01/09/2024
SETI searches for alien life in over 1,000 galaxies using unexplored radio frequencies
Although no aliens were found, the results have helped constrain expectations of possible alien transmitter power.
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01/09/2024
Defense system common to all life came from 'Asgard'
Defense systems found in all complex life, including the human body, came from primeval microbes known as 'Asgards.'
01/09/2024
Space photo of the week: Milky Way's galactic twin captured by Dark Energy Camera
NGC 6744 is a spiral galaxy bigger than, but otherwise very similar to, our own. NASA has dubbed the large spiral galaxy the Milky Way’s ‘big brother’.
31/08/2024
Thorny devil: The spike-covered lizard that sucks water from sand through its skin
Thorny devils have a plethora of defenses against predators, including a fake head and a weird jerky walk.
30/08/2024
Woolly mammoths: Facts about these extinct, shaggy beasts that once roamed the Arctic
Discover interesting facts about where woolly mammoths lived, how big they got, and whether we could ever clone them to bring them back from extinction.
30/08/2024
Giant underwater avalanche decimated Atlantic seafloor 60,000 years ago, 1st-of-its-kind map reveals
Researchers have mapped the path of a giant submarine avalanche that tore through the Agadir Canyon — a deep trench in the Atlantic seafloor off the coast of Morocco — 60,000 years ago.
30/08/2024
Al Naslaa rock: Saudi Arabia's enigmatic sandstone block that's split perfectly down the middle
Al Naslaa is a rock formation in Saudi Arabia's northwestern desert consisting of two huge, symmetrical stone blocks that are separated by a mysterious gap and sit on small pedestals.
29/08/2024
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket grounded for 2nd time in 2 months following explosive landing failure
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has grounded SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket for the second time in as many months following a routine landing that ended in flames on Wednesday (Aug. 28).
29/08/2024
T. rex relative with giant, protruding eyebrows discovered in Kyrgyzstan
The newly discovered Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus fossils are the first of their kind from Kyrgyzstan and provide evidence of predatory dinosaurs caring for offspring in the Jurassic.
29/08/2024
Ancient viral genomes plucked from glaciers reveal how pathogens have adapted to Earth's shifting climate
Over the past 41,000 years, viral communities have varied significantly between cold and warm climatic periods, scientists found.
27/08/2024
Scientists collect high-resolution images of the North Star's surface for 1st time
The North Star's surface is surprisingly spotty, new high-definition observations of Polaris reveal.
27/08/2024
200 meteorites on Earth traced to 5 craters on Mars
Astronomers have traced the origins of 200 meteorites to five impact craters in two volcanic regions on Mars, known as Tharsis and Elysium.
27/08/2024
Supercharged 'cocoon of energy' may power the brightest supernovas in the universe
Every so often, astronomers detect a supernova explosion that's 100 times brighter than it should be. A new paper may reveal the strange source of these "superluminous" supernovas.
26/08/2024
Boeing Starliner astronauts will spend at least 240 days stuck in space — is that a new record?
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams will spend at least eight consecutive months aboard the International Space Station as their Boeing Starliner spacecraft returns to Earth empty. Is their extended spaceflight record-setting?
26/08/2024
Boeing Starliner will return from space without a crew, NASA announces in long-awaited decision
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams will not return to Earth on the troubled Boeing Starliner spacecraft. Instead, NASA will bring them home in February 2025 aboard a SpaceX vehicle, while Starliner falls to Earth uncrewed.
25/08/2024
Birth of a hurricane: What meteorologists look for as they hunt for early signs of a tropical cyclone forming
The first signs of a potential hurricane can be detected days before a storm gains its fierce momentum.
25/08/2024
Space photo of the week: 1st-ever close-up of Neptune is Voyager 2's final portrait of a planet
Voyager 2, NASA's longest-running mission, explored Neptune during a historic encounter on Aug. 25, 1989, sending back humanity's first close-ups of the planet.
24/08/2024
Meet LUCA, the 4.2 billion-year-old cell that's the ancestor of all life on Earth today
New research gives insight into when the ancestor of all living things lived, and it's earlier than we thought.
24/08/2024
What is the 'tree of life'?
The tree of life maps out the relationships between all living things, and it's in constant flux.
23/08/2024
'Doomsday glacier' won't collapse the way we thought, new study suggests
Planet Earth Antarctica 'Doomsday glacier' won't collapse the way we thought, new study suggests News By Mathieu Morlighem published 23 August 2024 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The calving front of Thwaites' ice shelf. The b...
23/08/2024
32 truly bizarre deep-sea creatures
From worms with squid-like tentacles to fish with teeth on their tongues, here are some of the most alien-looking creatures in the deep ocean.
23/08/2024
Evolution: Facts about the processes that shape the diversity of life on Earth
Discover interesting facts about how evolution works, the different patterns that can emerge from evolution, how quickly organisms can evolve, and whether evolution is a random or ordered process
23/08/2024
'Once-in-a-lifetime' photo: Perseid meteors, northern lights and rare glowing arc shine over 11th-century castle
An astonishing scene featuring Perseid meteors and colorful auroras played out overnight on Aug. 12 and Aug. 13 above the U.K.'s 11th Century Corfe Castle.
22/08/2024
'A single magma ocean' once covered the moon, data from India's Chandrayaan-3 mission suggests
The moon was once engulfed by a massive magma ocean, analysis of geological samples collected by India's Chandrayaan-3 mission suggests.
22/08/2024
Rare 'doomsday fish' said to bring earthquakes spotted in California days before LA quake
Beachgoers found a rare oarfish off California two days before an earthquake, mirroring folklore that says the deep-sea creatures are "doomsday fish."
22/08/2024
Some black holes have a 'heartbeat' — and astronomers may finally know why
A tiny fraction of known black holes emit X-ray signals that resemble a human "heartbeat." Now, new research may finally explain the strange phenomenon.
21/08/2024
Astronomers find black hole's favorite snack: 'The star appears to be living to die another day'
Astronomers have pinned down a faraway black hole's snack schedule after watching it devour a star across years.
20/08/2024
Rare 'moonbows' light up night sky across US as blue supermoon rises — and you could still spot another one
At least two lunar rainbows, including a stunning "double moonbow," have been spotted above the U.S. in the lead-up to the blue supermoon. And there is still a chance to see one of these elusive arches for yourself.
16/08/2024
Auroras headed to the US again in aftermath of gargantuan 'X-class' solar flare
Auroras may once again be visible in northern parts of the U.S. this weekend as Earth braces for impact from a powerful coronal mass ejection.
16/08/2024
Colossal X-class solar flare erupts from 'rule-breaking' sunspot — and Earth is in the firing line
A 'rule-breaking' sunspot has fired off an extremely powerful X-class solar flare, launching a CME toward Earth that could bring vibrant weekend auroras.
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