weather.
Tested by the va… [+3583 chars]
Jupiter's volcanic moon Io may be hundreds of times hotter than scientists thought - Space
Posted at 2025-11-09 06:07:29
Using data from NASA's Juno spacecraft, scientists have discovered that the solar system's most volcanic body is even hotter than we thought. In fact, Jupiter's moon Io could be emitting hundreds of … [+4918 chars]
'Holy Grail' Forensics Breakthrough Lifts Fingerprints From Bullet Cases - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-11-09 06:07:07
Finding a fingerprint on the casing of a fired bullet was once a nearly impossible task. But scientists have at last achieved a breakthrough.
Researchers at Maynooth University in Ireland have now s… [+2375 chars]
No, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS hasn't 'changed color', scientist says - Space
Posted at 2025-11-09 06:06:44
Comet 3I/ATLAS continues to captivate the public. The comet is only the third known interstellar visitor to our solar system, and has been repeatedly surprising astronomers as it flies through our co… [+3885 chars]
Study claims the universe is slowing, not accelerating, marking a "major paradigm shift" - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-11-09 06:06:24
Astronomers piece together the story of our expanding universe, and whether or not that expansion is accelerating, by studying how bright certain stellar explosions look from Earth – Type Ia supernov… [+7343 chars]
Boy’s Body Buried Centuries Ago, Turned Green and Mummified by Copper Coffin - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-11-08 08:29:05
In a rare case of metal-induced preservation, scientists in Italy have uncovered the near-complete mummified remains of a teenage boy whose body was naturally preserved and turned green by prolonged … [+4780 chars]
Helium-3 Could Be the Most Valuable Resource in Space and Nations Are Now Racing to Mine It on the Moon - ZME Science
Posted at 2025-11-08 08:28:03
Lovell City Moon base as imagined in the TV Series The Expanse. Credit: The Expanse
The Moon is drawing new attentionnot for space exploration, but for resource extraction.
A rare isotope called he… [+6478 chars]
T. rex history is completely rewritten by the discovery of dinosaur named 'Nanotyrannus' - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-11-08 08:20:26
In Montana, two dinosaurs died mid-battle. One was a Triceratops. The other, a smaller predator, was long believed to be a teenage Tyrannosaurus rex.
For years, that assumption shaped textbooks, do… [+4779 chars]
Ancient Australian rocks may shed new light on the birth of the moon - Space
Posted at 2025-11-08 08:11:48
Some of Earth's oldest rocks buried deep in Western Australia may hold new clues about the dramatic event that gave rise to our moon.
In a new study led by the University of Western Australia (UWA),… [+3043 chars]
Why Do Bowhead Whales Live 200 Years? Scientists Find An Answer, But Can It Help Humans? - VINnews
Posted at 2025-11-08 08:02:47
NEW YORK (VINnews) As humans age, we become more vulnerable to cancer and other diseases. Bowhead whales, however, can live for over 200 years while staying remarkably disease resistant.
Join our Wh… [+6041 chars]
Scientists Think They Figured Out How and When the Universe Will End - Yahoo
Posted at 2025-11-08 07:53:13
Heres what youll learn when you read this story:
- A new paper adjusts an equation that defines our universe in response to recent new data.
- The cosmological constant, which describe… [+4609 chars]
Latest science news: New Comet 3I/ATLAS image | Beaver Supermoon | AI race - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-08 07:45:43
2025-11-06T14:48:57.530ZDouble, Double, AI bubble?
The trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (Image credit: Michael M. Santiago via Getty Images)
Is the artificial intelligence
boom about… [+13002 chars]
It’s Not Just in Mines, Gold Found in Unlikely Places You’d Never Expect - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-11-08 07:24:39
Gold is often seen as the ultimate symbol of wealthshiny, precious, and hidden deep within the Earth. We think of it as something rare, locked away in mines or panning through riverbeds. But, surpris… [+3438 chars]
The moon looks set to roll down a ridge photo of the day for Nov. 6, 2025 - Space
Posted at 2025-11-08 07:08:46
When the gibbous moon
hits your eye like a big glowing orb ... you know you're in the Andes Mountains. This full moon was recently captured by Petr Horálek of NOIRLab in the Atacama Desert in Chile… [+1729 chars]
Rapa Nui's catastrophic deforestation: Invasive rats, not just humans, may be to blame - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-11-08 06:54:18
Dr. Terry Hunt from the University of Arizona and Dr. Carl Lipo from the University of Birmingham have published a study in the Journal of Archaeological Sciences, reassessing the role of Polynesian … [+6303 chars]
NASA spots large asteroid on collision course with the Moon - Yahoo
Posted at 2025-11-08 06:45:06
For once, Earth isnt the one in the crosshairs.
NASA scientists have confirmed that a fast-moving asteroid first spotted by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in Chile could h… [+3500 chars]
SpaceX's Raptor Engine Vs. Blue Origin's BE-4 - What's The Difference In These Rocket Engines - bgr.com
Posted at 2025-11-08 06:33:41
The amount of propellant, chamber pressure, and impulse all tie into how efficiently a rocket engine burns its fuel, but one final part of the equation remains: burn time. The longer the burn time, t… [+1239 chars]
A long, bumpy caterpillar-like wormhole may connect two black holes - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-11-08 06:29:31
For obvious reasons, we do not know what the inside of a black hole looks like. But thanks to theoretical physics, we can ask what the inside should look like if Einstein's theory of gravity and the … [+3756 chars]
Bizarre Deep-Sea Creature – a ‘Death Ball’ Sponge – Discovered in One of the Most Remote Corners of the Planet - Good News Network
Posted at 2025-11-08 06:27:57
New Carnivorous death ball sponge found 3601 meters deep east of Montagu Island Credit: The Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census/Schmidt Ocean Institute ©2025
30 previously unknown deep-sea species… [+4218 chars]
Watch As Two Meteors Slam Into The Moon Just A Couple Of Days Apart - IFLScience
Posted at 2025-11-08 06:26:55
The Moon is notoriously difficult to photograph. Sometimes you want to snap a picture of it with your smartphone, and the flash goes off. It is much rarer that you are recording it and the flash happ… [+2200 chars]
Scientists finally find explanation for lopsided cloud that follows Earth's moon through space - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-08 06:26:09
A strange, lopsided dust cloud shrouds Earth's moon
, ever skewed toward whichever side is facing the sun. Now, a new study may finally explain how the asymmetrical cloud got its shape.
Most of the… [+4587 chars]
Imaging black holes may help us rule out some models of gravity - Ars Technica
Posted at 2025-11-08 06:25:40
Largest observed flare from a black hole unleashes the light of 10 trillion suns - CNN
Posted at 2025-11-08 06:25:11
Astronomers have spotted the largest and most distant flare ever observed from a supermassive black hole. Nicknamed Superman, the flare originated 10 billion light-years from Earth, and at its peak, … [+6656 chars]
China shares photos of strange 'alien' comet before NASA can - Chron
Posted at 2025-11-08 06:24:41
Image of 3I/ATLAS taken by the Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter of CNSA.
Cai Jinman & Zhang Wei, CNSA
China has outpaced the United States in releasing the first images of the rare interstellar comet 3I/… [+4284 chars]
Issue with Atlas 5 booster liquid oxygen vent valve causes second scrub of ViaSat-3 F2 launch - Spaceflight Now
Posted at 2025-11-08 06:24:12
United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 551 rocket sits on the pad at Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The launch attempt on Nov. 6, 2025, was scrubbed due to a persis… [+3298 chars]
Scientists Think This Space Object Could Be From a Dead Civilization - Yahoo
Posted at 2025-11-07 07:05:09
Heres what youll learn when you read this story:
- Object Arjuna 2025 PN7 was thought to be a meteorite in an Earthlike orbit, but that is now being questioned.
- The new hypothesis su… [+4039 chars]
After More Than Three Centuries, a Geometry Problem That Originated with a Royal Bet Is Solved - Good News Network
Posted at 2025-11-07 07:04:31
Prince Rupert (left) and Jakob Steininger (right) credit, released as a courtesy of Mr. Steininger
A pair of European mathematicians have proven a 300-year-old inference on shapes wrong, and won a b… [+4830 chars]
The World's Oldest Known Cave Art Wasn't Made by Our Species - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-11-07 07:03:51
The ability to make art has often been considered a hallmark of our species.
Over a century ago, prehistorians even had trouble believing that modern humans from the Upper Palaeolithic (between 45,0… [+6263 chars]
Get Ready For Northern Lights As X-Class Solar Flares Finally Return - Forbes
Posted at 2025-11-07 07:03:19
The northern lights in Aitkin, Minnesota on Aug. 12, 2024. (Photo by Christopher Mark Juhn/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Anadolu via Getty Images
Two X-class solar flares the strongest category there i… [+2395 chars]
The Milky Way arcs over the Very Large Telescope photo of the day for Nov. 5, 2025 - Space
Posted at 2025-11-07 07:02:41
High atop the arid plateaus of Chile's Atacama Desert, one of humanity's most powerful astronomical instruments peers into the depths of the cosmos: the Very Large Telescope
(VLT). Operated by
th… [+2127 chars]
There's a second comet ATLAS in our solar system — and it just turned gold after a perilous dance with the sun - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-07 07:02:00
New photos reveal that a recently discovered comet dubbed the "other ATLAS" has transformed into a spectacular golden ribbon after surviving a close approach to the sun — a journey that many experts … [+4247 chars]
Wild One-Minute Video Clearly Demonstrates Why Mercury Is Banned On Airplanes - IFLScience
Posted at 2025-11-07 07:01:19
There are plenty of items that you are not allowed on planes, and usually for fairly obvious reasons. You cannot, for instance, bring ammunition on board. Nor slingshots, firearms, or harpoon guns. F… [+1978 chars]
Astrophotographer captures fiery plasma dancing above the sun in stunning close-up video - Space
Posted at 2025-11-07 07:00:44
Astrophotographer Mark Johnston has captured a mesmerizing view of the sun, this time showing a cloud of hydrogen plasma twisting and dancing above the solar surface, suspended by powerful magnetic f… [+2366 chars]
'Lunar halo' creates ring around moon over St. Louis Tuesday night. Here's what caused it - KSDK
Posted at 2025-11-07 07:00:10
MISSOURI, USA Ahead of the brightest and closest moon sighting of 2025 on Wednesday morning, the moon gave St. Louis residents a different kind of show Tuesday night.
Multiple people throughout the … [+1372 chars]
300-Year-Old Coffin Preserved a 12-Year-Old Boy in Green — Italy’s Green Mummy Mystery Solved - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-11-07 06:59:36
The child, radiocarbon-dated to between 1617 and 1814, was laid to rest in a sealed copper coffin beneath an ancient villa. Scientists now confirm that the unique interaction between copper, bodily f… [+3987 chars]
ULA scrubs Atlas V rocket launch due to technical issue - Space
Posted at 2025-11-07 06:59:00
Update for 10:55 p.m. ET on Nov. 5: United Launch Alliance scrubbed the planned launch of the ViaSat-3 F2 mission tonight (Nov. 5) due to a technical issue. The next opportunity will come Thursday (N… [+3270 chars]
Astronomer Captures Eerie Flashes of Light on the Moon - The Daily Beast
Posted at 2025-11-07 06:58:23
Two bright flashes emitted from the Moon were captured in spooky images by an astronomer on days either side of Halloween. Hiratsuka City Museum curator Daichi Fujii keeps his telescopes ready just f… [+909 chars]
A Carnivorous ‘Death Ball’ Has Emerged from the Deep - AOL.com
Posted at 2025-11-07 06:57:49
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."
Heres what youll learn when you read this story:
- Most sponges are filter feeders that passivel… [+5450 chars]
See the moon meet up with the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades early on Nov. 6 - Space
Posted at 2025-11-07 06:57:15
Look to the western sky in the hours preceding dawn on Nov. 6 to see the moon shine close to the constellation Taurus and the stars of the Pleiades open cluster.
The 94%-lit moon
will appear rough… [+2611 chars]
Massive 3,000-year-old Maya site in Mexico depicts the cosmos and the 'order of the universe,' study claims - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-07 06:56:16
A 3,000-year-old Maya
site is actually a giant, city-size map depicting the "order of the universe," researchers say. The ruin, in what is now southeastern Mexico, was a cosmogram — a representatio… [+6738 chars]
James Webb telescope makes first 3D map of an alien planet's atmosphere — and finds water being ripped apart - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-07 06:55:33
Scientists have created a three dimensional map of a distant planet's atmosphere for the first time.
Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope
(JWST) and a technique known as eclipse mapping,… [+3664 chars]
New Glenn’s successful static fire test clears way for launch of ESCAPADE mission - NASASpaceFlight.com -
Posted at 2025-11-07 06:53:31
66Following Blue Origins New Glenn rocket firing its seven BE-4 engines on the first stage for 38 seconds, the path has been cleared for its upcoming launch of the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and … [+8492 chars]
No Clear Cometary tail in Post-Perihelion Images of 3I/ATLAS - Avi Loeb – Medium
Posted at 2025-11-07 06:52:08
Post-perihelion image of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, taken on November 5, 2025 by the R. Naves Observatory, shows a fuzzy ball of light. The Sunward direction is towards the bottom left corner … [+5372 chars]
Bigger, brighter, closer: November’s supermoon in photos - AP News
Posted at 2025-11-07 06:51:25
The supermoon rises behind the illuminated Golden Temple as Sikh devotees pray at the to mark the birth anniversary of their first guru, Guru Nanak, in Amritsar, India, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (AP P… [+18 chars]
Google’s Quantum Computer Unlocks a Strange New Realm of Matter - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-11-06 14:49:25
When we pursue the ultimate truth of all things, the space in which our bodies and all things exist may itself be the final and deepest puzzle we need to explore. This is not only the pursuit of phys… [+3542 chars]
World's biggest spiderweb discovered inside 'Sulfur Cave' with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-06 14:48:56
Researchers have discovered more than 111,000 spiders thriving in what appears to be the world's biggest spiderweb, deep inside a pitch-black cave on the Albanian-Greek border.
The "extraordinary" c… [+4626 chars]
Milky Way captured in stunning detail from Southern hemisphere telescopes - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-11-06 14:48:28
Astronomers stitched together a radio color map of the Milky Way that targets the southern stretch of its crowded midline. It captures low frequency structure across about 3,800 square degrees with c… [+4840 chars]
We might finally know what came before the Big Bang - BBC Science Focus Magazine
Posted at 2025-11-06 14:47:53
Cosmology challenges some of the most fundamental questions we have about our existence how did this all begin? How will it end?
For decades, astronomers have been exploring the Universe around us, … [+7092 chars]
6 million-year-old ice discovered in Antarctica shatters records — and there's ancient air trapped inside - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-06 14:41:39
Researchers setting up a drill in the Allan Hills region of Antarctica. This work was supported by the NSF Center for Oldest Ice Exploration, or COLDEX. (Image credit: Photo by Julia Marks Peterson, … [+3289 chars]
Dark matter obeys gravity after all — could that rule out a 5th fundamental force in the universe? - Space
Posted at 2025-11-06 14:33:33
Scientists have discovered that dark matter, the universe's most mysterious "stuff," obeys gravity on vast cosmological scales. This could help to dismiss the possibility of a fifth fundamental force… [+4544 chars]
NASA may be quietly gutting an iconic campus with what it calls strategic closures, workers fear - CNN
Posted at 2025-11-06 14:23:09
Alarm is growing among federal workers at NASAs iconic Goddard Space Flight Centers main campus in Greenbelt, Maryland the nerve center for groundbreaking missions like the Hubble and James Webb spac… [+10588 chars]
Mating injuries may lead scientists to identify dinosaurs’ sex - CNN
Posted at 2025-11-06 14:16:16
Paleontologists have long wrestled with how to differentiate between male and female dinosaurs based on their fossils.
But new research may bring scientists closer to identifying the sex of one grou… [+8615 chars]
Scientists Finally Captured A Groundbreaking Image Of Two Black Holes Orbiting Each Other - bgr.com
Posted at 2025-11-06 13:54:29
A black hole is an object so dense and massive that nothing, not even light, can escape its gravitational grip after crossing the boundary known as the event horizon. Most black holes form when giant… [+1289 chars]
Scientists Found a Half-Male, Half-Female Spider in Thailand and It’s Fascinating - ZME Science
Posted at 2025-11-06 13:35:31
This spider is female on one side and male on the other due to a phenomenon called gynandromorphism. Credit: Surin Limrudee.
By all accounts, it began as an ordinary day in Kanchanaburi, a forested … [+6024 chars]
Photoinduced non-reciprocal magnetism effectively violates Newton's third law - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-11-06 13:23:50
A theoretical framework predicts the emergence of non-reciprocal interactions that effectively violate Newton's third law in solids using light, report researchers from Japan. They demonstrate that b… [+4579 chars]
Astronomer captures 2 meteors slamming into the moon (video) - Space
Posted at 2025-11-06 12:51:15
Two bright meteors were caught slamming into the moon on Thursday (Oct. 30) and Saturday (Nov. 1), by Japanese astronomer Daichi Fujii, curator of the Hiratsuka City Museum. The flashes, visible from… [+3249 chars]
Remote volcano wakes up after 700,000 years of silence - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-11-06 12:31:13
A volcano in southeastern Iran has nudged upward by about 3.5 inches (9 centimeters) in 10 months. This might sound like a small rise but it has big significance.
A new study used satellite data to… [+6397 chars]
James Webb Space telescope spots 'big red dot' in the ancient universe: A ravenous supermassive black hole named 'BiRD' - Space
Posted at 2025-11-06 12:26:27
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered a ravenous supermassive black hole that existed during a period of the cosmos called "cosmic noon" that occurred around 4 billion yea… [+5764 chars]
New Marine Reptile Species Found in England’s Jurassic Coast: Meet the ‘Sword Dragon - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-11-06 12:22:13
A remarkable new species of marine reptile, known as the “sword dragon,” has been discovered along Englands Jurassic Coast. This unique ichthyosaur, named Xiphodracon goldencapensis, lived about 190 … [+4338 chars]
U.S. accused of hiding images of mysterious interstellar comet - Chron
Posted at 2025-11-06 12:08:30
Artist's impression of 'Oumuamua, the first known interstellar object detected passing through our solar system in 2017. Scientists are now eager to analyze images of 3I/ATLAS, only the third such vi… [+5088 chars]
A Colossal Wave Is Rippling Through The Milky Way, Gaia Data Reveals - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-11-06 12:03:01
The motions of stars in the Milky Way have revealed a giant outward ripple, set off by a massive event sometime in our galaxy's wild past.
In a new analysis of data collected by the Gaia space-mappi… [+4527 chars]
NASA Balloon Detects Strange Signals Coming from Ice in Antarctica - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-11-06 12:01:57
The unusual radio pulses were detected by the Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) experiment, a range of instruments flown on balloons high above Antarctica that are designed to detect radi… [+8979 chars]
November full beaver moon and Southern Taurid meteor shower: When to watch the peak - CNN
Posted at 2025-11-06 12:01:08
Get ready for a double celestial event this week.
Novembers full beaver supermoon will peak at 8:19 a.m. ET Wednesday, according to The Old Farmers Almanac. But the silvery orb will be below the hor… [+3246 chars]
A New Predator Has Emerged From the Deepest, Darkest Part of the Ocean - Yahoo
Posted at 2025-11-05 06:27:23
Heres what youll learn when you read this story:
- The Atacama Trench, located off the coast of Peru and Chile, is one of the deepest oceanic regions on our planet, and scientists think it cou… [+3828 chars]
The International Space Station will fall to Earth in 2030. Can a private space station really fill its gap? - Space
Posted at 2025-11-05 06:26:56
When the International Space Station plunges to its fiery doom in 2030, its loss to science will be incalculable, even if it remains an open question as to whether its successes matched humanity's am… [+10088 chars]
Scientists create new bullet-proof fiber that is stronger and thinner than Kevlar - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-11-05 06:26:23
Kevlar has met its match. For decades, it has been the gold standard for impact protection, from bulletproof vests to armored vehicles, and is still widely used. But scientists have now developed a n… [+3618 chars]
Four Million Years After Impact, Life Emerged In The Heart Of A Finnish Crater - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-11-05 06:25:55
When an asteroid slammed into what is now Lake Lappajärvi in Finland some 78 million years ago, it unleashed unimaginable heat and destruction. But from that chaos, a new world quietly emerged. Withi… [+3910 chars]
Physicist discusses the Higgs boson and whether it might change the fate of the universe - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-11-05 06:25:23
On July 4, 2012, researchers at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Switzerland announced with great fanfare that they had successfully detected the Higgs boson, the manifestation of the mechanism tha… [+5707 chars]
Stealth Office Moving At Goddard - NASA Watch
Posted at 2025-11-05 06:24:47
NASA Watch founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.
Astronomer reveals first look at Comet 3I/ATLAS as it reappears from behind the sun - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-05 06:24:21
Comet 3I/ATLAS is the bright white dot in the center of the image, while the dot above it is a star that appears distorted because of the comet's motion. (Image credit: Qicheng Zhang/Lowell Observato… [+5032 chars]
Why Do We Eat Chicken, And Not Birds Like Seagull And Swan? - IFLScience
Posted at 2025-11-05 06:23:52
Chicken, whether Kentucky fried or simply buttered, is a large part of the human diet. The average American, for instance, eats around 45 kilograms (100 pounds) of chicken every year, according to th… [+3925 chars]
Antarctic glacier retreating at rate 10 times faster than previously measured: Study - ABC News
Posted at 2025-11-05 06:23:19
20% off every single Unistellar smart telescope - Space
Posted at 2025-11-05 06:22:48
Unistellar is one of the biggest smart telescope companies around right now, offering a range of models that make finding and imaging celestial bodies super easy with their automatic go-to technology… [+1705 chars]
Rare 25-Foot Deep-Sea Creature Mysteriously Appears Off Taiwan’s Coast - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-11-05 06:22:15
A group of divers exploring waters near Taiwans Ruifang District made an unexpected encounter with a rarely seen deep-sea creature. Captured on video and shared widely online, the event quickly drew … [+3482 chars]
Mars is the ultimate sandbox in 'Mars First Logistics', a physics-based delivery game where you build your own rovers - Space
Posted at 2025-11-05 06:21:44
Plenty of video games invite us to explore outer space
, but few deal with the logistics of getting that done. Enter Mars First Logistics
, a delightfully chill game about building mechanized rover… [+5264 chars]
Reality Is Too Complex For Any Cosmic Computer Simulation, Study Suggests - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-11-05 06:21:12
How do we know were not living in a computer simulation? Is it even possible to tell? For what its worth, researchers have drawn from various scientific frameworks to reject this hypothetical hypothe… [+3298 chars]
Our universe's oldest galaxies were hot messes - Space
Posted at 2025-11-05 06:20:42
The universe's first galaxies were hot messes, according to a recent study. During their younger days, they were wild, chaotic bundles of turbulent gas, churned up by huge gulps of intergalactic gas,… [+6416 chars]
A full moon with a chance of fireballs: Don't miss the Southern Taurid meteor shower peak overnight on Nov. 4-5 - Space
Posted at 2025-11-05 06:20:11
Heads up stargazers! The Southern Taurid meteor shower peaks overnight on Nov. 4-5, when a flurry of bright meteors could potentially be seen streaking through Earth's sky as our planet passes throug… [+3963 chars]
Physicists Decode Particle Dance That ‘Kills’ Electrical Conductivity - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-11-05 06:19:38
When things dont make sense in the quantum realm, scientists dont always get to find a good explanation for what theyre seeing. Many times, they arrive at a solution by accidentsomething that usually… [+3298 chars]
World's First Plasma "Fireballs" Help Explain Supermassive Black Hole Mystery - IFLScience
Posted at 2025-11-05 06:19:02
Supermassive black holes remain full of mysteries, from their formation to their behaviors. One of them might soon be solved, though this wont be coming from some new space observations. The insights… [+2623 chars]
A commercial space station startup now has a foothold in space - Ars Technica
Posted at 2025-11-05 06:18:30
Beaver Moon: The closest supermoon of 2025 brightens the skies this week - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-11-05 06:17:57
If you step outside this week and look toward the eastern horizon after sunset, you might notice the moon shining a little brighter than usual.
This is not your eyes playing tricks on you – its one… [+3799 chars]
No one had ever seen it before, a perfect circle floating in the Milky Way is baffling astronomers! - Evidence Network
Posted at 2025-11-05 06:16:18
At the end of 2019, astronomers discovered strange objects in our sky. These surprisingly circular objects appeared in radio wave data. Odd Radio Circles, or ORCs, which researchers had linked to col… [+3199 chars]
SpaceX launches private space station pathfinder 'Haven Demo,' 17 other satellites to orbit - Space
Posted at 2025-11-04 06:41:50
SpaceX just launched a satellite that could help pave the way for a private space station in the very near future.
A Falcon 9
rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
in Florida… [+2388 chars]
Gov. Josh Stein praises ‘biggest dinosaur discovery of the decade’ in NC - Raleigh News & Observer
Posted at 2025-11-04 06:41:26
Politics & Government
Good Sunday morning to you and welcome to our Under the Dome newsletter. Im Dawn Vaughan, our Capitol bureau chief.
Democratic Gov. Josh Stein heralded news this week of w… [+2160 chars]
Webb reveals a fiery starburst in the Cigar Galaxy — Space photo of the week - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-04 06:41:01
What it is: M82, an edge-on spiral starburst galaxy
Where it is: 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major
When it was shared: Oct. 23, 2025
If you own a small backyard telescope… [+2323 chars]
November's closest Supermoon to appear even grander. Here's what to know. - USA Today
Posted at 2025-11-04 06:40:15
A super close Supermoon will occur this week. The moon will be as close to Earth as it can get this month, fully illuminated for skywatchers, according to the Earth Sky, a science website that provid… [+2897 chars]
Deep in the Amazon, an Almost-Perfect Pyramid Just Appeared on Satellite Maps—Refusing to Explain Itself to Science - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-11-04 06:37:31
Deep in the Peruvian Amazon, near the border with Brazil, a striking landform has stirred scientific curiosity and cultural reverence alike. Rising abruptly from the dense, flat jungle of Sierra del … [+4695 chars]
Archaeologists Discover the World's Oldest Paintings—Made Long Before Humans Existed, and Eerily Sophisticated - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-11-04 06:37:06
A series of newly analyzed cave paintingssome dated to 65,000 years agoare forcing archaeologists to reexamine long-standing assumptions about the origins of symbolic behavior and who first practiced… [+5666 chars]
A Giant Magnetic Anomaly Over 500 Million Years Ago Can Finally Be Explained - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-11-04 06:36:40
Magnetic signatures hidden inside rocks tell us a lot about Earth's magnetic field and the way continents and tectonic plates have shifted across millennia but for some periods, the geological record… [+3417 chars]
On Saturn's largest moon, water and oil would mix — opening the door to exotic chemistry in our solar system - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-04 06:36:16
The frigid conditions on the surface of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, allow simple molecules in its atmosphere to break one of the most fundamental rules in chemistry, a new study shows.
According t… [+5019 chars]
Quantum light breakthrough could transform technology - ScienceDaily
Posted at 2025-11-04 06:35:51
High-order harmonic generation (HHG) is a process that transforms light into much higher frequencies, allowing scientists to explore areas of the electromagnetic spectrum that are otherwise difficult… [+2860 chars]
Meet Point Nemo, where the International Space Station will die in 2030 - Space
Posted at 2025-11-04 06:35:22
The International Space Station just notched a major milestone, but its days are numbered.
Sunday (Nov. 2) marked the 25th anniversary of continuous human occupation of the International Space Stati… [+3832 chars]
First of its kind 'butt drag fossil' discovered in South Africa — and it was left by a fuzzy elephant relative 126,000 years ago - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-04 06:34:57
Rock hyraxes
, known in southern Africa more often as "dassies," are furry, thickset creatures with short legs and no discernible tails. They spend much of their time sunning themselves on rocky out… [+5693 chars]
NASA Goddard Union Pushes Back - NASA Watch
Posted at 2025-11-04 06:34:34
Goddard Engineers, Scientists and Technicians Association
Keith’s note: according to a press release issued by GESTA, (Goddard Engineers, Scientists and Technicians Association – IFPTE local 29) th… [+2567 chars]
Hidden in Tooth Enamel: The Protein That Changes Everything We Knew - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-11-04 06:33:28
By analyzing proteins from 2-million-year-old tooth enamel, researchers uncovered sex differences and unexpected genetic variation within P. robustus. These findings, some of the oldest molecular dat… [+4097 chars]
Mining Company Says It’s Identified Hugely Valuable Material on Surface of the Moon - Futurism
Posted at 2025-11-04 06:26:08
The United States and China are caught in a race to return to the Moon. The two superpowers are hoping to reach the lunar surface by 2028 and 2030, respectively, in a rivalry that could have sweeping… [+3742 chars]
ISS Turns 25: The Deadly Secrets and Near-Disasters Revealed in Pbs’s Explosive New Docuseries - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-11-04 06:24:59
Written and directed by Oscar Chan and produced by Blink Films for GBH, the series brings audiences closer than ever to life on the ISS. Through interviews with astronauts and mission control veteran… [+3846 chars]
The Scientific Revolution of Interstellar Objects - Avi Loeb – Medium
Posted at 2025-11-04 06:24:30
(Credit: O. Eldadi)
- Department of Psychology, Reichman University, Herzliya, Israel
- Department of Astronomy, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
Elite Athletes Are Only Human, And Scientists Have Found Their Limit - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-11-04 06:24:01
Elite athletes can push their bodies to the very limit, but even they can't surpass the boundaries of human nature, according to new research.
Scientists have found yet more evidence that, regardles… [+2981 chars]
NASA Releases Striking Images Revealing the Hidden World Beneath Antarctica’s Ice - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-11-04 06:23:36
If the vast white expanse of Antarctica were to lose its frozen shell, an astonishingly rugged and alien world would emerge. Beneath 27 million cubic kilometers of ice lies a hidden continent sculpte… [+3856 chars]
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS's Blue Shine Is Surprising Astronomers - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-11-04 06:23:05
Comet 3I/ATLAS, only the third known visitor from beyond our Solar System, has been brightening far more rapidly than expected as it approaches perihelion, its closest point to the Sun.
From Earth, … [+3144 chars]
Tesla in Australia Struck by Mystery Object And It Could Be a World First - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-11-04 06:22:35
An object that struck an Australian man's Tesla as he was traveling along a highway may have been a meteorite.
Andrew Melville-Smith, a veterinarian from Whyalla in South Australia, told the Austral… [+2737 chars]
How a great-grandmother helped researchers unravel a dinosaur mummy mystery - NPR
Posted at 2025-11-03 06:54:56
You might not think a paleontologist looking for 66-million-year-old fossils would need to ask a rancher about his great-grandmother's job in the Wyoming badlands. But that's what Paul Sereno, a pale… [+5045 chars]
These Two New Dragon-Like Species Have Been Discovered In Thailand - bgr.com
Posted at 2025-11-03 06:54:29
A team of researchers was doing fieldwork investigation around Pha Daeng Cave in Thailand in 2024. Their specific mission was to research wildlife in that area. On a rock they found two dragon millip… [+1166 chars]
NASA's Voyager Spacecraft Found A 30,000-50,000 Kelvin "Wall" At The Edge Of Our Solar System - IFLScience
Posted at 2025-11-03 06:54:00
In 1977, NASA launched the Voyager probes to explore the outer reaches of the Solar System and the interstellar space beyond. Eventually, both spacecraft encountered a blazing wall of fire at the sys… [+3298 chars]
This Is What Antarctica Would Look Like If All Its Ice Disappeared - IFLScience
Posted at 2025-11-03 06:53:30
Ice blankets about 98 percent of Antarctica, concealing nearly all of its land beneath a frozen shell. But thanks to remarkable advances in imaging technology, scientists can now reveal what the cont… [+2766 chars]
The ‘10 Martini’ Proof Connects Quantum Mechanics With Infinitely Intricate Mathematical Structures - WIRED
Posted at 2025-11-03 06:52:53
But in some ways, the proof was a bit unsatisfying. Jitomirskaya and Avila had used a method that only applied to certain irrational values of alpha. By combining it with an intermediate proof that c… [+1738 chars]
The universe is not and could never be a simulation, study finds - The Brighter Side of News
Posted at 2025-11-03 06:51:50
Physicist Mir Faizal, Adjunct Professor with UBC Okanagan's Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, was not out to shatter the dreams of science fiction enthusiasts when he began to study the limits of … [+7585 chars]
I Babysit My Granddaughter. As Soon as Her Mom Leaves the House, Her Dreadful Transformation Begins. - Slate
Posted at 2025-11-03 06:51:22
Care and Feeding is Slates parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here.
Dear Care and Feeding,
I am having a problem when babysitting my 11-year-old granddaughter,… [+4921 chars]
Science news this week: Solar revelations as irradiated Comet 3I/ATLAS rapidly brightens, a tiny tyrannosaur prompts T. rex rethink, and the unexpected perks of cussing out your chatbot - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-03 06:50:33
The hottest science news this week has revolved around the sun, with the arrival of some dazzling new studies concerning our star and the fascinating interstellar comet currently passing close to it.… [+7616 chars]
SpaceX launch could bring overnight sonic boom to Central Florida - Orlando Sentinel
Posted at 2025-11-03 06:49:32
If you need a reminder to turn your clocks back at 2 a.m. Sunday, maybe the boom you might hear less than an hour before could assist.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to lift off on the Bandwagon-4 … [+1631 chars]
A Flash, a Boom, a New Microbe Habitat - Space
Posted at 2025-11-03 06:49:00
This article was originally published at Eos.
The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights
.
A sizable asteroid impact
generally obliterates anyth… [+5941 chars]
Blue Origin fires up powerful New Glenn rocket ahead of NASA Mars mission launch (video) - Space
Posted at 2025-11-03 06:48:32
New Glenn is vertical on the pad and its engines are hot.
The second-ever liftoff of Blue Origin
's powerful New Glenn
rocket is approaching as the launch vehicle undergoes final checkouts at Lau… [+3389 chars]
Trillionth-of-a-Second Camera Captures Chaos in Motion - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-11-03 06:48:04
To take a picture, the best digital cameras on the market open their shutter for around around one four-thousandths of a second.
To snap atomic activity, you'd need a shutter that clicks a lot faste… [+3908 chars]
We sharpened the James Webb telescope's vision from a million miles away. Here's how. - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-03 06:47:38
After Christmas dinner in 2021, our family was glued to the television, watching the nail-biting launch
of NASA's $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope
. There had not been such a leap forward in… [+6022 chars]
What’s up in the sky for November 2025? Leonid meteor shower, full hunter’s supermoon - WTOP
Posted at 2025-11-03 06:47:14
Lets get to the sky for November 2025!
Must-see sky sights for November
Full hunter’s supermoon is the largest and brightest full moon for 2025.
The Leonid meteor shower will take place on the nig… [+4589 chars]
Geologists Found Earth’s Oldest Water, Took a Sip—And What Happened Next Left Them Speechless - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-11-03 06:46:48
Hidden miles beneath a Canadian mine, scientists uncovered something extraordinary: water sealed away for billions of years. The find stunned researchers not only for its age but for what it revealed… [+4650 chars]
Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed - Ars Technica
Posted at 2025-11-03 06:46:22
Tardigrades Have a Genetic Secret, And It Could Boost Human Resilience - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-11-03 06:45:58
A newly discovered protein from Earth's toughest animal is inspiring breakthrough therapies for cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Tardigrades, often called water bears or moss piglets, are microsco… [+5850 chars]
The Temperature of the Universe 7 Billion Years Ago? We Finally Know—and It’s Wild - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-11-03 06:45:31
A Japanese team led by doctoral student Tatsuya Kotani and professor Tomoharu Oka from Keio University used data from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to determine the temperat… [+3655 chars]
Comet Lemmon captured above Muker in Yorkshire Dales - BBC
Posted at 2025-11-03 06:45:03
A photographer who captured a comet in the night sky above the Yorkshire Dales said he spent weeks waiting for the perfect moment for the shot.
Dominic Reardon, who lives Arnside, Cumbria, travelled… [+1444 chars]
A sinking of the oceanic crust could have caused the sea level to drop by 30 meters. - Evidence Network
Posted at 2025-11-03 06:44:36
Between fifteen and six million years ago, a decrease in oceanic crust formation may have led to a deepening of ocean basins, causing sea levels to fall by 26 to 32 metres.
Nowadays, rising sea leve… [+2846 chars]
Please stay out of the abandoned buildings - Nature
Posted at 2025-11-02 10:18:25
Welcome to Utheri Archaeological Park. Please stay out of the abandoned buildings. The deserted cityscape covering the entire lunar surface has many options for exploration, including sprawling stone… [+1524 chars]
Oregon sea stars bounce back from near extinction after years of decline - OregonLive.com
Posted at 2025-11-02 10:17:50
Ochre sea stars, an iconic species once common along the Oregon Coast, are making a recovery after years of decline due to a mysterious wasting disease.
Thats according to a study published earlier … [+4153 chars]
Explore the Milky Way like never before in this stunning new color map (image) - Space
Posted at 2025-11-02 10:17:24
Astronomers have unveiled the largest low-frequency radio color image of the Milky Way ever created, offering a sprawling cosmic panorama that reveals supernova remnants, stellar nurseries, pulsars a… [+3737 chars]
Restoring youthful microvascular function to aging skin - Medical Xpress
Posted at 2025-11-02 10:16:57
The New York University School of Medicine and collaborators found that capillary-associated macrophages in skin decline with age, weakening microvascular repair and reducing perfusion in mice, with … [+4528 chars]
Calorimetric experiment achieves tightest bound on electron neutrino mass - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-11-02 10:16:33
In a Physical Review Letters study, the HOLMES collaboration has achieved the most stringent upper bound on the effective electron neutrino mass ever obtained using a calorimetric approach, setting a… [+8622 chars]
A Mysterious Planet Just Entered the Spotlight: Meet Earth’s Twin - The Daily Galaxy
Posted at 2025-11-02 10:16:06
A potentially habitable planet, eerily similar to Earth, has been discovered after two decades of painstaking astronomical research. Identified as GJ 251 c, this exoplanet lies within the habitable z… [+3287 chars]
Controversial startup's plan to 'sell sunlight' using giant mirrors in space would be 'catastrophic' and 'horrifying,' astronomers warn - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-02 10:15:39
A California-based startup's controversial plan to put 4,000 tennis-court-sized mirrors in orbit around Earth is "catastrophic" and "horrifying," astronomers warn.
Reflect Orbital, which was founded… [+9188 chars]
Wear marks suggest Neanderthals made ocher crayons - Ars Technica
Posted at 2025-11-02 10:15:13
Swarms of Halloween Fireballs Could Threaten Earth in 2032 and 2036, New Study Warns - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-11-02 10:14:45
Every fall, Earth passes through the stream of debris shed by Comet Encke, showering our planet with beautiful fireballs that streak across the night shy. And every few years or so, these Halloween f… [+3283 chars]
'Ghost particles' can zoom through you without a trace. Scientists are getting to the bottom of this cosmic mystery - Space
Posted at 2025-11-02 10:14:15
Imagine a particle so ghostly that over 100 trillion of them could pass through you every single second without you noticing anything at all. Spooky, right? Well, believe it or not, these particles, … [+6347 chars]
Supermassive black hole contains enough water to fill 'trillions of Earth-size oceans' - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-11-02 10:13:43
Astronomers enjoy it when the universe throws a curveball, and this object does exactly that. Working in two teams, they have found the largest, most distant stash of water ever seen in the cosmos. A… [+7127 chars]
Trick or treat: Here's where to find comets Lemmon, SWAN and 3I/ATLAS in the Halloween sky - Space
Posted at 2025-11-02 10:13:18
Halloween is upon us and the 2025 spooky season is abuzz with talk of three cosmic visitors — Comet Lemmon, Comet SWAN and the interstellar traveler 3I ATLAS — said to be haunting the night sky. But … [+6383 chars]
Giant cosmic arachnid spotted by James Webb telescope could resemble the future of our own solar system - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-02 10:12:50
The James Webb Space Telescope
(JWST) is celebrating Halloween with a stunning image showing never-before-seen details of the Red Spider Nebula.
The image, snapped by JWST's Near-Infrared Camera (… [+2209 chars]
Deep Beneath The Pacific Ocean, Earth's Crust Is Tearing Itself Apart - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-11-02 10:12:23
Strange features of a collision point between pieces of Earth's crust are evidence that the structure may be nearing its end, new analysis suggests.
A careful analysis of the complex boundary where … [+3396 chars]
The Man Who Invented AGI - WIRED
Posted at 2025-11-02 10:11:51
Wang, who now teaches at Temple University, says he only vaguely remembers the discussion but says he might have suggested some alternatives. More importantly, he tells me that what those contributor… [+2379 chars]
Note To Readers - NASA Watch
Posted at 2025-11-02 10:11:20
NASA Watch founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.
Astronomers capture vast cosmic bat spreading its wings in time for Halloween (photo) - Space
Posted at 2025-11-02 10:10:57
The outline of a nebula bat formed from glowing interstellar clouds (Image credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2)
Astronomers have captured the glowing "wings" of a vast nebula shaped like a bat, unfur… [+2727 chars]
New Glenn rocket has clear path to launch after test-firing at Cape Canaveral - Ars Technica
Posted at 2025-11-02 10:10:30
Comet 3I/ATLAS has been transformed by billions of years of space radiation, James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-02 10:10:04
Comet 3I/ATLAS
is extremely irradiated from billions of years of cosmic ray bombardments, new research using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed.
The comet has soa… [+5098 chars]
Oops, Scientists May Have Severely Miscalculated How Many Humans Are on Earth - MSN
Posted at 2025-11-02 10:09:36
Investigating claim that a new ocean is forming in Africa - Yahoo News Canada
Posted at 2025-11-01 05:18:30
For several years, social media pages and accounts have claimed that a new ocean is forming in Africa. The claim has been spread by YouTube (archived) videos (archived) with views in the millions, Fa… [+6008 chars]
James Webb Space Telescope spots the haunting Red Spider Nebula with 3-light-year-long legs - Space
Posted at 2025-11-01 05:18:09
Out in the cosmic landscape, planetary nebulas would offer the perfect Halloween doors to knock on.
They're spooky tricksters in their names, as they have nothing to do with planets at all and are r… [+4070 chars]
The International Space Station marks 25 years of nonstop human presence in orbit - AP News
Posted at 2025-11-01 05:17:47
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) Its an unprecedented space streak: 25 years of people living off-planet without even a moments pause.
The International Space Station marks a quarter-century of continuous … [+5601 chars]
Scientists Found a Strange Lifeform Under Arctic Ice. It Shouldn’t Be There. - Yahoo
Posted at 2025-11-01 05:17:25
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."
Heres what youll learn when you read this story:
- Nitrogen-fixation in the ocean is a vital pro… [+4658 chars]
First Responders Are Revealing The "Fatal" Safety Mistakes You Should Never, Ever Make - BuzzFeed
Posted at 2025-11-01 05:17:03
"People respond a lot better with direct tasks; it leaves no ambiguity about 'has it been done already,' and creates a natural organization that makes everything else smoother. That small action can … [+196 chars]
Greenland is twisting, tensing and shrinking due to the 'ghosts' of melted ice sheets - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-01 05:16:21
Tectonic processes and the "ghosts" of past ice sheets are contorting, lifting and pulling Greenland in different directions, new research reveals.
Greenland sits on the North American tectonic plat… [+4349 chars]
The next Carrington-level solar superstorm could wipe out 'all our satellites,' new simulations reveal - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-01 05:14:27
Worrying new simulations show that a solar storm on par with the infamous Carrington Event
could potentially wipe out every single satellite orbiting our planet, leaving us in a precarious and expe… [+5813 chars]
Exclusive! A Revealing And Not Made-Up Interview With A Two-Headed Worm - Defector
Posted at 2025-11-01 05:14:05
The freshwater flatworm Stenostomum brevipharyngium is, by all accounts, a simple fellow. The worm is small and entirely soft. It has no eyes, only sensory pits that control balance and orientation. … [+6991 chars]
Scientists find an explanation for oddball, water-rich exoplanets: They make their own water - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-11-01 05:13:45
As more and more exoplanets are discovered throughout the galaxy, scientists find some that defy explanationat least for awhile. A new study, published in Nature, describes a process that might expla… [+4846 chars]
Europe set to begin key reusable rocket tests in Sweden - Space
Posted at 2025-11-01 05:13:24
Europe's ArianeGroup is set to fly a series of demonstrators in a bid to develop sovereign reusable launch capabilities.
"Callisto, Themis and Skyhopper are different demonstration programs contribu… [+2528 chars]
Mathematical proof debunks the idea that the universe is a computer simulation - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-11-01 05:13:03
It's a plot device beloved by science fiction: our entire universe might be a simulation running on some advanced civilization's supercomputer. But new research from UBC Okanagan has mathematically p… [+5948 chars]
‘Teenage T. rex’ fossil is actually a different species - Nature
Posted at 2025-11-01 05:12:42
This artistic interpretation shows a pack of Nanotyrannus attacking a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex (front left).Credit: Anthony Hutchings
A fossil once assumed to be of a young Tyrannosaurus rex is in… [+1569 chars]
42,000-year-old ochre crayons reveal Neanderthals engaged in symbolic behavior - Archaeology News Online Magazine
Posted at 2025-11-01 05:12:21
New evidence of ochre use by Neanderthals from Crimea and Ukraine indicates that these substances were used not only for practical purposes but also for symbolic or artistic activities. In a study pu… [+3433 chars]
New laser drill could help scientists explore ice-covered worlds like Jupiter's ocean moon Europa - Space
Posted at 2025-11-01 05:11:58
A new laser concept could revolutionize how we explore the frozen worlds of our solar system.
When scientists dream of exploring the hidden oceans
beneath the icy crusts of moons like Jupiter's Eu… [+5427 chars]
Human DNA detected in 2 billion year old meteorite - Yahoo
Posted at 2025-11-01 05:11:35
This statement might sound like a line from a sci-fi movie, but what if life on Earth didnt start here at all?
For decades, that question sat on the fringe of science, it was filed next to crop circ… [+4669 chars]
Why The Chevy Camaro Emblem Looks Like A French Flag - Jalopnik
Posted at 2025-11-01 05:11:12
When drawing up the first edition of Chevy's next muscle car, the folks at GM were on a run with cars that started with C, including the yacht-like Caprice, the mid-size Chevelle, and of course, the … [+831 chars]
Physicists detect rare 'second-generation' black holes that prove Einstein right... again - Live Science
Posted at 2025-11-01 05:10:51
Scientists have found two pairs of merging black holes
, and they think the larger one in each merger is a rare "second-generation" veteran of a previous collision.
The two larger black holes' unus… [+3670 chars]
Experts speculate about origins of mysterious 'smoking slab' found sitting in remote desert: 'It … was burning when found' - Yahoo
Posted at 2025-11-01 05:10:28
Mine workers in Western Australia found a "smoking slab" speculated to be part of the upper stage of a Chinese space rocket that fell back to Earth, according to Space.com.
What's happening?
On Oct… [+2704 chars]
First Evidence for a Non-Gravitational Acceleration of 3I/ATLAS at Perihelion - Avi Loeb – Medium
Posted at 2025-11-01 05:10:07
A stack of 134 images of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS at perihelion, taken by the PUNCHs WFI3 satellite on October 29, 2025. (Credit: kwalsh4a, Marshall Eubanks)
By the date of its perihelion, 3… [+5274 chars]
Your 7 October harvest supermoon at 18:20 BST: will you miss a 14% bigger, 30% brighter moon? - Sofeminine.co.uk
Posted at 2025-11-01 05:09:45
Shark Data Suggests Animals Scale Like Geometric Objects - Quanta Magazine
Posted at 2025-10-29 05:29:41
However, the surface area measurements could still be considered incomplete because they only include the sharks external features. Even though structures such as gills are tucked away inside animals… [+2512 chars]
Scientists Intrigued by Radio Signals Coming From Comet - Futurism
Posted at 2025-10-29 05:29:21
It’s not just interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS that’s been catching the attention of scientists.
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, which was first discovered in 1812 and visits the Earth roughly every 71 years, has… [+2879 chars]
Scientists find that swamps hold something much more dangerous than alligators - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-10-29 05:28:59
Scientists working across Georgia and South Carolina report that mercury in some swamp alligators is far higher than expected. In one famous wetland, levels in wild gators were about eight times high… [+4918 chars]
Direct deaminative functionalization with N -nitroamines - Nature
Posted at 2025-10-29 05:28:37
Amines are among the most common functional groups in bioactive molecules1. Despite this prevalence, conventional means of converting aromatic amines rely heavily on diazonium intermediates2, which p… [+1304 chars]
Glowing meteor trail photobombs Comet Lemmon in incredible telescope image - Space
Posted at 2025-10-29 05:28:16
A glowing meteor trail appears to wrap around the tail of Comet Lemmon as seen by astronomer Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project on Oct. 24. (Image credit: Gianluca Masi, Virtual Telescope… [+3739 chars]
Dwarf galaxies tip the scales in favor of dark matter over modified gravity - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-10-29 05:27:54
An international team of researchers led by the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) has shed light on a decades-long debate about why galaxies spin faster than expectedand whether this b… [+5196 chars]
Costume contest: Vote for the best disguises in the animal kingdom - The Washington Post
Posted at 2025-10-29 05:27:31
What are you going to be?
For some of us, the opportunity comes once a year to try on another look and pretend to be something other than ourselves. But for some species, costumes are an everyday es… [+10181 chars]
Tiny galaxy, big find: Black hole discovered in nearby Segue 1 - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-10-29 05:27:10
Small and unassuming, Segue 1 is a nearby dwarf galaxy containing only a handful of starstoo few to provide the gravity needed to keep itself from scattering into space. Like other dwarf galaxies, it… [+5284 chars]
Here's How NASA Plans To Deorbit The ISS - bgr.com
Posted at 2025-10-29 05:26:46
When the International Space Station reaches the end of its mission life around 2030, NASA won't simply let it fall to Earth. That brings a potential risk of debris from the ISS hitting populated are… [+1781 chars]
7,000-Year-Old Skeletons Found in Sahara Reveal Unknown Human Lineage - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-10-29 05:26:22
In the vast desert of southwestern Libya, archaeologists uncovered a rare burial site that challenges long-standing assumptions about prehistoric human migrations. Among the 15 ancient individuals bu… [+5015 chars]
Scientists discover 3 Earth-size exoplanets that may have double sunsets — like Tatooine in Star Wars - Space
Posted at 2025-10-29 05:26:01
Using NASA's planet-hunting spacecraft TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite), astronomers have discovered three Earth-size worlds orbiting around twin stars.
It has previously been theorized … [+4000 chars]
Discovery upends 100-year-old brain cell theory taught in scientific textbooks - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-10-29 05:25:38
Brains run on timing. A fraction of a second can decide whether one message arrives before another and changes what a circuit does. Signals travel along axons – the thin extensions of brain cells (ne… [+5626 chars]
'Stunningly preserved' dinosaur 'mummies' discovered in Wyoming have skin and hooves - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Posted at 2025-10-29 05:25:16
The Odd Symmetry Between Earth’s Northern and Southern Hemispheres Is Breaking Down - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-10-29 05:24:53
Although Earth’s two hemispheres lie on opposite sides of the planet and differ in many ways, they share a peculiar commonalityor at least they used to. The Northern and Southern Hemispheres reflecte… [+3173 chars]
New life forms found in the human body described by scientists as 'insane' - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-10-29 05:24:29
Humans carry around a busy community of microbes that help run daily life. This microbiome breaks down food, trains the immune system, and competes with germs.
Scientists just spotted something une… [+6144 chars]
Scientists Discover a Key Biological Difference Between Psychopaths and Normal People - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-10-29 05:24:07
A larger striatum may be the hidden biological engine driving the reckless and remorseless behavior of psychopaths. Credit: Credit: Stock
Psychopaths have a 10% larger striatum than non-psychopaths,… [+6899 chars]
Differences in red blood cells may have 'hastened the extinction' of our Neanderthal cousins, new study suggests - Live Science
Posted at 2025-10-29 05:23:43
A fatal genetic incompatibility between Neanderthals
and modern humans may have hastened the extinction of our ancient cousins, new research suggests.
Researchers found that different versions of … [+4284 chars]
'Impossible' Life Found Beneath Arctic Ice Could Alter Climate Models - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-10-29 05:23:19
Scientists have discovered special life forms thriving under Arctic sea ice. Until now, their presence in these dark and frigid conditions wasn't thought possible, and the findings could have global … [+3285 chars]
Rare Fossils Reveal Surprisingly Gorilla-Like Features of Ancient Human Relative - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-10-29 05:22:47
Experts have been puzzled by recently discovered fossils from the hand of an extinct human relative, Paranthropus boisei. They have been surprised by a mix of human-like and gorilla-like traits in th… [+5412 chars]
Weird comet from another star system is getting ready to shine - Chron
Posted at 2025-10-29 05:22:12
Images taken from Gemini South in Chile show the growing tail of comet 3I/ATLAS and the glowing coma.
International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Shadow the Scientist Image Processing: J. Mi… [+3769 chars]
Astronomers Stunned by Bizarre Three-Planet System That Rewrites the Rules of Space - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-10-28 05:14:30
Artist’s impression of TOI-2267. Credit: Mario Sucerquia (University of Grenoble Alpes)
An international team of scientists has announced the discovery of three Earth-sized planets orbiting within t… [+4998 chars]
What’s Glowing at the Center of Our Galaxy? New Study Points to Dark Matter - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-10-28 05:14:10
A team of astrophysicists has breathed new life into the debate over the mysterious gamma-ray glow at the heart of the Milky Way. Credit: SciTechDaily.com
New simulations suggest dark matter could e… [+3571 chars]
Experts make astonishing revelation after waking organisms trapped in ice for millennia: 'These are not dead samples' - Yahoo
Posted at 2025-10-28 05:13:31
Scientists have made a worrisome discovery in their exploration of Arctic sea ice in Alaska. Deep down in the Permafrost Tunnel Research Facility a research site stretching over 350 feet long and 50 … [+2911 chars]
4MOST telescope facility captures first light - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-10-28 05:13:10
On October 18, 2025, the 4-meter Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope (4MOST) facility, installed on the VISTA telescope at the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Paranal Observatory in Chile, obt… [+9481 chars]
The Holy Grail of Physics: Scientists Discover New Path to Room-Temperature Superconductors - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-10-28 05:12:50
Scientists at Penn State have developed a groundbreaking way to predict which materials might become superconductors. By combining powerful computer modeling with new theoretical insights, their appr… [+7385 chars]
The First Interstellar Car in NASCAR’s History - Avi Loeb – Medium
Posted at 2025-10-28 05:12:30
Alex Malyckes car at the NASCAR race in Bakersfield, California on October 25, 2025. (Image credit: Loebs photo collection)
On October 25, 2025, I attended the NASCAR car race in Bakersfield, Califo… [+8109 chars]
Finally See Comet Lemmon On Sunday Before It’s Gone For 1,150 Years - Forbes
Posted at 2025-10-28 05:12:10
If youve not seen the two green comets yet, 90 minutes after sunset on Sunday, Oct. 26, is your last best chance before they fade. The brighter Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) and much dimmer Comet SWAN (C/… [+4681 chars]
'No spacecraft would survive': Europe simulates catastrophic solar storm to warn of real risks - Space
Posted at 2025-10-28 05:11:49
Europe has just run its most extreme space weather simulation yet — a scenario so severe that no spacecraft was left unscathed in the exercise.
The European Space Agency (ESA) staged the exercise at… [+3140 chars]
Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is about to get very active — Space photo of the week - Live Science
Posted at 2025-10-28 05:11:29
What it is: The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, growing a tail
Where it is: The inner solar system, barreling toward Mars
When it was shared: Sept. 4, 2025
Even as a brilliant, naked-eye comet slices… [+2928 chars]
Weird symmetry between Earth's Northern and Southern Hemispheres appears to be breaking - Live Science
Posted at 2025-10-28 05:11:09
Years ago, scientists noted something odd: Earths Northern and Southern Hemispheres reflect nearly the same amount of sunlight back into space. The reason why this symmetry is odd is because the Nort… [+4221 chars]
Experiment Reveals What Is Truly Burrowing Beneath Mars's Dunes Each Spring - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-10-28 05:10:50
Strange, sinuous gullies etched into the dunes of Mars are finally giving up their secrets.
These gouges, new experiments reveal, are carved by the explosive sublimation of dry ice, burrowing down t… [+5150 chars]
How the Mayans were able to accurately predict solar eclipses for centuries - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-10-28 05:10:29
The Maya Civilization, from Central America, was one of the most advanced ancient civilizations, known for its significant achievements in astronomy and mathematics. This includes accurate calendars … [+3478 chars]
Scientists Discover Remnants of Cataclysmically Destroyed Planet That Became Earth - Futurism
Posted at 2025-10-28 05:10:09
Before Earth, there was “proto Earth,” a primitive hunk of rock that formed four and a half billion years ago. It was drastically different to the Earth we know today, heaving with lava and rock all … [+3577 chars]
Space radiation can produce some organic molecules detected on icy moons - Space
Posted at 2025-10-28 05:09:49
This article was originally published at Eos.
The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights
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New laboratory research suggests that some organic mole… [+7645 chars]
MIT physicists just found a way to see inside atoms - Science Daily
Posted at 2025-10-28 05:09:29
Physicists at MIT have introduced a technique to study the interior of an atom's nucleus by relying on the atom's own electrons as "messengers" inside a molecule.In research published on October 23 i… [+6536 chars]
Neanderthals and early humans reshaped Europe’s landscapes long before the rise of farming, study finds - Archaeology News Online Magazine
Posted at 2025-10-28 05:09:09
A recent study published in PLOS One reveals that Neanderthals and early modern humans began to reshape Europe’s ecosystems tens of thousands of years before the rise of agriculture. Rather than bein… [+4844 chars]
Bats in The US Can Glow Ghostly Green, And Scientists Have No Idea Why - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-10-28 05:08:49
The glow-in-the-dark bats you're hanging to decorate for Halloween might be more biologically accurate than you thought. A new study from scientists at the University of Georgia in the US has confirm… [+2190 chars]
SpaceX reaches incredible Starlink milestone - Teslarati
Posted at 2025-10-28 05:08:29
Tesla Full Self-Driving (Supervised) v14 has been out for several weeks now, and there are a tremendous number of improvements, as we have now reached the fourth iteration of the semi-autonomous soft… [+4896 chars]
The Universe “Will End in a Big Crunch,” Physicists Warns - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-10-28 05:08:09
A Cornell physicist proposes that the universe is only halfway through its 33-billion-year lifespan, and will one day reverse course. Based on new dark-energy data, Henry Tye’s model suggests the cos… [+4784 chars]
Forensics’ “Holy Grail”: New Test Recovers Fingerprints From Ammunition Casing - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-10-27 08:00:53
A team of Irish scientists at Maynooth University has developed a groundbreaking electrochemical technique that can recover fingerprints from fired brass ammunition casings, something long considered… [+4641 chars]
Snake pee might hold the secret to ending gout pain and kidney stones - Science Daily
Posted at 2025-10-27 08:00:16
If you've never kept a reptile, you might be surprised to learn that many of them actually "pee" in crystal form. In a study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, researchers exa… [+2666 chars]
How To Grab A Final Chance To See The Comet On Saturday Night - Forbes
Posted at 2025-10-27 07:59:13
This weekend offers the last best chance to see the two green comets before theyre lost in a brightening moon. On Saturday, Oct. 25, Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) continues westward, entering the constell… [+4953 chars]
Yale Scientists Solve a Century-Old Brain Wave Mystery - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-10-27 07:58:18
For over a century, scientists have studied the brain’s rhythmic waves of synchronized neural activity. Now, Yale researchers have uncovered where gamma waves—patterns disrupted in conditions such as… [+7976 chars]
Watch Japan's advanced new cargo spacecraft launch to the ISS for the 1st time today - Space
Posted at 2025-10-27 07:57:55
Japan's new HTV-X cargo spacecraft launched on its first-ever mission to the International Space Station on Saturday (Oct. 25).
The robotic HTV-X lifted off atop an H3 rocket
from Japan's Tanegash… [+2379 chars]
Scientists Oppose Huge Array of Mirrors in Space That Shines Nighttime Sunlight on Wealthy Customers - Futurism
Posted at 2025-10-27 07:57:33
These days, orbital real estate is growing increasingly cluttered with all manner of communication, observation, research, and navigation satellites. It’s a market worth $286 billion in 2022, project… [+3745 chars]
Science news this week: Comets light up the skies and race toward the sun, our galaxy's mysterious glow is explained, and scientists tell us why time moves faster as we age - Live Science
Posted at 2025-10-27 07:56:26
This week's science news has been comet-ing thick and fast, with a flurry of reports on three dusty space snowballs that are hurtling through our cosmic backyard.
First are the comets Lemmon and SWA… [+6483 chars]
Here's where the James Webb Space Telescope and 4 other legendary spacecraft are in October's night sky - Space
Posted at 2025-10-27 07:55:17
Humanity's understanding of the solar system has evolved dramatically following the advent of spaceflight. Over the past seven decades, thousands of sophisticated spacecraft have been launched on amb… [+8447 chars]
Astronomers Just Found a Sneaky Asteroid Near the Sun—and It Highlights a Dangerous Blind Spot - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-10-27 07:53:32
Millions of asteroids are currently zipping through our solar system. These rocky remnants of the early solar system receive extra attention when their itinerary brings them too close to Earthwhich, … [+2188 chars]
Life's Ingredients Found Frozen Beyond The Milky Way For First Time - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-10-27 07:53:09
For the first time, astronomers have seen life's building blocks in ice beyond the borders of our galaxy.
Among a mix of complex organic molecules trapped in ice circling a newborn star in the Large… [+4571 chars]
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on its record 135th orbital mission of the year - Space
Posted at 2025-10-27 07:52:27
The records keep rolling in for SpaceX.
One of the company's Falcon 9
rockets lifted off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base
today (Oct. 25) at10:20 a.m. EDT (1420 GMT; 7:20 a.m. local… [+1814 chars]
Earth is splitting open beneath the Pacific Northwest - Science Daily
Posted at 2025-10-27 07:51:53
For the first time, scientists have directly witnessed a subduction zone -- the place where one tectonic plate plunges beneath another -- in the midst of breaking apart. The finding, published in Sci… [+5561 chars]
Scientists Could Bring Back Neanderthals Within 20 Years — But At What Cost? - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-10-27 07:51:30
Could humanity resurrect its closest extinct cousin? With rapid advances in genetic engineering, the idea of bringing back Neanderthals has moved from science fiction into the realm of technical poss… [+4751 chars]
The Mysterious Interstellar Object May Be Slamming on the Brakes, Scientist Says - Futurism
Posted at 2025-10-27 07:51:03
In case you missed it, there’s a fascinating object from another part of the universe visiting our neck of the woods.
Dubbed 3I-ATLAS “three” as in the third known interstellar object from outside … [+2620 chars]
Dinosaur 'mummies' preserved so well that artists can recreate their appearance in great detail - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-10-27 07:50:40
More than 66 million years ago, a duck-billed dinosaur named Edmontosaurus annectens left behind something remarkable.
When scientists from the University of Chicago revisited its fossil remains in … [+5364 chars]
The Mystery of Rain on The Sun Can Finally Be Explained - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-10-27 07:49:13
It rains on the Sun, the gigantic thermonuclear orb that burns with the multi-million-degree 'fires' of fusion.
This rain is made of superheated plasma, and researchers might have discovered its sec… [+3505 chars]
Lead exposure may have influenced brain and language development in early humans and Neanderthals - Archaeology News Online Magazine
Posted at 2025-10-27 07:38:56
A new study published in Science Advances suggests that humans and their ancestors were exposed to lead nearly two million years ago — and that this toxic element may have shaped the evolution of our… [+3296 chars]
Chinese Astronauts Light a Match on the Space Station—Jaw-Dropping Result Shocks the World - carrollcountyobserver.com
Posted at 2025-10-27 07:34:01
Lighting a Flame in Orbit
On Chinas Tiangong station, a simple match turned into a striking demonstration of physics. When astronauts Gui Haichao and Zhu Yangzhu ignited a candle during a live lesso… [+5280 chars]
Galactic Empires May Live at the Center of our Galaxy, Hence Why We Don't Hear from Them - Universe Today
Posted at 2025-10-27 07:33:26
For over half a century, scientists have struggled to answer Fermi's time-honored question: "Where is Everybody?" Answering this question is extremely difficult, partly because of the data-poor natur… [+19798 chars]
China’s is on Track to Beat the US to Extract Lunar Water - Payload Space
Posted at 2025-10-26 05:41:24
Forget boots on the Moon. China looks like its going to beat the US to extract water from the lunar surface.
Officials from the Chinese National Space Agency confirmed this week that its Change 7 sp… [+2038 chars]
Fomalhaut, the 'solitary' star, announces the arrival of autumn in the night sky. Here's how to see it - Space
Posted at 2025-10-26 05:41:00
As night falls on October evenings, glance toward the southeast horizon. If there is one star that serves to announce the arrival of fall as the leaves have begun to turn, unquestionably that title w… [+4831 chars]
A Telescope in the Desert Reached Back a Billion Years and Uncovered Something Incredible - Yahoo
Posted at 2025-10-26 05:40:37
Heres what youll learn when you read this story:
- About one billion years after the Big Bang, the universe experienced a period known as the "epoch of reionization" where the neutral hydrogen… [+4001 chars]
There's a Growing Weak Spot in Earth's Magnetic Field. What it Means - CNET
Posted at 2025-10-26 05:40:13
It would be an understatement to say that the Earth's magnetic field is important. It's one of the reasons we're able to live on this rock tumbling through space, and it also gives us the gorgeous au… [+3264 chars]
Scientists Just Found a Super-Earth Exoplanet Only 18 Light-Years Away - ScienceAlert
Posted at 2025-10-26 05:39:49
A new exoplanet candidate has just burst onto the scene, and it may be one of the best alien worlds yet on which to search for extraterrestrial life.
It's just 18 light-years away: a super-Earth nam… [+4613 chars]
Eating carrion reconsidered: how scavenging shaped human evolution and made us human - Archaeology News Online Magazine
Posted at 2025-10-26 05:39:26
A new multidisciplinary study led by the National Center for Research on Human Evolution (CENIEH), in collaboration with IPHES-CERCA and other Spanish universities, challenges conventional assumption… [+4351 chars]
See the brain-like Medula Nebula shine in new astrophotography portrait (photo) - Space
Posted at 2025-10-26 05:36:23
Kentucky-based astrophotographer David Joyce has shared a glorious deep space vista revealing the fossil light of a vast supernova remnant created in the death throes of an enormous star some 10,000 … [+3043 chars]
The sci-fi films that physicists love to watch — from Interstellar to Spider-Man - Nature
Posted at 2025-10-26 05:35:56
Nature has interviewed a multitude of physicists this year in celebration of the 100th birthday of quantum mechanics. Although many of them disagree wildly about how the century-old theory describes … [+4336 chars]
Neanderthals could be brought back within 20 years — but is it a good idea? - Live Science
Posted at 2025-10-26 05:35:34
When scientists sequenced the Neanderthal genome
in 2010, they learned that Neanderthals interbred
with human ancestors before mysteriously going extinct. As a result, many people alive today sha… [+11335 chars]
Betelgeuse’s Newfound Sidekick Is Weirder Than We Thought - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-10-26 05:32:17
A couple months back, astronomers officially confirmed the existence of Betelbuddy, Betelgeuses long-suspected companion star. Since then, researchers have been toiling away at characterizing Betelbu… [+3715 chars]
Tracking bats as they hunt birds in the skies above Europe - Ars Technica
Posted at 2025-10-26 05:25:26
Three Earth-sized planets discovered in a compact binary system - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-10-26 05:24:56
An international team of researchers has just revealed the existence of three Earth-sized planets in the binary stellar system TOI-2267 located about 190 light-years away. This discovery, published i… [+3917 chars]
110-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur ‘Mummy’ Discovered in Canada Stuns Scientists With Intact Skin and Organs - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-10-26 05:24:22
In what paleontologists are calling a once-in-a-lifetime discovery, miners in Canada unearthed the fossilized remains of a dinosaur so well-preserved its been described as a mummy. Not only does the … [+3446 chars]
Volcano dormant for 700,000 years could soon resume activity, scientists say - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Posted at 2025-10-26 05:23:52
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS blasts a jet towards the sun in new telescope image - Space
Posted at 2025-10-26 05:23:27
An interstellar comet is dramatically jetting off ice and dust into space, a new image shows.
The comet
, called 3I/ATLAS, is sending out a jet of material towards the sun
as our nearest star war… [+3273 chars]
Astronomers Have Discovered Earth’s Latest Quasi-Lunar Moon - WIRED
Posted at 2025-10-26 05:22:58
The Earth has just added its seventh confirmed quasi-lunar moon. It is 2025 PN7, a small Apollo-type asteroid detected in August solely by its brightness, thanks to the Hawaiian Pan-STARRS 1 telescop… [+1852 chars]
Without Jupiter, Earth may have spiraled into the sun long ago - Space
Posted at 2025-10-26 05:22:20
Jupiter was shaping Earth's fate before our planet even existed, carving gaps in the early solar system that kept its building blocks from plunging into the sun, a new study finds.
Led by scientists… [+3907 chars]
Warehouse Hangs 'Free Cats' Sign Out Front And New York City Residents Rush In To Help - The Dodo
Posted at 2025-10-26 05:21:52
Last week, a New York City resident was walking down the street when a piece of cardboard strapped to the entrance of a local warehouse caught their attention. Their heart dropped as they read the wo… [+2782 chars]
Underwater Vents May Have Sparked Life’s First Building Blocks - Indian Defence Review
Posted at 2025-10-26 05:21:21
Scientists have recreated primitive Earth conditions in the lab to uncover how lifes molecular precursors may have formed.The experiment mimics hydrothermal vents deep in the ocean, believed to have … [+5005 chars]
They wanted to see Earth, but they captured Starlink instead, here’s the image we weren’t supposed to see. - Evidence Network
Posted at 2025-10-26 05:20:53
A remarkable discovery on Google Earth has captured the attention of space enthusiasts worldwide. An internet user stumbled upon an extraordinary image showing a Starlink telecommunications satellite… [+4983 chars]
Elephant Bones Near Rome Reveal a Lost Chapter of Human Ingenuity - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-10-25 05:39:51
Archaeologists uncover how early humans in Italy butchered elephants and forged survival from their bones 400,000 years ago. (Excavation at Casal Lumbroso.) Credit: Beniamino Mecozzi, CC-BY 4.0
Arch… [+3566 chars]
Scientists discover new way to grow materials on-demand using crystals and light - Space
Posted at 2025-10-25 05:37:53
Crystals used in applications as varied as lasers, LEDs and the semiconductors used in sensors found in astronomical instruments could someday be 'drawn' rather than 'grown', leading to higher perfor… [+4626 chars]
This 'magical' dinosaur specimen emerged from the ground like a polished jewel - NPR
Posted at 2025-10-25 05:35:55
It was a cloudy morning in southeast Mongolia. Paleontologist Chinzorig Tsogtbaatar and several colleagues set out by foot from their campsite to a rocky outcrop dating back some 110 million years to… [+5107 chars]
Earth photobombs the sun in satellite image photo of the day for Oct. 23, 2025 - Space
Posted at 2025-10-25 05:35:34
When the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) weather satellite GOES-19
turns its gaze toward the sun
, scientists don't expect to see our home planet. But there it was re… [+2314 chars]
The 'Catastrophic' Plan to Put 4,000 Mirrors in Space - extremetech.com
Posted at 2025-10-25 05:35:12
Astronomers are having a pretty hard go of it, recently. Their state budgets are being cut to the bone, Elon Musk keeps flashing multi-colored lights in their eyes, and now they could have to deal wi… [+2422 chars]
Super-Earth less than 20 light-years away is an exciting lead in the search for life - Space
Posted at 2025-10-25 05:34:48
A super-Earth exoplanet in the habitable zone of its star has been detected less than 20 light-years away, putting it near the top of the list for best places to look for life beyond our solar system… [+5746 chars]
Archaeologists assemble King Richard III's microbiome using tooth plaque from 1485 - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-10-25 05:34:24
When archaeologists lifted a skeleton from beneath a parking lot in Leicester in 2012, they suspected they had found Englands most contentious king, Richard III. Blunt force trauma to the skull match… [+4954 chars]
China Exposes What NASA Hid? Truth Behind Mysterious 3I/ATLAS Images That Suddenly Went Dark - International Business Times UK
Posted at 2025-10-25 05:34:01
Claims that China's space agency revealed concealed NASA data on the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS have swept social media, but no credible evidence supports the theory.
Both NASA and the China Nation… [+4772 chars]
Scientists watch rings forming around a solar system world for the 1st time - Space
Posted at 2025-10-25 05:33:37
Saturn isn't the only planet in our solar system
with a ring system. While Saturn's rings
are the most dramatic, the three other gas giants — Jupiter, Neptune, and Uranus — each have a ring syste… [+2428 chars]
When is the next full moon? Beaver moon will be largest, brightest supermoon of 2025 - Bergen Record
Posted at 2025-10-25 05:33:05
(This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy. The December cold moon will occur on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025.)
The next full moon will be the November beaver supermoon, set… [+6045 chars]
Does gravity produce quantum weirdness? Proposal divides physicists - Nature
Posted at 2025-10-25 05:32:27
Physicists are questioning whether gravity can produce quantum entanglement between two masses.Credit: David Parker/Science Photo Library
The nature of gravity and whether it can be reconciled with … [+2446 chars]
Watch the birth of a tardigrade under a microscope: a rare glimpse of a water bear hatching - Boing Boing
Posted at 2025-10-25 05:31:40
A tardigrade just hatched on camera and it's the most alien thing you'll see today that isn't actually from space. These microscopic weirdos affectionately called water bears despite looking more lik… [+950 chars]
Flying Parasitic Worms Use This Superpower to Ambush Prey Midair - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-10-25 05:30:46
Physics can get real strange on the microscopic level. For tiny creatures living on this scale, these eccentricities are what allow them to thrive despite their sizeincluding a worm that researchers … [+4187 chars]
Neanderthals and Mesolithic hunter-gatherers shaped European landscapes long before agriculture, study reveals - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-10-25 05:29:55
Imagine Europe tens of thousands of years ago: dense forests, large herds of elephants, bison and aurochsand small groups of people armed with fire and spears. A new study shows that these people lef… [+6650 chars]
With a new molecule-based method, physicists peer inside an atom's nucleus - Phys.org
Posted at 2025-10-25 05:29:04
Physicists at MIT have developed a new way to probe inside an atom's nucleus, using the atom's own electrons as "messengers" within a molecule.
In a study appearing today in the journal Science, the… [+7990 chars]
Orionid meteor shower 2025 lights the night sky over Egypt in stunning photo - Space
Posted at 2025-10-25 05:28:16
The Orionid meteor shower peaked on the nights of Oct. 21-23, delighting lucky stargazers with a gorgeous natural fireworks display as debris from Halley's Comet collided with Earth's atmosphere to c… [+2968 chars]
A faint glow in the Milky Way could be a dark matter footprint - Space
Posted at 2025-10-25 05:27:42
The century-old mystery of dark matter — the invisible glue thought to hold galaxies together — just got a modern clue.
Scientists say they may be one step closer to confirming the existence of this… [+4620 chars]
New images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS show giant 'jet' shooting toward the sun - Live Science
Posted at 2025-10-25 05:26:49
Newly released images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
appear to show the alien object spitting out an enormous jet of gas and dust toward the sun — just as comets are expected to do.
Discovered… [+4682 chars]
SpaceX expends Falcon 9 booster to launch Spainsat NG 2 communications satellite - Spaceflight Now
Posted at 2025-10-25 05:26:02
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket streaks across the sky on the SpainSat NG-2 mission for Hisdesat as seen from St. Cloud, Florida. Image: Michael Cain / Spaceflight Now
Update Oct. 23, 10:25 p.m. EDT (0225 … [+3887 chars]
Climate Models Missed Something Big About the Southern Ocean. The Truth Is More Worrying - SciTechDaily
Posted at 2025-10-23 06:40:26
An iceberg in the Weddell Sea, Southern Ocean. Credit: Alfred Wegener Institute / Mario Hopmmann
A study by the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) offers a possible explanation for why the ocean surroun… [+7555 chars]
Company's plan to launch 4,000 space mirrors alarms scientists - Space
Posted at 2025-10-23 06:40:03
California-based start-up Reflect Orbital has applied for a government license to launch a giant mirror to space next year. The mission is meant to be the first step in the company's ambitious plan t… [+7199 chars]
Heaviest jellyfish on Earth filmed off Washington coast - BBC Wildlife Magazine
Posted at 2025-10-23 06:39:36
An underwater videographer has shared enchanting footage of a lions mane jellyfish during a night dive in the Salish Sea a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean. The creature was so gigantic that it took… [+1355 chars]
6 Times Einstein Missed the Mark, but Still Changed Physics - Gizmodo
Posted at 2025-10-23 06:39:14
Albert Einstein is undeniably one of the greatest names in physics. But Einstein, for all his contributions to the physics of spacetime, was a human being confined to his own time in history. While t… [+8487 chars]
Some ant architects design a colony to cut the risk of disease. Humans, take note! - NPR
Posted at 2025-10-23 06:31:45
Ants are many things. They're hard workers and intensely social. They're quite strong for their size. And now they may also be a source of architectural inspiration too for designing spaces that redu… [+5241 chars]
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Scientists issue visible ‘warning signs’ after NASA supercomputer predicted when world would end - LADbible
Posted at 2025-10-23 06:08:44
A new study from the boffins at Toho University in Japan in collaboration with NASA have given us a potential date for the end of the world.
Scientists who know an awful lot more than us have determ… [+2888 chars]
An asteroid the size of a car grazed the Earth over Antarctica - Earth.com
Posted at 2025-10-23 05:51:46
Before sunrise on October 1, 2025, a tiny asteroid labeled “2025 TF” skimmed above Antarctica at an altitude near 266 miles, roughly the same orbit used by the International Space Station. The closes… [+6072 chars]
Mysterious JWST Object "Capotauro" Might Be The First Galaxy In The Universe - IFLScience
Posted at 2025-10-23 05:39:06
A recent detection from JWST is being widely discussed. The discoverers suggest that it might be an incredible record-breaker: it could be the oldest galaxy we have ever seen. This is yet to be confi… [+2415 chars]